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  • Events

Bringing Esports to Capitol Hill

On Wednesday, July 10, ESA hosted an esports event on Capitol Hill in conjunction with Future Forum.

07.12.2019

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  • Industry Updates

#NationalVideoGameDay: Meet The Creators Of Some Of Your Favorite Video Games

At its core, the video game industry is centered around vibrantly creative people, who often can be overshadowed by their creations. Learn more about the creative minds behind Total War, Final Fantasy XIV, Kingdom Hearts, Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, and more.

07.08.2019

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  • Industry Updates

Video Games & Tech: Moving Beyond Their Entertainment Roots

Video games moved beyond their roots as pure entertainment vehicles long ago. Today, several other industries have adopted core video game technology and adapted it to their own needs. In many cases, that's a game-like training device. In others, it's using the graphical advances game developers have pioneered in other forms of entertainment.

07.02.2019

  • Industry Updates

All The Right Moves

ESA Foundation scholar Roland Munguia is an aspiring video game designer who, along with his twin brother, is strategizing his […]

06.25.2019

  • Industry Updates

Family Game Night with ESRB Senior Vice President Bill Garrity

Learn more about why ESRB Senior Vice President Bill Garrity loves family game nights. "Playing together is quality time, full stop. We’re talking. We’re encouraging each other at times and competing at others. I’m sure I’ll miss it when they move out."

06.24.2019

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  • Industry Updates

E3 2019 Highlights – Go Behind the Scenes at the World’s Premier Computer and Video Game Conference

Approximately 66,100 people attended the 2019 E3 Expo, which offered exclusive sneak peeks at upcoming game titles, celebrity appearances, and "breathtaking" moments.

06.18.2019

  • Statements and Filings

ESA Comments to USTR on Proposed Tariffs on Imports in the Section 301 Investigation of China

June 17, 2019Filed electronically via www.regulations.gov, Docket No. USTR-2019-0004 Joseph BarloonGeneral CounselOffice of the United States Trade Representative 600 17th Street, NWWashington, […]

06.17.2019

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  • Press Releases

All Eyes on the Video Game Industry as E3 2019 Comes to a Close

E3 2020 will be held June 9-11 at the Los Angeles Convention Center LOS ANGELES – June 13, 2019 – […]

06.14.2019

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  • Industry Updates

ESA Leadership Desk: Telling Our Industry’s Story in a New Way

By Stanley Pierre-Louis, Chief Executive Officer, Entertainment Software Association This past year has been monumental for the video game industry. […]

06.07.2019

  • Statements and Filings

ESA Amicus Brief in Support of Activision Blizzard in AM General LLC v. Activision Blizzard, Inc. et. al.

INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE The Entertainment Software Association (“ESA”) is a trade association whose members create and publish computer and […]

06.07.2019

  • Industry Updates

Character Creation: How an NYU Student Would Like to Change the Faces of Video Games

Isiah Rosa, a 20-year-old Brooklynite and ESA Foundation Scholar, is intent on learning all he can about the video-game industry. […]

06.04.2019

  • Industry Updates

Making Connections: A Game-Designing College Student is Helping to Form Communities

ESA Foundation scholarship winner Geneva Heyward wants to showcase marginalized people in video games as dynamic characters — and is […]

06.04.2019

The Entertainment Software Association serves as the voice and advocate for the video game industry. Our mission is to help expand and protect the innovative and creative marketplace for creators and publishers in the United States.

Contact us

  • Year Founded
    1994
  • Location
    Washington, DC
  • No. of Members
    20
  • President and CEO
    Stanley Pierre-Louis