The Entertainment Software Association

What's New...

News Releases

3/26/2008
ESA’s New Head of State Government Relations Affairs Appointed

3/19/2008
ESA Foundation Offers Scholarships for Future Video Game Developers

3/17/2008
Mexican Law Enforcement Raids Pirate Game Facilities in Mexico City

2/25/2008
Paraguayan Authorities Intercept Game Pirate

2/13/2008
ESA Announces Staff Promotions

Noteworthy News

5/19/2008
Virtual Iraq

5/11/2008
The Whee! Factor

5/10/2008
Shuffleboard and Bingo Are So Last Year

5/5/2008
Whole-Body Gaming

5/4/2008
Westin adds Wii video games to hotel fitness centers

Welcome to the Entertainment Software Association

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Essential Facts About
the Computer and
Video Game Industry

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is the U.S. association exclusively dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies that publish video and computer games for video game consoles, personal computers, and the Internet.

The ESA offers a range of services to interactive entertainment software publishers including a global anti-piracy program, business and consumer research, government relations and intellectual property protection efforts.

ESA also owns and operates the E3 Media & Business Summit.

Resources for Parents

The ESA is working to help parents make sure that children are safe online and playing video games their parents consider appropriate. Through the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the association has voluntarily established numerous tools and policies to help parents make educated choices and to encourage retailers to sell age-appropriate games to youth.

Anti-Piracy Information

The objective of ESA's Anti-Piracy Program is to attack and reduce global entertainment software piracy. Entertainment software piracy is estimated to cost the U.S. industry billions of dollars every year. The program's primary components are policy work, training and education, and a number of different enforcement efforts in the United States and abroad.

Video Game Voters Network

Video games are being threatened by legislation on the federal, state and local levels, and it is time for gamers to stand up and voice their concerns. The Video Game Voters Network leads this battle.