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ESA Boss Talks Politics and the Video Game Biz at E3
During Tuesday's E3 state-of-the-industry speech ESA boss Mike Gallagher touched on a number of issues. In this post we'll take a look at his comments on politics and the video game industry:On Barack...
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Still Alive: E3
A year ago I pronounced E3 dead.I was wrong.Of course, when I wrote those words, the impressive expo staged last week was not what I had in mind. Instead, as 2008's pitiful show wound down, I checked...
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We posted a story on this last Thursday, but here's exclusive video footage from GP's mobile phone which shows Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa welcoming E3 2009 to town.To the left of...
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E3 Numbers Game: ESA Serves Up Data on Game Consumers
Each year at E3 the Entertainment Software Association distributes Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry, a small handbook of facts and figures detailing who its customers are and...
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Pachter: $249 PSP Go Rips Off Consumers... We Must Agree
For an industry that's supposed to be all about fun, the video game biz is tightly managed from a P.R. standpoint. Not too many people speak their mind publicly or wander too far off message.That's why...
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New Peripheral Could Turn Your Wii Into a Lie Detector
Still haven't figured out who "borrowed" your copy of Twilight Princess?Soon your Wii may help you narrow down the list of suspects.Australia's Herald-Sun reports that the Wii Vitality Sensor announced...
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Faith-Based Bloggers Slam EA For Staging Fake Religious Protest at E3
At least two faith-based bloggers have raised objections to a fake religious protest staged by Electronic Arts to promote its Dante's Inferno game at E3 last week in Los Angeles.At...
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Pachter Backs Off PSP Go "Rip Off" Comments... We Don't
Wedbush-Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has publicly apologized for saying that Sony was "ripping off the consumer" by setting a $249 price point on the PSP Go. The eminently quotable Pachter made the...
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E3 Expo Revenues Tripled in 2009 Thanks to LACC Return
Entertainment Software Association tax documents reveal that the return of the Electronic Entertainment Expo to Los Angeles from Santa Monica managed to net the group $12 million. From 2006 to 2009,...
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ESRB Automates Ratings System Pipeline with New Technology
Starting today, North American video game ratings system ESRB revealed that it will start using a computer-based program to determine ratings on some games. According to a New York Times report, the...
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