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Entertainment Software Association

Index Entertainment Software Association

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is the trade association of the video game industry in the United States. [1]

82 relations: Activision, Activision Blizzard, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bethesda Softworks, Bloomberg News, Brian Crecente, Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Ass'n, Capcom, Cease and desist, Chief executive officer, Codemasters, Consumer Electronics Show, Controversies surrounding Mortal Kombat, Copyright, Copyright infringement, Crave Entertainment, Daybreak Game Company, Deep Silver, Digital Trends, Disney Interactive Studios, Doug Lowenstein, Electronic Arts, Electronic Entertainment Expo, Engadget, Entertainment Software Rating Board, Epic Games, Facebook, Firefall (video game), First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Focus Home Interactive, GameSpot, Google, GungHo Online Entertainment, Id Software, International Data Group, Joe Lieberman, Konami, Kotaku, Level-5 (company), Lobbying in the United States, Los Angeles, LucasArts, Mad Catz, Magic Leap, Mark Kern, Michael Gallagher (political advisor), Microsoft, Microsoft Studios, Mortal Kombat, National Rifle Association, ..., Natsume (company), NCsoft, Nexon, Night Trap, Nintendo, Nvidia, President, PROTECT IP Act, Sega, Snail (company), Sony Interactive Entertainment, Square Enix, Stop Online Piracy Act, Supreme Court of the United States, Take-Two Interactive, Technicolor SA, Tencent, THQ Nordic, Trade association, Trade fair, Ubisoft, United States, United States Congress, Video game industry, Video game publisher, Vivendi Games, Wargaming (company), Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Washington, D.C., Wired (magazine), Xseed Games, 505 Games. Expand index (32 more) »

Activision

Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher.

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Activision Blizzard

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is an American interactive entertainment company.

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Bandai Namco Entertainment

Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. (BNEI) is a Japanese video game development company and publisher.

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Bethesda Softworks

Bethesda Softworks LLC is an American video game publisher based in Rockville, Maryland.

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Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News is an international news agency headquartered in New York, United States and a division of Bloomberg L.P. Content produced by Bloomberg News is disseminated through Bloomberg Terminals, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg.com and Bloomberg's mobile platforms.

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Brian Crecente

Brian Crecente (born July 28, 1970) is an American journalist and columnist.

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Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Ass'n

Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, 564 U.S. 786 (2011), is a landmark case by the Supreme Court of the United States that struck down a 2005 California law banning the sale of certain violent video games to children without parental supervision.

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Capcom

is a Japanese video game developer and publisher known for creating numerous multi-million selling game franchises, including Street Fighter, Mega Man, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Ace Attorney, Monster Hunter, and Dead Rising, as well as games based on the Disney animated properties.

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Cease and desist

A cease and desist letter is a document sent to an individual or business to stop purportedly illegal activity ("cease") and not to restart it ("desist").

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Chief executive officer

Chief executive officer (CEO) is the position of the most senior corporate officer, executive, administrator, or other leader in charge of managing an organization especially an independent legal entity such as a company or nonprofit institution.

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Codemasters

The Codemasters Software Company Limited (formerly Electric Games Company Limited), doing business as Codemasters, is a British video game developer and publisher founded by David Darling and his brother Richard in 1986.

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Consumer Electronics Show

CES (formerly an acronym for Consumer Electronics Show but now the official name) is an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association.

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Controversies surrounding Mortal Kombat

The Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, has been the subject of various controversies since its creation in the 1990s.

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Copyright

Copyright is a legal right, existing globally in many countries, that basically grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights to determine and decide whether, and under what conditions, this original work may be used by others.

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Copyright infringement

Copyright infringement is the use of works protected by copyright law without permission, infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce, distribute, display or perform the protected work, or to make derivative works.

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Crave Entertainment

Crave Entertainment was an American video game company that went bankrupt in 2012.

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Daybreak Game Company

Daybreak Game Company LLC is an American video game developer based in San Diego.

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Deep Silver

Deep Silver is the video game publishing division of German multinational corporation Koch Media, based in Planegg, Germany.

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Digital Trends

Digital Trends is a technology news, lifestyle, and information website that publishes news, reviews, guides, how-to articles, descriptive videos and podcasts about technology and consumer electronics products.

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Disney Interactive Studios

Disney Interactive Studios, Inc. (originally established as Walt Disney Computer Software, Disney Interactive, Buena Vista Interactive, and Buena Vista Games) was an American video game developer and publisher owned by The Walt Disney Company through Disney Interactive.

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Doug Lowenstein

Douglas Lowenstein is the founder and former President of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).

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Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California.

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Electronic Entertainment Expo

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly referred to as E3, is a premier trade event for the video game industry.

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Engadget

Engadget is a multilingual technology blog network with daily coverage of gadgets and consumer electronics.

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Entertainment Software Rating Board

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is an American self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games.

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Epic Games

Epic Games, Inc. (formerly Potomac Computer Systems and later Epic MegaGames, Inc.) is an American video game and software development corporation based in Cary, North Carolina.

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Facebook

Facebook is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California.

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Firefall (video game)

Firefall was a science fiction free-to-play massive multiplayer online open world shooter by Red 5 Studios which was released on July 29, 2014.

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First Amendment to the United States Constitution

The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, or to petition for a governmental redress of grievances.

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Focus Home Interactive

Focus Home Interactive SA is a French independent video game publisher and distributor based in Paris, France.

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GameSpot

GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games.

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Google

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

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GungHo Online Entertainment

is a Japanese video game developer.

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Id Software

id Software LLC (see Company name) is an American video game developer headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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International Data Group

International Data Group, Inc. (IDG) is a Chinese-owned, American-based media, data and marketing services and venture capital organization.

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Joe Lieberman

Joseph Isadore Lieberman (born February 24, 1942) is an American politician and attorney who was a United States Senator for Connecticut from 1989 to 2013.

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Konami

, commonly referred to as Konami, is a Japanese entertainment and gaming conglomerate.

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Kotaku

Kotaku is a video game website and blog that was originally launched in 2004 as part of the Gawker Media network.

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Level-5 (company)

Level-5 Inc. is a Japanese video game developer and publisher based in Fukuoka, who are best known for their Professor Layton, Inazuma Eleven, Ni no Kuni, and Yo-kai Watch franchises.

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Lobbying in the United States

Lobbying in the United States describes paid activity in which special interests hire well-connected professional advocates, often lawyers, to argue for specific legislation in decision-making bodies such as the United States Congress.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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LucasArts

LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game publisher and licensor.

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Mad Catz

Mad Catz Global Limited (formerly Mad Catz Interactive, Inc.) is an American company that provided interactive entertainment products marketed under Mad Catz, GameShark (gaming products) and TRITTON (audio products).

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Magic Leap

Magic Leap is a U.S. startup company that is working on a head-mounted virtual retinal display, called Magic Leap One, which superimposes 3D computer-generated imagery over real world objects, by projecting a digital light field into the user's eye, involving technologies potentially suited to applications in augmented reality and computer vision.

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Mark Kern

Mark E. Kern is an American video game designer best known for being a team lead on the video game World of Warcraft and a founder of Red 5 Studios.

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Michael Gallagher (political advisor)

Michael D. Gallagher is the president and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, a trade association that represents U.S. computer and video game publishers.

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Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation (abbreviated as MS) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

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Microsoft Studios

Microsoft Studios is the video game production wing for Microsoft, responsible for the development and publishing of games for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Games for Windows, Steam, Windows Store and Windows Phone platforms.

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Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat is a video game franchise originally developed by Midway Games' Chicago studio in 1992.

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National Rifle Association

The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is an American nonprofit organization that advocates for gun rights.

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Natsume (company)

Natsume is the name of two video games publishers, Natsume-Atari and Natsume Inc, that were once the same company but are now completely separated.

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NCsoft

NCSOFT is a South Korean video game developer.

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Nexon

Nexon Co., Ltd. is a global video game company that specializes in online games for PC and mobile.

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Night Trap

Night Trap is an interactive movie video game developed by Digital Pictures and originally released by Sega for the Sega CD in 1992.

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Nintendo

Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto.

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Nvidia

Nvidia Corporation (most commonly referred to as Nvidia, stylized as NVIDIA, or (due to their logo) nVIDIA) is an American technology company incorporated in Delaware and based in Santa Clara, California.

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President

The president is a common title for the head of state in most republics.

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PROTECT IP Act

The PROTECT IP Act (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, or PIPA) was a proposed law with the stated goal of giving the US government and copyright holders additional tools to curb access to "rogue websites dedicated to the sale of infringing or counterfeit goods", especially those registered outside the U.S. The bill was introduced on May 12, 2011, by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and 11 bipartisan co-sponsors.

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Sega

Sega Games Co., Ltd., originally short for Service Games and officially styled as SEGA, is a Japanese multinational video game developer and publisher headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with offices around the world.

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Snail (company)

Suzhou Snail Digital Technology Co., Ltd., doing business as Snail, is a Chinese video game company and a Virtual Network Operator headquartered in Suzhou, China, which has branches Snail Games and Snail Mobile.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment (abbreviated as SIE and formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) and Sony Network Entertainment International) is a multinational video game and digital entertainment company and is a wholly owned subsidiary and part of the Consumer Products and Services Group of Sony Corporation.

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Square Enix

Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer, publisher, and distribution company that is best known for its Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts role-playing video game franchises, among numerous others.

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Stop Online Piracy Act

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was a controversial United States bill introduced by U.S. Representative Lamar S. Smith (R-TX) to expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement to combat online copyright infringement and online trafficking in counterfeit goods.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States.

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Take-Two Interactive

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an American video game holding company based in New York City.

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Technicolor SA

Technicolor SA, formerly Thomson SARL and Thomson Multimedia, is a French multinational corporation that provides services and products for the communication, media and entertainment industries.

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Tencent

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

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THQ Nordic

THQ Nordic GmbH (formerly Nordic Games GmbH) is an Austrian video game publisher based in Vienna.

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Trade association

A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry.

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Trade fair

A trade fair (trade show, trade exhibition, or expo) is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services, meet with industry partners and customers, study activities of rivals, and examine recent market trends and opportunities.

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Ubisoft

Ubisoft Entertainment SA (formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Montreuil.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.

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Video game industry

The video game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of video games.

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Video game publisher

A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that have been developed either internally by the publisher or externally by a video game developer.

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Vivendi Games

Vivendi Games, formerly known as Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing or Vivendi Universal Publishing then Vivendi Universal Games or VU Games, was a wholly owned subsidiary of Vivendi responsible for video game developers inherited after acquiring Havas and Universal Interactive Studios.

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Wargaming (company)

Wargaming Group Limited is an international game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus.

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Warner Bros.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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Wired (magazine)

Wired is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.

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Xseed Games

Xseed Games is an American video game company.

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505 Games

505 Games S.r.l. is an Italian video game publisher founded in 2006, and is a subsidiary of Italian company Digital Bros.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Software_Association

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