Sep 1, 2009

The ESA has launched ESA TV, an online video blog series that provides audiences with compelling, creative and informative content about the computer and video game industry. The first video of the series brings to life ESA’s 2009 Essential Facts. To view esatv, click...

Aug 31, 2009

The ESA is an industry association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies that publish computer and video games. To view their full annual report, click here.

Sep 16, 2008

  Video games provide a diverse set of experiences and related activities and are part of the lives of almost all teens in America. To date, most video game research has focused on how games impact academic and social outcomes (particularly aggression). There has also been some exploration of the relationship between games and civic outcomes, but as of yet...

Jun 24, 2008

The Byron Review is about the needs of children and young people. It is about preserving their right to take the risks that form an inherent part of their development by enabling them to play video games and surf the net in a safe and informed way. By listening to children and young people and putting them at the heart of this Review – and by replacing...

Apr 30, 2008

The results of the research project, conducted by Nielsen Games on behalf of ISFE, demonstrate the current make up of the European market for videogames. The findings put to rest some commonly held misperceptions about today’s gaming community. Read the Full Report the Executive Summary or the Key...

Apr 15, 2008

Despite the media hype and political posturing, new, federally funded research in the US on violent video games and teenagers indicates that the politicians and even some health professionals may have it all wrong! In 2004, Drs. Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl K. Olson, co-founders and directors of the Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media, began...