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Tuesday, Dec 30
ECA's Hal Halpin Expects ESA to Lose More Members in 2009
That fact alone could drive one or two more publishers to leave, given the rising dues costs. Having a strong association representing the industry is important for us all, so I hope that things will change for them in ’09… perhaps with the newly restructured E3.
Thursday, Dec 18
GamePolitics: Top 15 of 2008
8. If You Can Make Video Game Law There, You Can Make it Anywhere: Led by Republican State Sen. Andrew Lanza, New York passed a video game bill in 2008 and Gov. David Paterson (D) signed it into law. However, the law, which takes effect in 2010 is essentially a showpiece and lacks teeth. Game sales...
Monday, Dec 15
Nintendo May Be Recession-Proof, Rest of Game Biz, Not So Much
The Wii, outselling PS3 and Xbox together by almost 2-1, also is having an impact in software. Five of the top 10 titles last month were for the Nintendo player... GP: Bloomberg makes sense on this one. After all, EA is hurting. Sony is a disaster right now. Midway's future beyond January 31st is que...
Monday, Dec 8
On C-SPAN, ESA's Gallagher Predicts New ESA Members
On the very same day GamePolitics broke the news that NCsoft had dropped its membership in the Entertainment Software Association, Mike Gallagher, CEO of the game publishers trade association, predicted that new, "exciting" member companies would join the ranks of the ESA.
NCsoft: ESA Departure Not Based on Finances
On Saturday, GamePolitics broke the news that MMO publisher NCsoft was the latest company to leave the ranks of game industry trade association the ESA. Swofford also told GP that trade show issues are very important for NCsoft, which exhibited at PAX this year, but not E3:
Saturday, Dec 6
Has NC Interactive Left the ESA?
Last month, NCsoft announced that it plans to shut down underperforming MMO Tabula Rasa early in 2009. Facing a difficult financial picture, NC Soft has laid off a number of employees at locations in both the US and UK. The publisher also recently parted ways with famed Ultima series desi...
