The ESA announced this afternoon that its annual Nite to Unite charity gala raised $750,000 for various children’s charities. The sold-out event took place on October 22 in San Francisco, CA.

“The videogame industry’s commitment to giving back is stronger than ever,” said ESA president and CEO Michael Gallagher in a statement.
“For ten years now, Nite [...]

The E3 of old is back at the Los Angeles Convention Center in 2009, and will be for the two years that follow as well. Both the Convention and Visitors Bureau confirmed that the event will stay at the center until at least 2011, and think that it will attract quite a crowd.
“There is much [...]

A day after rumors started to appear concerning the new E3 format, the ESA confirmed the reports themselves by announcing the show’s new format for 2009. Staying at the LA Convention Center, the show will be expanded and should be much easier to qualify for attendance. In addition, non-ESA members can also attend, which will [...]

After getting hammered by members of the media and gamers alike for switching to its current format, it now appears that E3 could be getting ready to get another dramatic shakeup.
According to a recent post on N’Gai Croal’s Level Up Blog, sources have confirmed that the show will be making a number of changes aimed [...]

This year’s E3 was heavily criticized by members of the gaming industry and press alike, but could a return to its previous form be in order? Quite possibly, if a recent Brian Crecente blog post on Kotaku is true.
“The latest word we’ve heard is that the idea has been officially brought forward and is in [...]

The ESA has dropped $980,000 in the second quarter, up from $714,000 in the first quarter despite significant developers leaving the organization. The organization spent the money fighting piracy, various anti-video game laws, free trade, and copyright enforcement all for the good of the industry. The group routinely spends over $2 million a year on [...]

Note to politicians: Want a reason not to introduce feel good video game legislation? How about the cost? California managed to lose $282,794.57 (was the $.57 really neccesary?) by trying to pass legislation in 2005, which was eventually and predictably ruled unconstitutional in August of last year. ESA CEO Michael Gallagher spoke on California’s choice [...]

The Entertainment Software Association confirmed today that their annual E3 event will indeed be returning in 2009. Last week’s event took some very critical heat from industry analysts, executives, and press alike, with wishes from going back to the old format to making more of a connection with consumers instead of retailers.
The ESA hasn’t specifically [...]

Publisher Crave Entertainment is the latest company to leave the ESA, according to a report on GamePolitics. They now join the ranks of LucasArts, Activision, and Vivendi, who have all left the association in recent months.
The company will still, however, set up shop at this year’s E3. Crave published numerous games on the Dreamcast and [...]

The Entertainment Software Association spent more than $714,000 in the first quarter of 2008 for federal government lobbying, according to a report today by the Associated Press.
Among the issues that were lobbied by the group were First Amendment issues, video game piracy, parental control measures, and patent reform.
The ESA also lobbied several other organizations including [...]