ESA releases annual report publicly for first time
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Jul 30th 2008 at 6:45PM }
The report covers federal work, a state-by-state breakdown and goes into other initiatives, like anti-piracy and general research endeavors. There are no answers to why organizations like Activizzard and LucasArts left, but it does give a fairly comprehensive understanding of what the lobby group does to protect its clients.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Courtney @ Jul 30th 2008 7:06PM
The current ad for me next to this story is a Netflix ad with Jack Nicholson from The Shining.
At any point does the report devolve into "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy?"
Dell @ Jul 30th 2008 9:33PM
DID YOU KNOW
Among parents who play computer and video games, Peter D. Hart Research Associates reports that 80 percent play with their children and two-thirds of gamer parents feel that playing games has brought their families closer.
Charming!
Park Zero @ Jul 31st 2008 10:54AM
What’s up with the lack of comments? Why don’t people care about annual reports as much as console wars? It is interesting to see what the ESA is doing considering they are the biggest lobbying group for the video game industry.
NoHitHair @ Jul 31st 2008 2:44PM
Very few on Joystiq actually care about the industry or dissecting it.
Joystiq comments can be broken down as follows: brief quips or witticisms (usually found around the first comments because they're short enough to be first but unique enough to warrant responses), fanboyism or defending a company to justify a desperate purchase and in-depth lengthy arguments (which usually aren't arguments as much as rampant ad hominem). Intelligence shines through in some remaining posts but it's notably rare for anyone to delve into anything relating to the industry.