WASHINGTON, Jan 23, 2025 – Overall consumer spending on video games in the United States totaled $58.7 billion in 2024 according to data released by the Entertainment Software Association, Circana and Sensor Tower.
01.23.2025
As President and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, it is my privilege to lead the organization that serves as the voice and advocate for the U.S video game industry.
06.06.2024
Annual data from the ESA reveal video games’ cultural and social emotional impact holds strong across generations.
05.16.2024
The ESA team recently hit the streets of Nashville to help parents better understand video games.
05.07.2024
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01.28.2025
The Entertainment Software Association joins many others in D.C. and around the world today mourning the passing of former United States Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters, who died yesterday after a long illness.
09.30.2022
For years, video game companies have been creating educational and career-building opportunities which may lead to fruitful jobs in science, […]
09.22.2022
As part of the 2022 National HBCU Week Conference hosted by the White House and the U.S. Department of Education, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) sponsored the “Ensuring the Success of Esports at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)” panel to discuss critical growth opportunities and strategies around the future of esports at HBCUs.
09.21.2022
A Q&A with Raashi Sikka, Ubisoft’s VP of Global Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility “I’ve always had a feeling of never […]
09.12.2022
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property (IMPI) to work together on issues impacting video game intellectual property protection and enforcement. This collaboration demonstrates the commitment of both the ESA and IMPI to improve intellectual property enforcement measures in Mexico. The MOU outlines four key areas for collaboration, led by the ESA and IMPI.
08.25.2022
On July 15, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) welcomed Gay Gaming Professionals (GGP) President Gordon Bellamy and the LGBT Congressional Staff Association for a reception to highlight the importance of diversity and the video game industry.
07.21.2022
E3, the world’s premier celebration of interactive entertainment, will make its long-awaited return to the Los Angeles Convention Center in the second week of June, 2023. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) will partner with ReedPop, the veteran event production company behind PAX, New York Comic Con, Star Wars Celebration, and other acclaimed celebrations of pop culture, to reunite the global video game industry for a week of titanic AAA reveals, earth-shaking world premieres, and exclusive access to the future of video games.
07.07.2022
2022 Essential Facts About the Video Game Industry highlights how millions of Americans turn to video games for connection, educational enrichment and entertainment.
06.07.2022
New research shows uptick in recognizing diverse benefits of video games, including bringing people of different backgrounds together, improving cognitive […]
06.07.2022
As governments meet in Geneva from June 12-15 for the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the ESA and more than 100 global associations issued a statement supporting the extension of one of the WTO’s fundamental agreements facilitating international trade.
06.06.2022
On April 26, ESA joined 23 associations in a letter demonstrating support for an agreement-in-principle between the United States and the European Commission to reestablish the Privacy Shield program, which will facilitate trans-Atlantic data transfers and improve protections for individual privacy and civil liberties.
05.25.2022
On May 12, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) won the First Annual Congressional Madden NFL Esports Charity Tournament and Reception sponsored by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) at District Winery in D.C. after a fierce Madden NFL 22 match with his colleague U.S. Rep. Jay Obernolte of California.
05.16.2022
