Podcasts about Entertainment Software Association

In this episode of the Back in Session podcast, hosts Ryan Stevens and Ryan DeMara sit down with Andrew O'Connor from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) to explore the advocacy efforts shaping the video game industry. Andrew discusses critical policy challenges like artificial intelligence (AI) and online safety, debunking myths about gamers and highlighting how states like Texas and New York bolster the industry with tax incentives. The hosts also share lighthearted personal stories, from moving woes to nostalgic gaming memories featuring classics like MLB The Show, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and Halo. Whether you're a gamer or just curious about the industry's impact, this episode offers a fun and insightful look behind the scenes.Learn more about the Entertainment Software Association: https://www.theesa.com/about-esa/

Send us a textIn this episode...--> A brand-new State of Play arrived this week, giving us an exciting look at the future of PS5 with a ton of games, including Saros, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Directive 8020, and more.--> The Entertainment Software Association, the trade group that represents the video games industry, is making a new conference after the collapse of E3.--> The good news out of Warner Bros. Games is that Rocksteady Studios is looking to make a new single player Batman game. The bad news, however, is pretty much everything else--> Remember the Jean-Claude Van Damme movie Kickboxer? They're making a videogame of it now.--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Gaming History 101We love our sponsors! Please help us support those who support us!- Check out the Retro Game Club Podcast at linktr.ee/retrogameclub- Connect with CafeBTW at linktr.ee/cafebtw- Visit A Gamer Looks At 40 at linktr.ee/agamerlooksat40- Get creative with Pixel Pond production company at pixelpondllc.comHosts: donniegretro, wrytersview, retrogamebrewsOpening theme: "Gamers Week Theme" by Akseli TakanenPatron theme: "Chiptune Boss" by donniegretroClosing theme: "Gamers Week Full-Length Theme" by Akseli TakanenSupport the show

“Part of the magic of the games industry here is that it's not one thing.” Canada must diversify its economy. Why not start with gaming? Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) president and CEO, Paul Fogolin, joins to discuss video games' $5.1 billion contribution to Canada's economy and the results of his organization's latest study on the Canadian gaming industry. The BetaKit Podcast is presented by Float, Canada's complete business finance platform, combining modern financial services and software to help businesses spend, save, and grow. Support Canadian business and switch today at floatfinancial.com.  

Hey parents, do you know what your kid is playing? A new report by the Entertainment Software Association reveals video games are the #1 requested holiday gift for kids. It's not just boys, 67% of girls are now asking for video game related gifts. Aubrey Quinn, Senior Vice President of the ESA joins us with tips for parents to ensure the video games they buy are age appropriate and safe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sega's Saturn premiere flops, The Game Industry ditches CES for E3 & Nintendo goes for cheap VR These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM! This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in July 1994.  As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Alex Smith of They Create Worlds is our cohost.  Check out his podcast here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/ and order his book here: https://www.theycreateworlds.com/book Get us on your mobile device: Android:  https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS:      https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on  Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or https://bsky.app/profile/vgnrtm.bsky.social Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: If you don't see all the links, find them here:     https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-1994-116535754 Or check out the complete version of this month's two-parter here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-1994-116535754 7 Minutes in Heaven: Streets of Rage 3 Video Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-minutes-in-of-116533647     https://www.mobygames.com/game/11193/streets-of-rage-3/ Corrections: June 1994 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/june-1994-113403594 Ethan's fine site The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/     https://www.mobygames.com/group/427/dragons-lair-series-and-versions/     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Software_Association     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority     Kelsey Lewin did a video on the Extertainment Bike  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEuAWIU89sQ     The bat was called the Batter-Up Bat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jt3Fa1c_zg     I think Tom Kalinske is mixing memories with 1994 Summer CES      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc4trf57Rgg      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUn7cERhImY      https://www.polygon.com/features/2019/6/7/18653968/e3-history-1995-sega-saturn-nintendo-64-playstation-launch     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Lucas     https://www.mobygames.com/game/4572/final-fantasy-ii/     https://www.mobygames.com/game/5202/final-fantasy-iii/ 1994: Japanese console sales drop dramatically     JAPANESE MARKET SHARES, Consumer Electronics, July 11, 1994, Section: THIS WEEK'S NEWS, Vol. 34, No. 28 Pg. 15 Weak dollar hurts Japanese exports     95-YEN RATE DEVASTATING FOR MOST EXPORTS, Jiji Press Ticker Service, JULY 14, 1994, THURSDAY     https://www.macrotrends.net/2550/dollar-yen-exchange-rate-historical-chart Convertible bonds are big in Japan     Issuances of convertible bonds swell Higher Rates Hold Down Volume Of Straight Bonds, The Nikkei Weekly (Japan), July 25, 1994, Section: FINANCE; Pg. 15     Sega's long-term debt rated A3, Japan Economic Newswire, JULY 28, 1994, THURSDAY Semiconductor industry breaks mold     Market Place; Are investors in semiconductor stocks living in the past?, The New York Times, July 15, 1994, Friday, Late Edition - Final, Section: Section D; ; Section D; Page 6; Column 3; Financial Desk ; Column 3; Byline: By John Markoff Trip Hawkins leaves EA     NEW PCMCIA NEWSLETTER; CMP STAFF TO INTERACTIVE WEEK; EWORLD EYES LARGE ONLINE ACCOUNTS; HAWKINS LEAVES PRIOR, FIRM, Advertising Age, July 04, 1994, Section: Pg. 35      MediaVision premises searched     Media Vision Bankruptcy, The New York Times, July 27, 1994, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final, Section: Section D; ; Section D;  Page 20;  Column 5;  Financial Desk ; Column 5;         https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1994-07/page/n13/mode/2up     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Vision#Products Time Warner wants to make ads interactive     TIME WARNER INTERACTS WITH MORE THAN ORLANDO DEAL WITH INTERPUBLIC GIVES AGENCY GROUP ACCESS TO VIDEOGAMES, CD-ROMS, Advertising Age, July 04, 1994, Section: Pg. 18, byline: By Scott Donaton     ARTERIAL AVENGER VIDEO GAME AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS/HEALTH FAIRS, PR Newswire, July 7, 1994, Thursday - 10:45 Eastern Time, Section: State and Regional News           Video game offers early intervention in the fight against tobacco use; "Rex Ronan -- Experimental Surgeon" goes inside the human body to illustrate the dangers of smoking, Business Wire, July 15, 1994, Friday     BATES USA SURVEY IS BULLISH ON INTERACTIVE PREDICTS $7.2 BILLION MARKET WITHIN 10 YEARS;ADS WILL SUBSIDIZE COSTS, Advertising Age, July 11, 1994, Section: Pg. 26, byline: By Scott Donaton     Leagas Delaney 'Predator' commercial takes slot in World Cup computer game, Campaign, July 15, 1994, Business and Industry, Section: Pg. 31;     https://www.mobygames.com/game/134894/tricky-quiky-games-die-suche-nach-den-verschollenen-seiten/  https://www.mobygames.com/game/6717/helicopter-mission/        https://www.mobygames.com/game/9244/bi-fi-roll-action-in-hollywood/  https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1994.07/page/n7/mode/2up        https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1994.07/page/n9/mode/2up McDonald's launches first FMV ad on AOL     McDonald's to Post Golden Arches Along Information Superhighway, Wall Street Journal (3 Star, Eastern (Princeton, NJ) Edition), July 21, 1994, Business and Industry, Section: Pg. B7; Vol. 224; No. 14; ISSN: 0099-9660 HBO and Warner go interactive     Home Box Office and Warner Music Group join Michael Nash in forming new multimedia partnership, Business Wire, July 12, 1994, Tuesday GTE goes Interactive     BITS AND PIECES, TELECOMWORLDWIRE, July 1, 1994 Jim Henson goes interactive     Muppets' hand in interactivity, The Hollywood Reporter, July 21, 1994, Thursday, Byline: Scott Hettrick Time Mirror goes interactive     Rose CEO of TM Multimedia, The Hollywood Reporter, July 27, 1994, Wednesday Nick Nicholas invests in VR     Media Industry Visionary, Nick Nicholas, Becomes Major Investor in Zombie Inc., Business Wire, July 15, 1994, Friday     https://www.mobygames.com/company/1266/zombie-studios-inc/games/ Havas and Sony join forces     Alliance Havas-Sony dans l'edition electronique, Echos, July 21, 1994          Sony, Havas playing games, The Hollywood Reporter, July 22, 1994, Friday, Byline: Pia Farrell     http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/articles/pdf/v12/12HarvJLTech561.pdf France expands multimedia services     Media Futures: The French connection - John Ridding looks at the country's growing multimedia businesses / The world's superhighways, Financial Times (London,England), July 4, 1994, Monday, Section: Pg. 15, Byline: By JOHN RIDDING Telecom deregulation hits Japan     Barrier lowered between cable-TV, phone firms, The Nikkei Weekly (Japan), July 4, 1994, Section: INDUSTRY DIGEST; Pg. 9, Byline: BY NORRI KAGEKI Staff writer IDSA and SPA try to find common ground     IDSA AND SPA MEET ON RATINGS, Consumer Electronics, July 11, 1994, Section: THIS WEEK'S NEWS, Vol. 34, No. 28 Pg. 13     No Headline In Original, Consumer Electronics, July 18, 1994, Section: NOTEBOOK; Vol. 34, No. 29; Pg. 14 IDSA and SPA fail to find common ground     2 GAME RATING SYSTEMS, Consumer Electronics, July 25, 1994, Section: THIS WEEK'S NEWS, Vol. 34, No. 30      Competing rating systems revealed     Ratings Symbols Unveiled for Computer, Video Games, The Associated Press, July 28, 1994, Thursday, AM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By JEANNINE AVERSA, Associated Press Writer        https://legacy.3drealms.com/tech/rsac.html         https://legacy.3drealms.com/tech/esrb.html Lieberman and Kohl weigh in on systems     Ratings Symbols Set for Computer, Video Games, The Associated Press, July 29, 1994, Friday, PM cycle, Section: Business News, Byline: By JEANNINE AVERSA, Associated Press Writer        TESTIMONY REGARDING THE VIDEO GAME RATING ACT OF 1994 SUBMITTED BY MARK TRAPHAGEN - COUNSEL SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION JOINT HEARING OF THE SENATE       GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON REGULATION AND GOVERNMENT INFORMATION AND THE  SENATE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE, Federal News Service, JULY 29, 1994, FRIDAY      German voluntary game ratings begin     https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1994.07/page/n9/mode/2up        https://usk.de/      Nintendo signs onto CESI     NINTENDO SIGNS FOR CES INTERACTIVE '95, Consumer Electronics, July 4, 1994, Section: THIS WEEK'S NEWS, Vol. 34, No. 27; Pg. 13          IDSA AND SPA MEET ON RATINGS, Consumer Electronics, July 11, 1994, Section: THIS WEEK'S NEWS, Vol. 34, No. 28 Pg. 13      ISDA chooses E3     New L.A. interactive expo lines up Sony, Sega, IDSA; E3 will take on CES and VSDA next spring, The Hollywood Reporter, July 18, 1994, Monday, Byline: Scott Hettrick     IDSA ENDORSES E3 SHOW, SAME DATES AS CES INTERACTIVE, Consumer Electronics, July 18, 1994, Section: THIS WEEK'S NEWS; Vol. 34, No. 29; Pg. 10      Namco consolidates coin op subsidiaries     Play Meter, July 1994, pg. 14 Time Warner licenses Jaguar     ATARI CORPORATION AND TIME WARNER INTERACTIVE INC. JAGUAR DEAL, PR Newswire, July 12, 1994, Tuesday - 07:53 Eastern Time, Section: Financial News, Dateline: SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 12         https://system16.com/hardware.php?id=778 Bally breaks up     Play Meter, July 1994, pg. 28 Recommended Links: The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/ Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/ Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/ Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/ Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play. Copyright Karl Kuras  

With her parasocial World Series hopes dashed, Willa has returned to the podcast to talk shit about Overwatch and the U.S. Copyright Office and listen to Robin yap about Dragon Age and Webfishing. Timestamps(02:00) The final Mets update(07:50) Overwatch 2 wants to be Overwatch 1 (and it should)(13:35) All our homies hate the Entertainment Software Association(22:45) Dragon Age: The Veilguard is pretty alright(40:10) Dragon Age spoilers begin(55:15) Webfishing is the best game in the world(58:15) Masahiro Sakurai's video game school is closed(1:02:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to? (feat. a whole bunch of vampire movies and The VVitch)Mentioned this weekFulfilling Our Promise in Signalis w/ Girl ModeCan an online library of classic video games ever be legal?What's New in Game History!Steam's Strange New Online Fishing Game Is Like Animal Crossing's Evil TwinWebfishing is the ultimate yapping gameMasahiro Sakurai on Creating Games: Finale SpecialTheWorstGarbage.onlineJoin The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsWe stand for a free Palestine, and against the occupation, oppression, and genocide perpetrated against its people.Please consider donating or otherwise standing up to support Palestinians in the wake of Israel's attacks.Gaza FundseSims for GazaMedical Aid for PalestiniansPalestine Red Crescent SocietyPalestine Children's Relief FundDemand a ceasefire from your representativesGame Assist's "Gamers for Palestine" resource packetCartoonist Cooperative's e-SIM fundraiser Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Cathy Hackl and Lee Kebler on a recording break for the next few weeks, we continue to bring you more from our special series of “Greatest Hits” episodes from the TechMagic podcast. In this episode, Cathy and Lee explore captivating topics in technology, gaming, and innovation. Cathy shares her insights from the MIT Future Compute Event and previews Apple's upcoming WWDC. She also interviews Stanley Pierre-Louis, President and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, discussing gaming trends and their cultural impact. We also feature an exclusive chat on messaging platforms and their invitation for ramping interaction. Subscribe now for an engaging and insightful experience!Explore ESA's 2024 Essential Facts About the U.S. Video Game Industry. Come for the tech, and stay for the magic!Stanley Pierre-Louis BioStanley Pierre-Louis has served as ESA's President and CEO since 2019. Stan first joined ESA as its Senior Vice President and General Counsel in 2015, where he led the legal, policy, and regulatory affairs function for the association. His responsibilities included advocacy on First Amendment, technology, and intellectual property issues, as well as supervising the global content protection program. He also oversaw all governance, compliance, and contractual matters and served as the Corporate Secretary to ESA's Board of Directors.Before joining ESA, Stan served as Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property at Viacom Inc. There, he was responsible for developing strategies to protect digital content, managing major intellectual property litigation, and revamping the cybersecurity governance program.Stanley Pierre-Louis on LinkedInESA Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unlike film and book preservation, video games are always under attack; often, ironically, by their very makers. Once again, the ESA's cabal of Nintendo, Sega, Sony, and like-minded tyrants have united to strike down a ROM preservation website--this one being Vimm's Lair, an esteemed gaming curation destination brimming with the industry's storied past. What's more, it's one of the last. This episode examines the ramifications wrought by the greedy corporate machines who would destroy their history in exchange for profit and control...thereby erasing the art form's past and betraying its very future.Please visit lostnostalgia.com for news and reviews on everything vintage, historic, obscure, and weird.Thanks to Decktonic for the opening/closing tune.

Join hosts Cathy Hackl and Lee Kebler on the Tech Magic podcast as they dive into fascinating topics like technology, gaming, and innovation. Hear about Cathy's experiences and insights from the MIT Future Compute Event and the upcoming Apple WWDC. Cathy also interviews Stanley Pierre-Louis, President and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, and discusses gaming trends and their cultural significance. Don't miss the surprise discussion on messaging platforms and their invitation for listener interaction. Subscribe now for an engaging and enlightening listen!ESA's 2024 Essential Facts About the U.S. Video Game Industry Come for the tech, and stay for the magic!Cathy Hackl BioCathy Hackl is a globally recognized tech & gaming executive, futurist, and speaker focused on spatial computing, virtual worlds, augmented reality, AI, strategic foresight, and gaming platforms strategy. She's one of the top tech voices on LinkedIn and is the CEO of Spatial Dynamics, a spatial computing and AI solutions company, including gaming. Cathy has worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Magic Leap, and HTC VIVE and has advised companies like Nike, Ralph Lauren, Walmart, Louis Vuitton, and Clinique on their emerging tech and gaming journeys. She has spoken at Harvard Business School, MIT, SXSW, Comic-Con, WEF Annual Meeting in Davos 2023, CES, MWC, Vogue's Forces of Fashion, and more. Cathy Hackl on LinkedInSpatial Dynamics on LinkedInLee Kebler BioLee has been at the forefront of blending technology and entertainment since 2003, creating advanced studios for icons like will.i.am and producing music for Britney Spears and Big & Rich. Pioneering in VR since 2016, he has managed enterprise data at Nike, led VR broadcasting for Intel at the Japan 2020 Olympics, and driven large-scale marketing campaigns for Walmart, Levi's, and Nasdaq. A TEDx speaker on enterprise VR, Lee is currently authoring a book on generative AI and delving into splinternet theory and data privacy as new tech laws unfold across the US.Lee Kebler on LinkedInKey Discussion TopicsCathy's Experiences at MIT's Future Compute EventDiscussion on Apple's WWDC and Interest in GamingIntroduction of Guest Stanley Pierre-Louis, President and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA)Key findings from ESA's 2024 reportGaming as a platform for parents to bond with their childrenThe Role of the Entertainment Software Rating BoardGeneration Alpha and their Engagement in GamingPotential Growth of Immersive Gaming FormatsEconomic Impact of the Gaming Industry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Australian Stop Killing Games Petition is now active. Sign it here: e-petitions – Parliament of AustraliaHow does NASA repair a spacecraft nearly a light day from Earth? NASA engineers have spent the last few months working on a solution to a faulty RAM chip, and we'll discuss the changes they had to make to save the stricken craft.The Entertainment Software Association are vehemently against video game libraries. This makes some sense from a copyright perspective, but absolutely none from a preservation perspective. Professor has his own strong opinions on this topic.Crowdsourcing references for your resume seems to be the next big thing in Hollywood. Directors are having their careers made or broken by the reviews they get on Rotten Tomatoes. DJ and BPM have some thoughts on how this might be inappropriate.Voyager data fix from a galaxy far far away- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-24/voyager-1/103761504- https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-voyager-1-resumes-sending-engineering-updates-to-earth- https://blogs.nasa.gov/voyager/2024/04/04/engineers-pinpoint-cause-of-voyager-1-issue-are-working-on-solution/ESA's take on game preservation- https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/esa-org-won-t-cooperate-game-preservation Using Rotten Tomatoes on Directors - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/directors-jail-1235879871/- https://screenrant.com/rotten-tomatoes-scores-directors-influence-hiring-report/ Full show notes : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aQL4s4yKoz1oZBca7qtKSqawVnVs9pDucrYy1cIRQWo/edit?usp=sharingFollow us onFacebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@nerdsamalgamated142 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

According to the Entertainment Software Association, 76% of kids play video games. With their ability to build problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills video games are starting to make their way to the classroom. What are the benefits of video games? What role should parents have in choosing the games their child plays? And how can video games be used as tools for learning? In this episode, Stanley Pierre-Louis joins Kevin to discuss how video games can be used as a tool for learning. Meet Stanley: Stanley Pierre-Louis is the President and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, an organization dedicated to being the voice and advocate for the video game industry.  With more than two decades of entertainment and media experience, Stanley leads ESA's efforts to showcase the impact the video game industry has on business, entertainment, and culture.  This is, What I Want to Know.  

Gaming is fun! People of all ages can have a great time on their phones, tablets, gaming systems and computers. But, parents can't have their eyes on everything all at once -- so how can we know what our kids are playing?! 70% of kids want video games this time of year, and Aubrey Quinn, Senior Vice President, of Entertainment Software Association, joins Crockett to discuss some of this year's most popular titles, how we can start the conversation about games with our kids, and what parents should be reading before they make a purchase! It's the TACKLING ADULTHOOD podcast! Brought to you by the nation's first cable company – Service Electric, celebrating 75 years - visit SECTV.com!! And by the Cumulus Podcast Network and Cumulus Media Allentown! Find the TACKLING ADULTHOOD podcast on our station's website - Google, Spotify, Apple Podcasts - or wherever you get your podcasts!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Day in Legal History: President Lincoln Offers Amnesty to Confederates On this day in legal history, December 8 marks a significant moment during the American Civil War era. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln initiated a groundbreaking approach towards reconciliation and reconstruction of the nation torn by civil strife. He issued a Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, extending an olive branch to those who had participated in the Confederate cause. This proclamation invited all Confederate citizens, except for certain excluded classes, to swear allegiance to the United States and its Constitution, thereby offering them a chance to reintegrate into the Union.However, the initial rollout of this amnesty program encountered logistical and administrative challenges, particularly regarding the process of administering the oath of allegiance. To address these complications, President Lincoln released a subsequent proclamation on March 26, 1864. This second directive expanded the authority to administer the oath, allowing any commissioned officer, whether civil, military, or naval, in the service of the United States to do so. Furthermore, it extended this authority to officials in territories not actively involved in the insurrection, provided they were legally qualified to administer oaths.It's noteworthy that while these proclamations opened the door for many Confederates to rejoin the Union, they explicitly excluded certain groups. These included military prisoners and individuals detained for offenses against the United States. However, an interesting exception was made for Confederate deserters, who were permitted to volunteer for the oath and thus become eligible for amnesty.This dual-proclamation strategy by Lincoln was a pivotal step in the United States' journey towards healing and unification after the Civil War, reflecting a balance between justice and mercy in a period marked by deep national divisions.Seven states, led by Ohio, have filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) challenging its Transfer Eligibility Rule as anti-competitive. This rule restricts student athletes from competing for a year if they transfer between Division I schools. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, alleges that the rule violates Section 1 of the Sherman Act, which prohibits trade restraints. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, one of the participants in the lawsuit, criticizes the rule for its minimal connection to academic or athletic amateurism and argues that it harms both college athletes and consumers.The lawsuit was prompted, in part, by the NCAA's denial of a transfer waiver for athlete RaeQuan Battle, who sought to play basketball for West Virginia University after transferring from Montana State University. The NCAA's transfer rules require student athletes to obtain permission for transfers, usually only granted under specific circumstances like health or urgent needs.The complaint argues that the transfer rule unfairly restricts players' mobility and opportunities, ironically under the guise of protecting their welfare. It prevents athletes from optimizing their own welfare by making them choose between immediate ineligibility and transferring to a better-suited school.Additionally, this lawsuit is among several recent legal challenges against the NCAA. These include lawsuits by student athletes over fair compensation for their name, image, and likeness, and by NCAA volunteer coaches alleging a conspiracy to avoid paying them. Recently, college athletes gained class action status in a lawsuit against the NCAA for denying compensation for the use of their likenesses, potentially leading to damages up to $4.5 billion. Another class action in California challenges the NCAA's cap on athlete compensation.NCAA Transfer Rule Challenged by States as Anti-Competitive (1)The Los Angeles trial court system is experimenting with an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to redact minors' personal information from court records. This initiative, led by Accenture PLC, involves using AI to identify and remove sensitive data such as social security numbers, addresses, and medical information from minors' case files. This is part of an effort to enhance privacy and efficiency in handling court documents.Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Samantha Jessner supports the use of AI for good, believing that this tool can improve efficiency in managing similar tasks. Currently, the court employs software akin to Microsoft Word's find-and-replace feature, requiring manual input by court staff.Fordham University School of Law Associate Professor Chinmayi Sharma sees potential in this AI tool to alleviate long wait times and backlogs, particularly in family court proceedings. However, the tool is still in development, and it's uncertain whether the Los Angeles Superior Court will ultimately implement it.The Court Technology Services division plans to manage access to the tool. Clerks will feed documents into the system for redaction, and logged-in users will be able to view the redacted documents. The staff will review these redactions to ensure accuracy.Sharma notes that human oversight is crucial, as the tool's suggestions are subject to final approval by a person. If errors are identified, documents can be taken down, corrected, and republished.Concerns exist regarding potential AI biases, especially since AI models often perform better with data associated with more represented demographics like white people. However, if the AI relies solely on court documents for training, which more accurately reflect the court's demographics, the likelihood of bias might be reduced.David Evan Harris, a scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, emphasizes the need for public scrutiny, bias testing, and transparency regarding the vendor. He also stresses the importance of considering the overall ecosystem surrounding the tool, including user interface ease and staff workload.Sharma warns of the risks of over-reliance on the AI system by employees, drawing parallels to law firm associates who might trust AI-generated sources without thorough verification. This highlights the need for careful checks even as AI assists in the redaction process.AI Tool to Redact Minors' Info in Testing for Los Angeles CourtDonald Trump is launching an appeal that could reach the Supreme Court, representing his best chance to avoid a trial next year over criminal charges related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Legal experts suggest that the appeal might not succeed on its merits but could delay the trial, allowing Trump to continue his campaign against President Joe Biden. His lawyers are appealing a ruling by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., which rejected Trump's claim of immunity from prosecution for actions taken while president.The trial is scheduled to begin in March, but this appeal could significantly postpone it. Trump's legal team has requested to halt all proceedings before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan while the appeal is pending. Special Counsel Jack Smith's office has accused Trump of consistently attempting to delay and disrupt the trial.Trump faces charges of defrauding the United States and obstructing Congress through schemes to halt the transfer of power after losing the 2020 election. He has pleaded not guilty and argued that prosecuting former presidents for official actions would weaken the presidency, an argument dismissed by Judge Chutkan.The timeline for the appeal process is uncertain. The D.C. Circuit court could expedite its review, possibly maintaining the current trial schedule. However, if the appeals process is prolonged and the Supreme Court decides to hear the case, the March trial date becomes highly unlikely, potentially delaying the case for months.Trump's appeal strategy could impact his simultaneous criminal prosecutions in other cases. Any significant delay could affect the timing of these trials, especially as the 2024 election approaches. Trump has consistently denied all charges, labeling them a "witch hunt."Trump immunity appeal offers best chance to stave off 2020 election trial | ReutersGene Levoff, Apple's former top corporate lawyer, has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to U.S. insider trading charges. U.S. District Judge William Martini in Newark, New Jersey, handed down a sentence of four years of probation and 2,000 hours of community service. Additionally, Levoff was ordered to pay a $30,000 fine and forfeit $604,000, the amount he gained illegally through insider trading.Levoff admitted to six counts of securities fraud, each of which could have carried a maximum 20-year prison term and a $5 million fine. His lawyer, Kevin Marino, expressed satisfaction with the sentencing, considering it fair and appropriate.Prosecutors revealed that Levoff used his positions at Apple, including corporate secretary, head of corporate law, and co-chair of a committee reviewing the company's financial results, to make illegal trades. He gained $604,000 from trading over $14 million between 2011 and 2016, exploiting confidential information and ignoring Apple's "blackout periods" that prohibit trading before financial results are publicized.Levoff was also responsible for enforcing Apple's insider trading policy, which he violated. Apple, headquartered in Cupertino, California, terminated Levoff in September 2018, five months before he faced criminal charges.Ex-Apple lawyer sentenced to probation for insider trading | ReutersA lawsuit has been filed in a Chicago federal court against major video game developers, including Activision Blizzard Inc., Epic Games Inc., Roblox Corp., and other companies, alleging that their games have led to addiction in a 9-year-old. The child, identified as D.G. in the complaint, reportedly suffers from severe emotional distress, diminished social interactions, loss of friends, poor hygiene, and withdrawal symptoms such as rage and anger due to playing games like Fortnite, Call of Duty, and Grand Theft Auto for six to eight hours daily.The lawsuit claims that video game addiction is a national epidemic affecting youth, driven by feedback loops, reward systems, and microtransactions in games. These microtransactions allow users to spend real money on in-game perks, exploiting psychological mechanisms and neuroscience, particularly impacting vulnerable groups like minors.D.G. plays across various platforms, including Xbox, PS4, iPhone, and Android devices. The complaint also points to patents owned by the gaming companies that allegedly encourage in-game spending, thereby deceiving and harming children while benefitting the companies financially.The Entertainment Software Association, a video game trade group, responded to the lawsuit, stating that the industry prioritizes positive experiences for players and provides tools for managing gameplay aspects. The trade group argues that billions of people globally enjoy video games healthily and responsibly, and claims to the contrary are not fact-based.The lawsuit also names Apple Inc., Google LLC, Microsoft Corp., and Nintendo of America Inc. as defendants. Activision, Epic, Video Game Developers Face Addiction Suit (1) Get full access to Minimum Competence - Daily Legal News Podcast at www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

On this week's GoGCast, we tap into the power of play and explore the good that video games do to those who play them. Jayson Hilchie, President of the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, joins us to chat about The Power of Play, a survey they conducted  in partnership with the ESA and video game trade associations of 11 other countries to explore the positive aspects of gaming. Plus, we answer some listener questions.   What is Everyone Playing? (00:30:25)   Walk Down Memory Card Lane (00:40:25)   This Week's Topic: Interview with Jayson Hilchie, President of the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (00:45:55) Outro and Wrap-up (01:07:45) - Thanks for listening! The GoGCast comes out weekly so make sure to subscribe and you won't miss an episode. For more about us, Girls on Games, check out girlsongames.ca. Find our Merch at http://www.designbyhumans.com/shop/GirlsOnGames/ Buy us a Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/girlsongames  

Ever have a dream you were dating someone famous? Anna has been having a weird dream about being married to a very specific celebrity. (0:15) Senior Vice President of Entertainment Software Association, Aubrey Quinn joins Anna & Raven to talk about video games and if they are the perfect gift for your child this holiday. (3:46) If you steal this off someone's car, that's all I need to know about you! (7:49) What do Walmart and Giving Tuesday have in common? They are both trending right now! (11:11) A woman has gone viral because of what she found in her Christmas Tree. Have you ever had a Christmas Tree nightmare? (14:41) Couples Court: Alex and Andrea have been dating for two years and just moved in together. Andrea thinks it's odd that he hung a picture of his ex-girlfriend in their family room. She passed away eight years ago, and he says it's just a way to remember and honor her. Andrea thinks it's out of place now, it was understandable when it was his own home, but now that they're living together, she finds it uncomfortable. Is Andrea being insensitive or is she right? (22:45) What is and what isn't allowed on your carry on when traveling? (31:30) Does Shay have what it takes to beat Raven and win the $1,300 jackpot?! How many questions would you have answered correctly?! (38:54) The Santa Tipline has returned! Call 855-785-4101 and leave Santa a voicemail about who has been naughty and who has been nice. Anna and Raven will play the funniest messages on the air! (42:27) “Authentic” is the 2023 word of the year, but we have some thoughts about it.. (45:17)

The number one item kids are asking for this year is video games! Senior Vice President of the Entertainment Software Association, Aubrey Quinn explains why kids may benefit from them, and how, as a parent, you can find what's age appropriate.

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Leading fire prevention company Kidde joins me on Tech It Out to talk about its family of smart smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, with indoor air quality monitoring. I catch up with Tiffani Joseph, Associate Director of Product Management at KiddeHow cool is it to have Atari's CEO on Tech It Out? Wade Rosen stops by to discuss Atari's iconic past and where the gaming giant is offering today – and tomorrow!Speaking of games, I'm thrilled to have Stanley Pierre-Louis back on the show. Stan is the President and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association. We chat about who is playing today – and the answer may surprise youI also share some games and gadget ideas as we're about 12 weeks away from the holiday gift-giving season.Thank you to Visa, and Western Digital, for being such awesome partners on Tech It Out

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What a thrill to have on the show the knowledgeable and affable Stanley Pierre-Louis, President and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association (The ESA), to chat about its 2023 Essential Facts About the U.S. Video Game IndustrySpeaking of gaming, we catch up with RiotPWR's CEO Fraser Townley, to talk about its latest game controller for iPhone and iPad, the RP1950.Of course you've heard of (or use) ChatGPT, but what about one for kids? From Pinwheel, the folks that brough us kid-friendly smartphones, is PinwheelGPT, a more age-appropriate A.I. chatbot. I sit down with Pinwheel CEO and founder Dane WitbeckA huge thank you to ASUS, my title sponsor on Tech It Out, as well as Western Digital and Visa

The 2023 E3 event was supposed to happen this week, but like last year the event never happened. Now some are saying it may never happen again. What brought about the decline of E3?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticE3 2023 has been canceled, organizers at the Entertainment Software Association announced Thursday, following the reported withdrawal of major publishers like Ubisoft, Sega, and Tencent. Those companies joined console manufacturers Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony who had previously confirmed they wouldn't take part in this year's E3, an event that promised to return the spectacled gaming industry show to Los Angeles for the first time in four years.“This was a difficult decision because of all the effort we and our partners put toward making this event happen, but we had to do what's right for the industry and what's right for E3,” said Kyle Marsden-Kish, global VP of gaming at ReedPop, in a news release. “We appreciate and understand that interested companies wouldn't have playable demos ready and that resourcing challenges made being at E3 this summer an obstacle they couldn't overcome. For those who did commit to E3 2023, we're sorry we can't put on the showcase you deserve and that you've come to expect from ReedPop's event experiences.”ReedPop and the ESA said they will “continue to work together on future E3 events.”source: E3 2023 canceled, ESA confirms, as publishers pull out - PolygonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... It's time to get those alts geared before the next expansion! Crow, and Witches, and Pumpkins, OH MY A Merry All Saint's Wake to you! The Shadow of the Mad King is upon us! And, we have a truly awesome special guest who is here to give us a newbie's guide to GW2! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/sYwdz4TJpzE Open Welcome to episode #395 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mkallah: To my left is Tetsemi: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mewkow: (catch phrase here). This week we are joined by a very special guest and our former co-host, Alludra, who is here to talk to us about a newbie's perspective of Guild Wars 2! Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into Guild Wars 2 shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Please be aware, we have a change of schedule with STO Sunday - WoW Classic 2 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9 pm Eastern Wednesday - Thursday - FFXIV (Sprout Raid) 10:00 pm Eastern Thursday- STO 11:00 pm Eastern Friday - ESO 9 pm Eastern Friday - FFXIV (Mount Farming) Various times, usually starting at 8pm EST or later Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News Making Salt and Sacrifice – Interview with Ska Studios on the New Overlords Behind The Games Podcast https://www.newoverlords.com/making-salt-and-sacrifice-interview-with-ska-studios-on-the-new- overlords-behind-the-games-podcast/ Ska Studios has been ahead of the curve making stylish indie games for many years now. We talk with the studio core, James Silva and Shane Lynch, about their latest souls-like game Salt and Sacrifice, how it's made, how they got to this point, and what might be next for gaming like this. SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 443: The 411 on 7.1.1 https://www.newoverlords.com/swtor-escape-pod-cast-443-the-411-on-7-1-1/ 7.1.1 has arrived along with Galactic Season 3. We take a first look at the update and new season. Dungeon Fighter Second Edition, Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, Pathfinder in D&D5e? - Boards & Swords #204 https://boardsandswords.com/blog/bs204 Paizo is making an adventure for D&D? You got your Clone Wars in my Pandemic! Plus we have more spelljammer to talk about and Chris wrote a campaign for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy The Gaming Persona Education & Video Games (featuring ESA President Stanley Pierre-Louis) Oct 17, 2022 Season 3 Episode 2 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1339504/11517696-education-video-games-featuring-esa-president-stanley-pierre-louis This week, Dr. Gameology and Gene bring in the President and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, Stanley Pierre-Louis!! Topics included how video games support varied learning styles, which game titles assist with learning and other important experiences, and how our soft / hard skills are used to solve complicated puzzles in rapid ways while gaming. https://drgameology.com/podcast/ Fleet Action Report Episode 119 Spooktacular https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnMmikhCK3A It's a spooktacular episode on Fleet Action Report. Specters have returned and it's up to Nikodas and Grebog to stop them. We're highlighting the new event patrols and TFO. Working Class Nerds (NSFW) - Episode 172: No "The" in Kymeri https://www.buzzsprout.com/143519/11546087-episode-172-no-the-in-kymeri Nick is at a bachelor party. Marcus and Atrax have the Pineapple king Kymeri on the show to talk about the big name change and talk gaming news. Yes plenty of trolling was included in this great conversation. https://twitch.tv/kymeri NOMADS New World The Brimstone Sands release is live and pretty well received.

COVID-19 has intensified the need for digital and STEM skills, but Canada lags in this area. Why? For insight into the solutions to a generational problem, Jayson Hilchie of the Entertainment Software Association of Canada joins C.D. Howe Institute CEO Bill Robson and host Michael Hainsworth to discuss the two paths Canada must take to remain competitive and fuel our economy.

💰 Bosco De La Vega, expdte. Consejo Nacional Agropecuario , nos comenta si en verdad ha funcionado el Pacic para evitar el aumento de precios en productos de la canasta básica. 📋🎮 Alfredo Rendón, dir. gral. del Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial, nos habla del trabajo en conjunto con The Entertainment Software Association para reducir la explotación ilegal de los derechos de propiedad intelectual de videojuegos. 🚛 Rosaura Aguilar, integrante de la Comisión Técnica de Comercio Exterior del Colegio de Contadores Públicos de México , nos habla de la falta de coordinación para el procesamiento de información entre el SAT y Aduanas por el programa Aviso de Cruce.

Historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story of a video game controversy to his friends: Elford Stephens, Phil Thomas, and Andy Hunter. We finally wrap up our series explaining how video games got age ratings in the United States. We address the December 9, 1993, Congressional hearing about video game violence and how this led to the games industry creating a trade organization--the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA, now known as the Entertainment Software Association)--as well as a comprehensive ratings system: the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB).  Topics discussed include: How different game companies handled content before 1993, how Sega and Nintendo brought their marketing feud into the halls of Congress, and how the ratings system, in many respects, made it easier to put racy content in games.To learn more about the creation of the ESRB, check out:Blake J. Harris, Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation (Dey Street Books, 2015): https://www.amazon.com/Console-Wars-Nintendo-Defined-Generation/dp/0062276700.Blake J. Harris, "Content Rated By: An Oral History of the ESRB," Gamesbeat: https://venturebeat.com/2019/11/22/content-rated-by-an-oral-history-of-the-esrb-excerpt-doom-to-the-power-of-ten/.Jimmy Maher's four-part series on the ESRB's creation, The Ratings Game: https://www.filfre.net/2021/04/the-ratings-game-part-1-a-likely-and-an-unlikely-suspect/.Theme Music: Occam's Sikhwee by Sikh Knowledge (Free Music Archive: https://bit.ly/33G4sLO), used under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US (https://bit.ly/33JXogQ) More info, including show notes and sources at http://scandalousgamespodcast.wordpress.com. 

The Supreme Court of Canada's latest copyright decision - SOCAN v. Entertainment Software Association - affirms yet again that technological neutrality is a foundational element of the law and notably emphasizes that “copyright law does not exist solely for the benefit of authors.” My colleague Jeremy de Beer was an active participant in the case, writing an expert opinion during the Copyright Board phase of the case which reflects the approach that the court ultimately adopted. He joins the Law Bytes podcast to discuss the evolution of music distribution online, this latest case and the court's commitment to copyright balance, as well as what might come next in the seemingly never-ending battle over Canadian copyright law.

Thank you to ASUS, the title sponsor on Tech It Out for 250 episodes. Tune in to hear how to win a grand prize from ASUS, valued at $600We talk video game ratings, parental controls, and why we play with the Entertainment Software Association and the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)I love “old time radio” shows, which are kept alive with awesome podcasts like the Mysterious Old Radio Listening Society. We catch up with Eric, Tim and Joshua.Tech lifestyle expert Carley Knobloch joins us to share some summer gadget ideas for yourself or loved onesI also talk about the BILLIONS invested by Visa into fraud prevention, behind the scenes, to ensure safe shopping

For years, E3 served as the video game industry's platform to promote video games and video game hardware. But some setbacks, including canceled shows due to COVID, lead to the question: is E3 dead? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's soapbox time! Merve and The Kappa deliver some piping hot takes on the PlayStation Plus revamp, Square Enix's recent business moves, discourse about diversity in games, video game trailers, the Entertainment Software Association, and dining in Canada. [Recorded May 22, 2022]

A Entertainment Software Association, organização responsável pela E3, reforçou nesta semana que a feira vai acontecer de novo em 2023, tanto em formato digital quanto presencialmente. No programa de hoje, Guilherme Dias e Diego Lima discutem essa e outras notícias como Hideo Kojima supostamente tá trabalhando em um novo game chamado “Overdose”, o Fundo de Investimento da Arábia Saudita segue comprando espaço nas empresas de games e mais! A família Omelete Company cresceu!! O Big Festival, maior festival de games e criação da América Latina está chegando cheio de novidades para esse ano. Com o retorno ao formato presencial, eles voltam de casa nova, agora no São Paulo Expo, que traz mais espaço e infraestrutura pra gente aprender sobre o universo por trás dos jogos. O Festival acontece dos dias 07 a 10 de julho e as vendas dos ingressos já estão abertas, então corre no link da descrição e garante a sua presença! https://bit.ly/3yZh2X7

Nintendo is closing the Wii U and 3DS eShops in 2023, with payment methods going away in the middle of 2022. This means that up to 1000 digital only games will no longer be available to legally acquire in any way. Various libraries and museums are commencing preservation efforts, however the Entertainment Software Association, who represents publishers like Nintendo, continually take them to court to stop them from doing so - even though they keep losing horribly. Print out your photos. Don't rely on just digital backups. There WILL be pinball talk on the next episode...

The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (“SOCAN”) administers the right to “communicate” musical works on behalf of copyright owners. It filed proposed tariffs for the communication to the public by telecommunication of work in its repertoire through an online music service. However, before the Board considered the proposed tariffs, the Copyright Modernization Act, S.C. 2012, c. 20, amended the Copyright Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-42. In particular, it added three “making available” provisions in ss. 2.4(1.1), 15(1.1)(d) and 18(1.1)(a). Section 2.4(1.1) provides that, for the purposes of the Copyright Act, “communication of a work or other subject-matter to the public by telecommunication includes making it available to the public by telecommunication in a way that allows a member of the public to have access to it from a place and at a time individually chosen by that member of the public”. A few days after the Copyright Modernization Act was enacted but before it came into force, Entertainment Software Association v. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, 2012 SCC 34 (“ESA”), was released. It held that the transmission of a musical work over the Internet that results in a download of that work is not a communication by telecommunication, so royalties were not available for those downloads. In relation to SOCAN's proposed tariffs, the Board decided to consider the interpretation of the “making available” provisions separately from the tariff. It invited written submissions from anyone with an interest in the interpretation of the “making available” provisions and received submissions from more than 30 organizations. It found that s. 2.4(1.1) of the Copyright Act deems the act of making a work available to the public a “communication to the public” within s. 3(1)(f) of that Act and, thus, an act that triggers a tariff entitlement. The Federal Court of Appeal quashed the Board's decision regarding the meaning of the “making available” provisions. Argued Date 2022-01-18 Keywords Intellectual property - Copyright - Intellectual property - Copyright - Right to communicate work to public by telecommunication - Making available - Communication to public by telecommunication defined as including making work or other subject matter available to public by telecommunication such that public may have access to it at place and time chose by them in Copyright Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 42, s. 2.4(1.1) - Whether s. 2.4(1.1) makes the act of making a work available to the public for on-demand access a communication to the public by telecommunication attracts a licence fee, whether the work is subsequently transmitted as a stream, a download, in another format, or not at all - Whether s. 2.4(1.1) expands the meaning of “communication” to include the initial act of making available to the public, regardless of the means of transmission, or whether it is transmitted at all, and any subsequent transmission - Whether any subsequent transmissions merge with the initial act of making available - Whether the expanded communication right is first triggered by the initial act of making content accessible and extends to all subsequent transmissions, if they occur, irrespective of the timing or technological means of transmission - How s. 2.4(1.1) affects Entertainment Software Association v. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, 2012 SCC 34. Notes (Federal Court) (Civil) (By Leave) Disclaimers This podcast is created as a public service to promote public access and awareness of the workings of Canada's highest court. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Court. The original version of this hearing may be found on the Supreme Court of Canada's website. The above case summary was prepared by the Office of the

AT&T and Verizon briefly declined to delay 5G rollout at airports, a Microsoft Exchange Server bug couldn’t handle the start of 2022, and The Entertainment Software Association cancelled this year’s in-person E3. MP3 Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. You can get an ad-free feed of Daily Tech Headlines for $3 a month here. A special thanks toContinue reading "Week in Review for the Week of 1/3/22 – DTH"

Historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story of a video game controversy to his friends: Elford Stephens, Phil Thomas, and Andy Hunter. In today's episode, we examine Edmund G. Brown, Governor of the State of California, and Kamala Harris, Attorney General of the State of California v. Entertainment Merchants Association and Entertainment Software Association aka Brown v. EMA, a landmark 2011 Supreme Court ruling that granted video games free speech protection in the United States.Topics discussed include: the history of laws banning access to "violent video games," why they kept failing, Jack Thompson's feuds, and what Rod Blagojevich has been up to since getting thrown out office for massive corruption.Check out all the records on the case, including oral arguments and the Supreme Court's ruling: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2010/08-1448. Theme Music: Occam's Sikhwee by Sikh Knowledge (Free Music Archive: https://bit.ly/33G4sLO), used under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US (https://bit.ly/33JXogQ) More info, including show notes and sources at http://scandalousgamespodcast.wordpress.com. 

Nearly 227 million Americans across all ages play video games, according to an Entertainment Software Association report. And the world of video games is more than just franchise titles and big-name companies like Sony and Nintendo -- there's a diverse and growing cohort of gamers, designers, developers and executives driving innovation in the art, tech, and narrative of a changing industry. We take an interactive look at the gaming world and the next generation of gamers and game design.

Welcome back to the Heroes of Brand Protection. A podcast powered by Red Points, the fastest-growing brand protection company in the world, and hosted by Daniel Shapiro. The show follows the stories of anti-counterfeiting and brand protection leaders from well-known companies all over the globe.What we'll discuss:Michael's career path (7:09)What is the Entertainment Software Association? (11:06)Challenges the video game industry faces, such as credential sharing. You can learn more about it here (18:40)Debunking myths within the video game industry (22:13)Head here for an insight into all of our episodes.Make it a good day! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Canada's Video Game Industry - A National Champion Making a Global Impact Canada's video game industry has quietly grown into one of the largest and most successful in the world. Over the past 25 years many of the largest and most well-known studios have made Canada home. With hubs in Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto, the industry continues to spread its reach from Victoria to St. John's and all points in between. With close to 1,000 studios spread across the country Canada's industry is an ecosystem of multinationals and Canadian owned and operated studios. This ecosystem has allowed the video game industry in Canada to continue to grow and flourish, even as it moved close to 30,000 workers to remote production over the pandemic. Learn more about Canada's global success story with industry leaders, moderated by Jayson Hilchie, President & CEO of the Entertainment Software Association of Canada. Moderator: Jayson Hilchie, President & CEO of the Entertainment Software Association of Canada. Panelists: Deirdre Ayre, Head of Canadian Operations, Other Ocean Group Canada Francis Baillet, VP, Corporate Affairs, Ubisoft Michelle Liem, Director of Sales, Microsoft Canada - XBOX Team *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal interest or research without the explicit permission of the Empire Club of Canada.* *Views and Opinions Expressed Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the speakers or panelists are those of the speakers or panelists and do not necessarily reflect or represent the official views and opinions, policy or position held by The Empire Club of Canada.*

Broderbund was one of the most important publishers of the 80s and 90s, releasing seminal titles such as Choplifter, Prince of Persia, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Print Shop, and Myst. But behind the scenes was a family, a true band of siblings, that proved that business didn't have to be a cutthroat winner-take-all affair. Gary Carlston, together with his brother Doug and sister Cathy, helped create a legendary company with a legacy like few others. Gary tells his story from humble beginnings peddling TRS-80 games to local shops to becoming a global powerhouse and, finally, having to call it quits to preserve the family. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broderbund https://www.mobygames.com/company/brderbund-software-inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80 https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,19676/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softalk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_Computer_Faire https://archive.org/details/softalkv1n03nov1980/page/26/mode/2up https://www.mobygames.com/company/starcraft-inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapse_Software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Entertainment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_British https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Simulations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius_Software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/ken-williams-interview https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4881/personal-preference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Street_Writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Sandiego https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lode_Runner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_E._Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Mechner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_International https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity http://www.psytronik.net/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/don-daglow-interview-part-2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myst https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Force https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Software_Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlassian

Today on That Tech Pod, Gabi checks in with Laura who is on the ground at ILTACON and chats with David Horrigan, Relativity's discovery counsel and legal education director, and Zach Warren, editor-in-chief, Legaltech News.At Relativity, David leads the company's legal and industry education and analyst relations programs and serves as liaison to legal associations.  An attorney, law school guest lecturer, e-discovery industry analyst, and award-winning journalist, David has served as counsel at the Entertainment Software Association, reporter and assistant editor at The National Law Journal, and analyst and counsel at 451 Research.Zach is the editor-in-chief of Legaltech News, a national brand of ALM Media. In his role, Zach helps explore the intersection of law and technology, leading one of the premier outlets for legal technology news and analysis while also writing and editing both feature and daily articles for Law.com's network of magazines, including Corporate Counsel and The American Lawyer. Before LTN, Zach worked at InsideCounsel magazine and sports analytics startup numberFire. He currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has received his MBA from the University of Minnesota and undergraduate degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.Follow That Tech Pod: Twitter-@thattechpod LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/thattechpod website: thattechpod.com

The Entertainment Software Association's latest survey data finds 227 million Americans play video games now. Will we keep doing it as pandemic restrictions ease?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

He is the President & CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, Stanley Pierre-Louis joins us to talk all about the all-digital edition of E3 2021. What makes it different? What are the benefits? We talk all about the hard work that goes into turning an in-person hands-on event - all digital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Electronic Entertainment Expo (w skrócie:E3) – największa coroczna wystawa przemysłu gier komputerowych. Ekspozycja była otwarta tylko dla ekspertów branżowych oraz dziennikarzy. Od 2009 nastąpił powrót do starej formy targów, tzn. otwartej dla wszystkich chętnych. E3 jest zazwyczaj organizowane w maju lub czerwcu na terenie hali Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles. W latach 90. przez dwa lata ekspozycja odbywała się w Atlancie. Według Entertainment Software Association (w skrócie ESA) w 2005 roku wystawę odwiedziło ponad 70 000 ludzi. Pierwsze E3 zostało zorganizowane przez Interactive Digital Software Association (obecnie ESA) w 1995 roku, gdzie m.in. zaprezentowano nowe konsole Sony PlayStation oraz Sega Saturn. Przedtem większość producentów wystawiała swoje produkty na innych targach komputerowych takich jak Consumer Electronics Show oraz European Computer Trade Show.źródło: wikipedia.org GRY: Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 (3:10:11) Assassins Creed Valhalla - Gniew Druidów DLC (3:37:59) Jesteśmy na Spotify! Tu znajdziecie naszego Discorda. Profil facebookowy: Bądź na bieżąco! Grupa facebookowa: Komentuj, hejtuj, śmiej się z nami Chcecie napisać do nas maila? To piszcie tu: kontakt@rozgrywka.online! iTunes: Masz „ejpla”? Znajdziesz nas tutaj

Geoff Keighley Show Notes On this episode, The Barretta Brothers welcome Video Game Innovator, Visionary, Muppet Lover, Geoff Keighley. Episode Outline: Gene surprises Billy with a puppet made by Jarrod Boutcher, based on Gene's “Billy Puppet” sketch. Geoff Keighley shows up and talks about: Growing up in Canada Visiting the set of Fraggle Rock His parents, who work in film/TV production, including producing some of the first IMAX movies. His childhood interest and involvement in video games Writing for video game magazines in his teens First TV video game hosting Talk about games as generational divides Origins of the Game Awards The format and success of The Game Awards Jackson Barretta and Ben Barretta join the conversation They discuss the Fortnite Pro Am Gaming as the new sport or concert event How did he meet Phil Spencer and Reggie Fils-Aimé First games Geoff played Plans for future Game Awards during the pandemic What does it take to become a gamer/twitch streamer? Where did the nickname Dorito Pope come from? ABOUT OUR GUEST: Geoff Keighley Keighley's foray into video game reporting and presentation had been through Cybermania '94: The Ultimate Games Awards, the first video game awards show broadcast on television. Keighley was fourteen at the time but was brought in to help write lines for the celebrity hosts to read. The show was not considered successful, aimed more for comedy than celebration, but from it, Keighley was inspired to develop some type of equivalent of the Academy Awards for video games in his career. In addition to GTTV, Keighley has been involved in many other video game-related projects on television. On Comcast's G4 network, he appeared as the network's lead anchor for its E3 press conference coverage, interviewing CEOs from companies like Sony and Electronic Arts. For MTV he created the concept and produced (with LivePlanet) "Gears of War: Race to E3" and "Gears of War: Race to Launch", two specials that took viewers inside the development of the hit Xbox 360 game from Microsoft. And in 2007, the Discovery Channel aired a five-hour documentary on releases including those of such companies as World of Wonder Productions, based on a treatment by Keighley, who also served as consulting producer. Geoff has also hosted and co-produced a number of video game launch specials for Spike TV, including "Madden NFL 08 Kickoff" featuring a performance by Ozzy Osbourne and "Halo 3: Launched!" featuring a performance by Linkin Park. He was also interviewed on what became a controversial Fox News' segment on Mass Effect and was later praised by gamers online for being the only one on the show who had actually played the game. Keighley was invited by the producers of Spike's Video Game Awards program to help with the programming from 2006 onward. In 2013, Spike changed the format of the show and rebranded the awards as the VGX Awards. To Keighley, the format became more commercial and promotional rather than a celebration of video game achievements, and subsequently left the show. Through 2014, he funded his own efforts to put together a new awards show, gaining the support of Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo as well as major publications and industry leaders. Keighley thus established The Game Awards which were first presented in December 2014, and which Keighley remains the primary host. Keighley is known for writing reviews and previews and going behind the scenes of the game industry for in-depth business profiles and lengthy feature pieces. While initially a writer at GameSpot from around 1998, Keighley wrote the site's column "Behind the Games". This column evolved into a series of articles "The Final Hours", where he has in-depth access to the various studios near the end of a development period and write in depth about the process as the game is nearing completion. In more recent years, these articles are released as mobile apps. In a July 2008 interview on The Jace Hall Show, Keighley spoke about the importance of this process, stating "There's such a lack of investigative journalism. I wish I had more time to do more, sort of, investigation. Really dig into some of these bigger issues, so I could look at like, the 'Red Ring of Death' problem. That's never really been properly reported about, like what really happens." However, he has faced criticism from some quarters for his willingness to positively present games to maintain exclusives, regardless of their actual quality, and to accept industry PR at face value in an October 2012 column published in Eurogamer.[12] In December 2016, Keighley was picked as a judge for the Viveport Developer Awards (VDAs). Keighley had been a participant of E3, the annual video game trade show, since its start, and starting in E3 2017, Keighley had arranged and hosted the E3 Coliseum, a live-streaming event running over the course of E3 that brought in developers and publishers at E3 for interviews and other discussions. However, with the Entertainment Software Association making significant changes to the format of E3 2020 (prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic), Keighley stated he will not be organizing an E3 Coliseum event nor attending the show for the first time in 25 years. With E3's cancellation among other several other trade shows and events like Gamescom from the pandemic, Keighley worked with several major publishers and video game industry leaders to launch the Summer Game Fest from May to August 2020. During this period, Keighley will help developers and publishers present game announcements and other presentations, along with Steam and Xbox to provide game demos during this period.  

The Entertainment Software Association has shared more details around E3 2021, a virtual event coming June 12-15 that already has an impressive list of partners including Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Games, and Koch Media. The event is set to return in 2022 as an in-person event. Here are today's stories: - E3 2021: GAME ON. - Nintendo, Xbox and Ubisoft back digital-only E3 2021 - REBALANCING, TUNING, & MECHANICAL IMPROVEMENTS - WILL MORE PLAYSTATION GAMES COME TO XBOX GAME PASS? ANALYSTS WEIGH IN ON MLB DEAL - Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: Grand Theft Auto V, Xbox Touch Controls, and More - ENHANCE YOUR SLAYING EXPERIENCE WITH ZOMBIE ARMY 4’S NEW-GEN UPGRADES! - Pac-Man 99 Follow me on other platforms and stay up to date! Twitter: http://twitter.com/jampacksam Instagram: http://instagram.com/jampacksam YouTube: http://youtube.com/thejampackreport

E3 is a trade event for the video game industry. The Entertainment Software Association organizes and presents E3, which many developers, publishers, hardware and accessory manufacturers use to introduce and advertise upcoming games and game-related merchandise to retailers and to members of the press.

https://thegamehers.com/ Video games were a formative part of my upbringing, but I have gotten away from them since my Atari 2600 and Nintendo/Sega habits. I was surprised to learn that the video game industry earned approximately $160B in 2019. It has out-earned the movie and music industries COMBINED for the last 10 years. It is estimated that there are over 2B gamers worldwide. Most telling, and maybe the most surprising to the uninitiated, women represent almost 50% of the gaming community. (The industry is made up of Publishers, Distributors, Retailers, Hardware Manufacturers, the Gamers themselves, and many other constituencies. Here is the Entertainment Software Association's deeper dive into the emerging demographics of the Video Game Industry Data. And Newzoo's is Here.) And if you weren't sure if the female gaming community was ready to "cross-over", Congresswomen, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, played the video game "Among Us" on Twitch. With 12 hours notice, the event drew 440,000 concurrent viewers and represents one of the high-water marks in female gaming so far. Superstars like Pokimane (24yrs old) have gigantic followings (Twitter 2.5mm, IG 5.3mm, YouTube 5.8mm, Twitch 6.6mm). The major talent agencies like CAA, WME and UTA have divisions to represent these people. I wanted to find out more about this phenomenon, so I spoke with REBECCA DIXON one of the Co-Founders and Chief Marketing Officer at TheGAMEHERS. They can also be found on other social media platforms at @thegamehers (facebook, twitter, linkedin, twitch, youtube). Her company, TheGAMEHERs, is "a women-led community dedicated to amplifying and centering the voices of women, femme-identifying gamers and non-binary gamers who are comfortable in spaces that center women. This is a sexist-free space for the casual players, the hardcore gamers, the techies, the streamers, the designers, the cosplayers, the developers, and programmers. Their mission is to advance the role, voice, image, and power of all the*gameHERs in the gaming world." Enjoy the discussion- I'm sure it will open your eyes! Rebecca and TheGameHers are a group to watch in the female gaming space. Introduction Rebecca, tell us a bit about your background . . . How did you get into the gaming world? What Does the Gaming World Look Like Now?   How do you break down the various gaming communities / size of the market? Women habitually underrepresented in the space- describe what the demographics in the space look like and what they look like for women? Intersection with Social Media- what are the relevant platforms? How are the platforms used?  And how does GameHers intersect with them? What is GameHers Intersection with the Gaming Companies? Whom do you get involved with in video game development?  What are they looking for? Talent Agencies? UTA, CAA, WME Who is big in female video-game field? @Pokimane @annhandLA @br The @Pokimane example ESports Twitch, Twitter, and the "Power Users" of Discord With open source coding and other tools, what are the avenues for women to get involved? What Are Some of GameHers' Initiatives? Community, and Awards, Podcasts, Advocacy: combatting exclusion, bullying, and hypersexualization Advertising as their start to revenue and talent development. What is your path to revenue/profit? What is the next step for GameHers?   And how do we keep track of your Progress? @thegamehers (facebook, twitter, linkedin, twitch, youtube) Fun Question: What was your favorite video game growing up? The GAMEHER's Co-Founders Laura Deutsch, Rebecca Dixon, Verta Maloney, and Heather Ouida https://www.amazon.com/Wealth-Actually-Intelligent-Decision-Making-1-ebook/dp/B07FPQJJQT/

This week, Deviboy returns from his exile, and Stephen from Comics2Movies and XCT joins us to discuss a new comic.Devi brings news from the far off land of Nintendo. It's time to get your cameras out for the New Pokemon Snap. Apart from Nintendo's hopeless naming, it's shaping up to be an expanded photography game for the new generation. We all hope they fit in the fun easter eggs and interactions.Oh no, Loot Boxes! Apple are being taken to court for exploiting children via the App Store. We think we've got a solution to the problem too, so be ready to send us your opinions on the system.Supercollider? I hardly know her! CERN are designing a 100km collider almost 4 times the size of the Large Hadron Collider. The LHC failed to open a portal to hell and lead to a demon invasion, but maybe the Future Circular Collider will. Somebody get Doomguy on speed dial.Cyberpunk 2077 is delayed again, but to tide us over until the release a comic series titled Trauma Team. This also gives it the accidental honour of being the first piece of Cyberpunk 2077 to release. Until then, keep working to create a hyper corporate dystopia so we can all live out our Cyberpunk fantasies.In gaming, Professor went up against space card sharks in Star Realms, Deviboy relived his childhood in Raze 2 and Stephen fell in love with Hearthstone.Pokemon Snap now on Nintendo Swtich-https://www.gamespot.com/articles/a-new-pokemon-snap-is-coming-to-switch-and-it-look/1100-6478623/Apple being sued for lootboxes-https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/06/13/apple-sued-for-allowing-apps-with-loot-boxes-onto-app-storeAn even bigger super collider now in the works-https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/hdchxl/cern_makes_bold_push_to_build_21billion/-https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/european-physicists-boldly-take-small-step-toward-100-kilometer-long-atom-smasherCyberpunk 2077 comic book series announced-https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/cyberpunk-2077-comic-announced/Games PlayedProfessor– Star Realms - https://store.steampowered.com/app/438140/Star_Realms/Rating: 3.75/5Deviboy– Raze 2 - https://armorgames.com/play/12275/raze-2Rating: 3/5Stephen– Hearthstone - https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/Rating: 5/5Other topics discussedMario Party 10 (party video game developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo for the Wii U.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Party_10ZombiU ((known as Zombi on platforms other than the Wii U) is a first-person survival horror video game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft. It was released for the Wii U as one of its launch games in November 2012.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZombiUPokemon Snap (first-person simulation video game with rail shooter style gameplay mechanics co-developed by HAL Laboratory and Pax Softnica and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was first released in Japan in March 1999, and was later released in June 1999 in North America and in September 2000 for PAL regions.A sequel called New Pokémon Snap was announced in 2020 and is in development for Nintendo Switch.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_SnapNew Pokémon Snap (first-person rail shooter and simulation video game in development by Bandai Namco Studios, planned to be published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch. It is a sequel to the 1999 game Pokémon Snap. In New Pokémon Snap, the player visits a variety of island locations, including jungles and beaches, where they research Pokémon in their natural habitats, photographing them while traveling in an on-rails hovercraft, to build a "Photodex".)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Pok%C3%A9mon_SnapVoltorb (Electric-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.)- https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Voltorb_(Pok%C3%A9mon)Pokemon Unite (upcoming free-to-start,multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed by TiMi Studios and published by Tencent in partnership with The Pokémon Company for Android,iOS, and Nintendo Switch.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Unite- https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-unite/Super Mario Odyssey (platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch on October 27, 2017. An entry in the Super Mario series, it follows Mario and Cappy, a sentient hat that allows Mario to control other characters and objects, as they journey across various worlds to save Princess Peach from his nemesis Bowser, who plans to forcibly marry her.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_OdysseyThe 25 Highest-Grossing Media Franchises of All Time. Pokémon being the highest grossing media in global history.- https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/money-finance/the-25-highest-grossing-media-franchises-of-all-time/Joe Camel (the advertising mascot for Camel cigarettes from late 1987 to July 12, 1997, appearing in magazine advertisements, billboards, and other print media.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_CamelApple parental control feature stops microtransactions and other activites- https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/10/apples-new-parental-controls-can-limit-who-kids-can-call-text-and-facetime-and-when/Youtube’s COPPA Child-Directed Content Rules- https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/ftc-rules-child-directed-content-youtube-1203454167/80’s Cartoons that were created to sell toys- https://www.eightieskids.com/12-classic-80s-cartoons-that-were-created-just-to-sell-toys/J. Michael Straczynski (American television and film screenwriter, producer and director, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Studio JMS and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 and its spinoff Crusade, as well as the series Jeremiah and Sense8. Straczynski wrote Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, followed by runs on Thor and Fantastic Four.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Michael_StraczynskiWhy Blizzard Doesn’t Allow Trading in Hearthstone- https://esportsedition.com/hearthstone/hearthtsone-trading/L.O.L Surprise- https://lolsurprise.mgae.com/EA Legal and Government Affairs VP Kerry Hopkins : We look at lootboxes as 'surprise mechanics- https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/06/ea-loot-boxes-actually-surprise-mechanics-that-are-ethical-and-fun/EA CEO Andrew Wilson : Lootboxes are like collecting baseball cards- https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2019/06/20/ea-loot-boxes-discussed-by-the-companys-ceo-andrew-wilson/Kinder Surprise were banned in USA because of the small toys in the eggs- https://metro.co.uk/2017/10/04/why-are-kinder-eggs-banned-in-the-usa-6976543/Diablo Immortal (upcoming action role-playing hack and slash video game in the Diablo series designed for online multiplayer play on mobile devices.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_ImmortalBlizzard Entertainment principal game designer Wyatt Cheng : Do You Guys Not Have Phones (Said during the presentation of mobile game Diablo Immortal at BlizzCon in November 2018. The remark, which was said as an answer to the crowd's disappointment reaction to Diablo Immortal being strictly mobile, has since been used to mock both Blizzard Entertainment and video game publishers acting disconnected from gaming audiences in general.)- https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/do-you-guys-not-have-phonesEntertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) (American self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games. The ESRB was established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association, in response to criticism of controversial video games with excessively violent or sexual content.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Software_Rating_BoardESRB ratings will begin warning players of loot boxes in games. The Entertainment Software Rating Board announced its plans today, stating it would be adding the description “Includes Random Items” in its rating of games that allow players to makein-game purchases of random items.- https://www.vg247.com/2020/04/13/esrb-ratings-loot-boxes/China's new law forces Dota, League of Legends, and other games to reveal odds of scoring good loot- https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/2/15517962/china-new-law-dota-league-of-legends-odds-loot-box-randomLoot box warnings to be added to video games- https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52281573PEGI Introduces Notice To Inform About Presence of Paid Random Items- https://pegi.info/news/pegi-introduces-feature-noticeAuction House (The Auction House was a feature of the PC version of Diablo III. This allowed players to put items up for auction, bid and buyout. Two versions of the auction house existed.One used gold earned in-game while the second used real-world currency. Sales and purchases from the Real Money Auction House (RMAH) could be funded by either the players Battle.net account balance or a separate e-commerce service such as PayPal.)- https://diablo.fandom.com/wiki/Auction_HouseBudget of NASA (As a federal agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) receives its funding from the annual federal budget passed by the United States Congress.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_NASACSIRO Budget 2019-2020- https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/mixed-news-science-2019-20-budgetAvatar: Last Airbender comics (visual publications that depict events and situations unseen during the series' run. Most of the first comics released occur during and between episodes as a means of supplementing the series, while comics released following the conclusion of the show's official run pertain to events after the end of the Hundred Year War.)- https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender_comicsBionicle (a line of Lego construction toys marketed primarily towards 8-to-16 year-olds. Over the following decade, it became one of Lego's biggest-selling properties; spawning into a franchise and playing a part in saving the company from its financial crisis of the late 1990s.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionicle- https://bionicle.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bionicle_WikiTerralympus (by Stephen Kok, Earth is a distant memory and the remnants of humanity now live aboard the space station, Terralympus.)- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43181637-terralympusTranshumanism (a philosophical movement that advocates for the transformation of the human condition by developing and making widely available sophisticated technologies to greatly enhance human intellect and physiology.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TranshumanismThe Legend of Korra ((also known as Avatar: The Legend of Korra) is an American animated television series created by Bryan Konietzko andMichael Dante DiMartino for Nickelodeon that aired from April 14, 2012 to December 19, 2014. A sequel to Konietzko and DiMartino's previous series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which aired from 2005 to 2008.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_KorraThe Legend of Korra comics (visual publications that depict events and situations unseen before and after the series' run.)- https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_The_Legend_of_Korra_comicsAssassin’s Creed Comics- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed#Comics- https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/112978.Assassin_s_Creed_ComicsJ. Michael Straczynski’s AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: A Retrospective- https://comicsverse.com/straczynski-amazing-spider-man/Spider-Man: One More Day (four-part 2007comic book crossover storyline, connecting the three main Spider-Man series concurrently published by Marvel Comics at the time. Written by J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man%3A_One_More_DayThe Witcher (a Polish-American fantasy drama series produced by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. It stars Henry Cavill, Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra. The show initially follows the three main protagonists at different points of time, exploring formative events that shaped their characters, before eventually merging into a single timeline.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher_(TV_series)Bat-Credit Card (The infamous Bat-Credit Card was a credit card that Batman used when he needed to make monetary transactions. Batman used it in Batman & Robin to offer $7 million for Poison Ivy.)- https://batman.fandom.com/wiki/Bat-Credit_CardBatman: Year One (American comic book story arc published byDC Comics which recounts the superhero Batman's first year as a crime-fighter. It was written by Frank Miller, illustrated by David Mazzucchelli, colored by Richmond Lewis, and lettered by Todd Klein.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Year_OneCheck out more stuff from Stephen Kok- https://sigmatestudio.com/Check out more stuff from Comics2Movies including XCT & Terralympus- https://www.comics2movies.com.au/Shout Outs20 June 2020 – Aya and the Witch: Official Stills From Studio Ghibli's First Fully CG Film are released - https://www.ign.com/articles/aya-and-the-witch-studio-ghibli-cg-film-stillsStudio Ghibli is doing a long-form adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’ novel Earwig and the Witch. Titled Aya to Majo (Aya and the Witch), the movie will air on NHK in Japan this winter. Earwig is an orphan girl who has lived at St. Morwald's Home for Children ever since she was a baby, but all of that changes the day that she is adopted by a mysterious woman named Bella Yaga, who turns out to be a terrible witch and brings Earwig to live in her home of supernatural trinkets. With help from a talking cat, Earwig must use her wits to survive in her new magical surroundings. The colourful carousel of images sees a digression from the traditional, hand-drawn animation that Studio Ghibli is well-renowned for. Instead, this feature has opted for a new kind of art style with an entirely 3D computer-generated story that centres around Earwig, the young girl with the broomstick. Hayao Miyazaki is overseeing the adaptation’s planning, while his son Goro, who helmed From Up On Poppy Hill, is directing. Toshio Suzuki is producing.21 June 2020 – Lilo & Stitch turns 18 - https://comicbook.com/movies/news/lilo-and-stitch-fans-celebrate-anniversary-twitter-trend/18 years ago, Lilo & Stitch hit theaters, spawning a franchise still beloved by Disney fans all these years later. After grossing $273.1 million at the box office for Walt Disney animation, the fan-favorite animated feature went on to introduce three more movies and a television series. A year after its release, the Stitch-centric Stitch! The Movie hit theaters and two years after that, Lilo & Stich 2: Stitch Has a Glitch made its way to the masses. The franchise then ended with Leroy & Stitch and Lilo & Stitch: The Series, both of which set sail in 2006. More recently, however, new reports have surfaced that say Disney+ is now developing a hybrid live-action/CGI remake for the platform. Prior to any coronavirus shutdowns, the film was reported to start production later this year. No further information has been released about the project as of now.22 June 2020 – Kurt Cobain's MTV Unplugged guitar sells to Australian for record $9m - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-22/kurt-cobains-guitar-bought-by-australian-for-9-million/12379316An Australian businessman hopes his purchase of music icon Kurt Cobain's acoustic guitar could help boost the struggling global music industry. The 1959 Martin D-18E guitar was played by Cobain during his 1993 MTV Unplugged performance in New York. It now holds the record for being the most expensive guitar in the world after being purchased by the founder of Rode Microphones, Peter Freedman, for $US6 million ($8.8 million). Mr Freedman plans to display the guitar on a worldwide tour, the proceeds of which will go back to the performing arts sector. "I did it to highlight the massive crisis in the arts," he told ABC Radio Brisbane. "I've got the attention of government, I've got the attention of everyone asking me why I did it." "Musos and entertainers get nothing — it's as though they don't exist," he said. His main motivation is to lobby on behalf of musicians in countries like as Germany, the UK and Australia. "The money that comes from it mightn't be much, but it's the focus on governments, and the effects of this will last forever if I do it right," Mr Freedman."It's not the money we need, it's the people, the support.23 June 2020 – Joel Schumacher passes away at 80 - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-23/filmmaker-joel-schumacher-dies-at-80/12383008The man behind the flamboyant reinvention of Hollywood's Batman franchise, Joel Schumacher has died. From a job dressing department store windows to costume design for Woody Allen's 1970s movies Interiors and Sleeper, the New Yorker made his mark on the big screen in 1985 with the coming-of-age movie St Elmo's Fire. That project launched the careers of the Brat Pack — Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez and Ally Sheedy — and had the movie industry clamouring for more of Schumacher's brilliance. The Lost Boys, Flatliners, John Grisham adaptations The Client and A Time to Kill and the critically acclaimed Falling Down followed. Audiences loved Schumacher's overly dramatic and exuberant Batman Forever in 1995, but panned its follow-up, Batman & Robin in 1997. After theBatman films, Schumacher pulled back from blockbusters and returned to making minimalist films such as Tigerland and Phone Booth, both earning positive reviews. He also directed The Phantom of the Opera , The Number 23, and two episodes of House of Cards. He died from cancer in New York City.24 June 2020 – Segway ends production - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-24/segway-ends-production-of-vehicle-falls/12386530Segway is ending the production of its namesake vehicle. The two-wheeled personal transporter, which the company boldly claimed would revolutionise the way people got around, will be retired on July 15. While used by tourists and some police forces, the vehicle also became known for high-profile crashes. It even resulted in the death of a former Segway company president, who drove one off a cliff in 2009. The company said 21 employees would be laid off, another 12 employees would stay on for two months to a year, and five would remain at the Bedford, New Hampshire facility. The transportation revolution that inventor Dean Kamen envisioned when he founded the company in 1999 never took off. The Segway's original price tag of around $US5,000 was a hurdle for many customers. It was also challenging to ride, because the rider had to be balanced at a specific angle for the vehicle to move forward. If the rider's weight shifted too much in any direction, it could easily spin out of control and throw the rider off. They were banned in some cities because users could easily lose control if they were not balanced properly. In 2017, Segway got into the scooter business, just as the light, inexpensive and easy-to-ride two-wheelers took over urban streets. It comes after decades of high-profile falls, viral videos and even the death of a former company owner.23 June 2020 – Deus Ex turns 20- https://techraptor.net/gaming/features/deus-ex-20th-anniversary-nameless-mod-retrospective- https://www.techradar.com/au/news/deus-ex-20th-anniversary-programmer-scott-martin-talks-about-working-on-the-pc-gaming-masterpieceIf a game came out today that depicted a world ravaged by a viral outbreak, dehumanized by capitalism, in the throes of mass public riots, gripped by anti-government sentiment, and witnessing the progressive breakdown of American society amid the rise of China as an autonomous superpower, you might think it was too on-the-nose. Twenty years ago however, it was simply the setting of a radical, and somewhat prophetic video game, called Deus Ex. Directed by System Shock producer Warren Spector and designed by future Dishonored creative director Harvey Smith, Deus Ex represented a profound leap in both storytelling and mechanical depth for first-person video games. The game placed players in the role of J.C. Denton, a cybernetically augmented United Nations Anti-Terrorism agent who gradually unravels a web of conspiracies gripping the dark cyberpunk future of 2052. Its sprawling world was dense with philosophical questions, conflicted morality, deep characters, and all the ingredients that make an instant classic; its character customization system and resulting player freedom is still imitated today. It’s success spawned a lukewarm sequel in 2003 withInvisible War, and then a successful revival in 2011 with the prequel Human Revolution and its own sequel in 2016,Mankind Divided. The original game is fondly remembered in PC gaming communities with the meme, “every time you mention it, someone will install it.”. Seven years after its release, Deus Ex served as the basis for one of the most impressive mods of its generation, known only as The Nameless Mod. Reflecting on the original Deus Ex's revered place in PC gaming history, Scott Martin one of the only three programmers tasked with coding the entire game using the very first Unreal Engine, keeps it humble. "I feel honored and privileged to have worked on the game," he said, "and happy that so many people still remember it fondly after all this time!"Remembrances22 June 1965 – David O. Selznick - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_O._SelznickAmerican film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive. He is best known for producing Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940), each earning him an Academy Award for Best Picture. In 1926, Selznick moved to Hollywood, and with the help of his father's connections, he gained a job as an assistant story editor at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He left MGM for Paramount Pictures in 1928, where he worked until 1931, when he joined RKO as Head of Production. His years at RKO were fruitful, and he worked on many films, including A Bill of Divorcement , Rockabye,Bird of Paradise, and King Kong. Despite his output of successful movies at MGM,Paramount Pictures, and RKO Pictures, Selznick longed to be an independent producer with his own studio. In 1935 he formed Selznick International Pictures, and distributed his films through United Artists. His successes continued with classics such as, A Star Is Born , The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Gone with the Wind , which remains the highest-grossing film of all time (adjusted for inflation). Gone with the Wind won eight Oscars and two special awards. He produced his second Best Picture Oscar winner in a row, Rebecca , the first Hollywood production of British director Alfred Hitchcock. Selznick had brought Hitchcock over from England, launching the director's American career. Rebecca was Hitchcock's only film to win Best Picture. Gone with the Wind overshadowed the rest of Selznick's career. Later, he was convinced that he had wasted his life trying to outdo it. The closest he came to matching the film was with Duel in the Sun. With a huge budget, the film is known for causing moral upheaval because of the then risqué script written by Selznick. The film would be a major success. The film was the second highest-grossing film of 1947 and was the first movie that Martin Scorsese saw, inspiring Scorsese's own directorial career. He died from heart attack at the age of 63 in Hollywood, California.22 June 1969 – Judy Garland - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_GarlandBorn Frances Ethel Gumm, American actress, singer, and dancer. During a career that spanned 45 years, she attained international stardom as an actress in both musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. Garland began performing in vaudeville as a child with her two older sisters and was later signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. She appeared in more than two dozen films for MGM and is remembered for portraying Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz. Garland was a frequent on-screen partner of both Mickey Rooney and Gene Kelly. Although her film career became intermittent thereafter, two of Garland's most critically acclaimed performances came later in her career: she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in A Star Is Born (1954) and a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Judgment at Nuremberg. At age 39, Garland became the youngest and first female recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in the film industry. In 1997, Garland was posthumously awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Several of her recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and in 1999, the American Film Institute placed her among the 10 greatest female stars of classic American cinema. She died from Barbiturate overdose at the age of 47 in London.22 June 1990 – Ilya Frank - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_FrankIlya Mikhailovich Frank, Soviet winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1958 jointly with Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov and Igor Y. Tamm, also of the Soviet Union. He received the award for his work in explaining the phenomenon of Cherenkov radiation. In 1934, Frank moved to the Institute of Physics and Mathematics of the USSR Academy of Sciences . Here he started working on nuclear physics, a new field for him. He became interested in the effect discovered by Pavel Cherenkov, that charged particles moving through water at high speeds emit light. Together with Igor Tamm, he developed a theoretical explanation: the effect occurs when charged particles travel through an optically transparent medium at speeds greater than the speed of light in that medium, causing a shock wave in the electromagnetic field. The amount of energy radiated in this process is given by the Frank–Tamm formula. The discovery and explanation of the effect resulted in the development of new methods for detecting and measuring the velocity of high-speed nuclear particles and became of great importance for research in nuclear physics. Cherenkov radiation is also widely used in biomedical research for detection of radioactive isotopes. He died at the age of 81 in Moscow.Famous Birthdays22 June 1834 – William Chester Minor - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Chester_MinorAlso known as W. C. Minor, American army surgeon and one of the largest contributors of quotations to the Oxford English Dictionary. He was also held in a psychiatric hospital from 1872 to 1910 after he murdered George Merrett. It was probably through his correspondence with the London booksellers that he heard of the call for volunteers for what was to become the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). He devoted most of the remainder of his life to that work. He became one of the project's most effective volunteers, reading through his large personal library of antiquarian books and compiling quotations that illustrated the way particular words were used. He was often visited by the widow of the man he had killed, and she provided him with further books. The compilers of the dictionary published lists of words for which they wanted examples of usage. Minor provided these, with increasing ease as the lists grew. It was many years before the OED's editor, Dr. James Murray, learned Minor's background history, and visited him in January 1891. In 1899 Murray paid compliment to Minor's enormous contributions to the dictionary, stating, "we could easily illustrate the last four centuries from his quotations alone." He was born in Ceylon22 June 1898 – Erich Maria Remarque - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Maria_RemarqueBorn Erich Paul Remark, 20th-century German novelist. His landmark novel All Quiet on the Western Front (1928), about the German military experience of World War I, was an international best-seller which created a new literary genre, and was subsequently made into the film All Quiet on the Western Front. Remarque had made his first attempts at writing at the age of 16. Among them were essays, poems, and the beginnings of a novel that was finished later and published in 1920 as The Dream Room (Die Traumbude). All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues) (1929), his career defining work, was written in 1927. Remarque was at first unable to find a publisher for it. Its text described the experiences of German soldiers during World War I. On publication it became an international bestseller and a landmark work in twentieth-century literature. It inspired a new genre of veterans writing about conflict, and the commercial publication of a wide variety of war memoirs. It also inspired dramatic representations of the war in theatre and cinema, in Germany as well as in countries that had fought in the conflict against the German Empire, particularly the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Remarque continued to write about the German experience after WWI. His next novel, Three Comrades (Drei Kameraden), spans the years of the Weimar Republic, from the hyperinflation of 1923 to the end of the decade. His fourth novel, Flotsam (in German titled Liebe deinen Nächsten, or Love Thy Neighbour), first appeared in a serial version in English in 1939. His next work, the novel Arch of Triumph, was first published in 1945 in English, and the next year in German as Arc de Triomphe. Another instant bestseller, it reached worldwide sales of nearly five million. His final novel was Shadows in Paradise. He as born in Osnabrück,German Empire.22 June 1899 – Richard Gurley Drew - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Gurley_DrewAmerican inventor who worked for Johnson and Johnson, Permacel Co., and 3M in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he invented masking tape and cellophane tape. While testing their new Wetordry sandpaper at auto shops, Drew was intrigued to learn that the two-tone auto paint jobs so popular in the Roaring Twenties were difficult to manage at the border between the two colors. In response, after two years of work in 3M's labs, Drew invented the first masking tape, a two-inch-wide tan paper strip backed with a light, pressure-sensitive adhesive. The first tape had adhesive along its edges but not in the middle. In its first trial run, it fell off the car and the frustrated auto painter growled at Drew, "take this tape back to those Scotch bosses of yours and tell them to put more adhesive on it!" (By "Scotch," he meant "cheap".) The nickname stuck, both to Drew's improved masking tape, and to his 1930 invention, Scotch Brand cellulose tape. In 1930 he came up with the world's first transparent cellophane adhesive tape (called sellotape in the UK and Scotch tape in the United States). During the Great Depression, people began using Scotch tape to repair items rather than replace them. This was the beginning of 3M’s diversification into all manner of marketplaces and helped them to flourish in spite of the Great Depression. He was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota.22 June 1958 – Bruce Campbell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_CampbellBruce Lorne Campbell, American actor, voice actor, producer, writer and director. One of his best-known roles is Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead franchise, beginning with the 1978 short film Within the Woods. He has starred in many low-budget cult films such as Maniac Cop , Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, and Bubba Ho-Tep . In television, Campbell had lead roles in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. and Jack of All Trades , and a recurring role as Autolycus,King of Thieves, in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess . He played Sam Axe on the USA Network series Burn Notice and reprised his role as Ash Williams on the Starz series Ash vs. Evil Dead. Campbell started his directing career with Fanalysis and A Community Speaks, and then with the horror comedy feature films Man with the Screaming Brain and My Name Is Bruce, the latter being a spoof of his career. Campbell is featured as a voice actor in several video game titles. He provides the voice of Ash in the three games based on the Evil Dead film series: Evil Dead: Hail to the King,Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick and Evil Dead: Regeneration. In addition to acting and occasionally directing, Campbell has become a writer, starting with an autobiography, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor, published on August 24, 2002. The autobiography was a successful New York Times Best Seller.If Chins Could Kill follows Campbell's career to date as an actor in low-budget films and television, providing his insight into "Blue-Collar Hollywood". He was born in Royal Oak, Michigan.Events of Interest22 June 1633 – The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_affair#Trial_and_second_judgment,_1633Galileo was interrogated while threatened with physical torture. A panel of theologians, consisting of Melchior Inchofer, Agostino Oreggi and Zaccaria Pasqualigo, reported on the Dialogue. Their opinions were strongly argued in favour of the view that the Dialogue taught the Copernican theory. Galileo was found guilty, and the sentence of the Inquisition, issued on 22 June 1633, was in three essential parts:Galileo was found "vehemently suspect of heresy", namely of having held the opinions that the Sun lies motionless at the center of the universe, that the Earth is not at its centre and moves, and that one may hold and defend an opinion as probable after it has been declared contrary to Holy Scripture. He was required to "abjure, curse, and detest" those opinions.He was sentenced to formal imprisonment at the pleasure of the Inquisition. On the following day this was commuted to house arrest, which he remained under for the rest of his life.His offending Dialogue was banned; and in an action not announced at the trial, publication of any of his works was forbidden, including any he might write in the future.22 June 1978 – End of the World came in theatres in Columbia - https://www.scifihistory.net/june-22.htmlOn this day in 1978 (in Colombia), End of the World served up yet one Apocalyptic-themed SciFi/Thriller. The feature film starred Christopher Lee (in a dual role) and Sue Lyon, and here's the premise as cited "After witnessing a man's death in a bizarre accident, Father Pergado goes on a spiritual retreat, where he encounters his alien double bent on world conquest." For no apparent reason, French distributors cut the movie down to one hour and fifteen minutes for its French theatrical release, Sir Christopher Lee only appearing in its prologue and its conclusion. Sir Christopher Lee has said about this movie: "Some of the films I've been in I regret making. I got conned into making these pictures in almost every case by people who lied to me. Some years ago, I got a call from my producers saying that they were sending me a script and that five very distinguished American actors were also going to be in the film. Actors like José Ferrer, Dean Jagger, and John Carradine. So I thought "Well, that's all right by me". But it turned out it was a complete lie. Appropriately, the film was called End Of The World."22 June 1978 – Charon, the first of Pluto's satellites to be discovered, was first seen at the United States Naval Observatory by James W. Christy. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(moon)#DiscoveryOn June 22, 1978, he had been examining highly magnified images of Pluto on photographic plates taken with the telescope two months prior. Christy noticed that a slight elongation appeared periodically. The blob seemed to move around Pluto. The direction of elongation cycled back and forth over 6.39 days―Pluto's rotation period. Searching through their archives of Pluto images taken years before, Christy found more cases where Pluto appeared elongated. Additional images confirmed he had discovered the first known moon of Pluto. The International Astronomical Union formally announced Christy's discovery to the world on July 7, 1978. After its discovery, Charon was originally known by the temporary designation S/1978 P 1, according to the then recently instituted convention. On June 24, 1978, Christy first suggested the name Charon as a scientific-sounding version of his wife Charlene's nickname, "Char".IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes -https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS -http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/Email - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comSupport via Podhero- https://podhero.com/podcast/449127/nerds-amalgamatedRate & Review us on Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/nerds-amalgamated-623195

James, Chris, Rebekah and Brendan join this week's podcast to discuss the biggest news from the games industry over the past seven days. Naturally, we start with the cancellation of E3 -- making 2020 the first time in 25 years the games industry has not descended on California in the summer. The team debates the impact this might have on the industry -- versus the loss of GDC, for example -- and how the cancellation may give the Entertainment Software Association the time to understand what the market really wants and needs from the future of E3. We also react to the recent reports of more crunch at Naughty Dog on The Last of Us: Part II, lamenting once again how slowly development practices are changing and how the success of these tentpole titles dissuades more drastic measures. Finally, we discuss the unexpected backlash surrounding the news that Horizon Zero Dawn is coming to PC, and suggest why Sony's decision may not be the cross-platform strategy some believe it to be. As always, you can get your daily dose of news, analysis and insight into the world behind video games at www.gamesindustry.biz.

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Video gaming is a pastime which keeps growing and growing with no signs that it's ever going to stop. According to the Entertainment Software Association of Canada in a 2018 report, 23 million people in Canada play video games. They say that makes Canada one of the biggest per capita populations of gamers in the world. They also have another surprising figure -- half of those gamers are women. For people not into gaming, that's surprising because the gaming world also has a reputation for being an exclusive club for young men. The 2014 Gamergate controversy happened recently enough that people still remember it. Gamergate was a harassment campaign targeting female game developers, specifically naming feminists as the kind of people they didn't want in gaming. And their contempt extended to anyone who was trying to bring diversity of any kind into the culture. It can be a tough place for anybody who is trying to work with games which counter these values and work towards inclusion, not exclusion. Jean Leggett is a feminist video gamer and game developer from Oakville, Ontario, who actively resists the people she calls "the angry toxic dude bros" by fostering an environment which is accepting of all. In her role as CEO with One More Story Games, she's a frequent speaker at gaming conferences where she talks about gaming and inclusion. She has just received a scholarship from the International Game Developers Association Next Gen Leaders Program. The goal of the scholarship is to bring diversity into the gaming world by supporting participants with personal and professional development opportunities. She talked to Victoria Fenner about the scholarship, and most importantly, why diversity needs to be encouraged in the gaming world. Image: Jean Leggett, One More Story Games. Used with permission.

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TABLE OF CONTENT TALKING POINTS EPISODE 3 1/19/2020Welcome to Table of Content. The Elevate community round table show where we discuss all the happenings around streaming, gaming and entertainment. We are joined this week by Symphonic313, HeyMrTofu, and one half of your Walt Wednesday team Brmibe. How are you all doing this evening? Quickly tell us about your channels/role in the community.Streaming News1. Twitch Has Become a Haven for Live Sports Piracyhttps://www.wired.com/story/twitch-sports-piracy-streaming/a. During the Dec 21 Liverpool match, 90,000 fans plus were watching on twitch.b. During that time 3 of the top 10 live streams were showing the game with 14k, 33k, and 53k viewers respectively.c.  Twitch has recently been sued buy a Russian television provider over the streaming of English premier league matches. Online streaming piracy of sports programming seems to be a growing issue.2. Streamer gives roommate the ban hammer https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/twitch-streamer-kicks-freeloader-roommate-out-of-apartment-on-stream-1313904a. 'tehsyntax' went live on Twitch, with his stream titled "Kicking a freeloader out of my apartment. Not clickbait shes on her way here now from work."b. Shortly after she arrived the streamer told her he would be taking his space back and asked her to leave immediately.c.  He explained he hadn't had a roommate in years and was not a fan of it then.d. As for why he streamed the eviction, he explained in a chat comment, "I let a friend crash at my place for free but she thinks she owns the f**king place. She also locked me out of my own apartment and fed my dog popcorn making him very sick. Wanted to record this for the record so she [doesn't] claim some crazy sh*t but figured [why] not stream it."Twitch has guidelines about privacy, do you feel like because it was his house this violated her privacy?3. Fake Gil Fake Gamblinghttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/01/15/twitch-viewers-are-betting-fake-gil-on-ai-playing-final-fantasy-tactics/a. The Twitch channel FFTBattleground has set up tournaments of AI bots playing Final Fantasy Tactics against one another that viewers can bet fake Gs on. Similar to other bot-run channels on Twitch, and specifically modeled after SaltyBet where viewers use fake currency to bet on fighting game matches, there are a ton of chat commands you can use to interact with the tournament.b. To start with, you'll have 1000 Gil in your pocket to bet. You'll want to turn that thousand into more by placing bets on a team and earn XP by aligning yourself with a winning group.Gaming News4. Sony Skips E3 againhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/missing-sony-e3-moves-one-biggest-backers-1270393a. For the second year in a row Sony has opted out of making a presence at e3 sort of leaving everyone scratching their heads.b. Sony Interactive Entertainment declined to comment further beyond its initial statement that it has "great respect for the [Entertainment Software Association]," which organizes and presents the annual E3 convention and cited their "vision" as the determining factor for dropping out for a second yearc.  Sony also noted it would participate in "hundreds of consumer [separate] events across the globe" in 2020. Does Sony's absence represent something big on the horizon for them or does this signal a mistake that could be capitalized on by Microsoft and Nintendo?5. How Microsoft's next Xbox plans to end the console wars with Sony https://www.businessinsider.com/playstation-xbox-console-wars-end-microsoft-sony-2020-1a. This holiday season, both Microsoft and Sony are planning to launch next-generation game consoles: the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5, respectively.b. Though the two consoles compete directly, Microsoft is intentionally moving its Xbox business away from direct competition with Sony.c.  Instead of focusing on the new Xbox console as a replacement for the current one, as Microsoft and Sony have done in the past, Microsoft is making a different play: a digital game library that works across Xbox devices.What do you think of Microsoft strategy overall in moving the industry in such a different direction? Will they find a better niche in not trying to go head to head with the PS5?6. 8 of 10 best selling games of the decade were Call of Dutyhttps://www.pcgamer.com/8-of-the-10-best-selling-games-of-the-decade-were-call-of-duty/a. Gta 5, red dead 2, Minecraft were the other 3b. GTA topped the listc.  Its no wonder these games get pushed out yearlyEntertainment News7. Writer's Strike loomshttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-01-18/hollywood-wga-strike-preparation-goodmana. More than a decade after writers shut down Hollywood, studios and networks are once again preparing for another potential walkout that could disrupt Southern California's highest profile industry. 2007b. Then, Hollywood was just entering a digital revolution that would upend old distribution models, with Netflix just starting its pivot from DVD to the internet and Hulu going live as the strike ended.c.  As a content consumer I would be disappointed to see this happen but as a creator I would love to seize the opportunity.8. Disney Drops Fox Namehttps://thenerdstash.com/disney-will-rebrand-fox-as-just-20th-century-studios/a. Disney closed a $71 billion deal to acquire Fox Searchlight and 20th Century Fox last year. However, Fox itself has still retained some independence with Fox Entertainment, Fox Sports, and Fox News, but they do not fall under the Disney umbrella.b. In an effort to separate the two entities, Disney will rebrand 20th Century Fox as 20th Century Studios. It will also rebrand Fox Searchlight as Searchlight Picturesc.  It's unknown so far if any other significant changes will be made to the iconic logo and sound. With Disney and Fox continuing to argue over the rights to Spider-man.9. New Recruits to the Resistancehttps://thenerdstash.com/taika-waititi-reportedly-being-recruited-for-a-new-star-wars-movie/a. According to a report from THR, Taika Waititi, of Thor directorial renown, has been approached by Disney to develop a Star Wars film. The THR article later goes on to state that not much else is known regarding how far along Disney and Waititi have gotten in these discussions.b. Waititi isn't the only Marvel alum to be approached for a Star Wars film. Back in September, it was revealed that Marvel Chief Creative Officer and MCU mastermind Kevin Feige would bring his talents to the Star Wars franchise for a new movieWalt Wednesday will have a special guest host this week to fill in for Brmibe. @eminent_stump will join Jazzy to discuss Peter Pan!FOLLOW US ON TWITCH, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, and INSTAGRAMIf you would like to be a guest or have a topic you would like to hear discussed hit us up on twitter or shoot us me an email to zazzaboo@elevatesreams.comThanks, and we will see you next week★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Ah, the PlayStation 4. That sweet beacon of happiness in nearly every gamer's entertainment center that sparks joy, inspiration, and wonder. Why, these days PlayStation is almost ubiquitous with gaming itself. And it's easy to see why, with the recent announcement that PS4 has crossed a staggering 100 million units shipped, reaching that milestone faster than any other gaming console that has come before it. But it's not all sunshine and rainbows this episode, as news broke this past week of a massive leak of the personal information of over 2,000 people involved in the gaming industry through the shocking negligence of the Entertainment Software Association, organizers of E3. We break down the significance of these two huge stories while, as always, catching you up on the rest of the industry news this week. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/absentminded/message

On this week's episode Host Joseph talks about the massive ESA Leaks, No Mans Sky getting a PSVR Beyond Update, Why Kojima is Showing off Death Stranding at Gamescom 2019, Rocket League kills lootboxes, while the Entertainment Software Association makes PlayStation regulate lootboxes, Trump blames gun violence on games and more! ****************************************************************************** Timecodes! ESA - 4:13 No Man Sky - 12:16 Death Stranding - 17:16 Destiny 2 23:48 Rocket League Kills loot Boxes - 37:13 Violent Games BS - 47:29 The Drop 01:00:43 ****************************************************************************** Follow The Trophy Room: A PlayStation Podcast Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/2PglU1a  Discord: https://discord.gg/wPNp3kC Twitter: https://twitter.com/PSTrophyRoom Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/badbit

The Entertainment Software Association has leaked personal info of thousands of last year's E3 attendees, leading many to consider foregoing the next show altogether. Here are today's stories: - E3 Expo Leaks The Personal Information Of Over 2,000 Journalists - Halo TV series pushed to 2021 - Showtime's Halo TV series casts Cortana, Soren, and a trio of new Spartans - Ninja’s move to Mixer has resulted in 500k subscribers and a surge in app downloads - Evo apologises for misleading Solid Snake cameo video during Tekken finals - Rainbow Six Siege Y4S3 operators have leaked thanks to some unlikely concept art Follow me on social media! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia Twitch: http://twitch.tv/samueladams --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On August 2, 2019, independent reporter Sophia Narwitz broke the story that the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), leading trade association of the video game industry, had made publicly available the personal information of more than 2,000 media members that had attended June 2019's Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3). Despite having waited for the ESA to disable access to the data before publishing, after Ms. Narwitz' posting it quickly became apparent that the ESA had not removed the data and that the same was still accessible to those inclined to search for it by other means. The fallout was immediate and wide-ranging. How did this happen and what was the nature of the leak on the ESA's website? Why are the statements the ESA has made in response seemingly untethered from what actually happened? What part of the ESA's privacy policies might have given them the belief that they could publish E3 attendees' personal data? And finally, how might the release be litigated and what penalties could the ESA be facing in California, in Europe under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and beyond? Buckle in. The ESA has blindly stumbled into...Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/yNA2xRNwq4s #ESA #E3 #Doxxing *** Discussed in this episode: "The Entertainment Software Association doxxed over 2000 journalists..." Tweet - August 2, 2019 - Sophia Narwitz (@SophNar0747) (https://twitter.com/SophNar0747/status/1157434089236049920) VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/aDflWZ1CbrA "E3 organization leaks data for over 2,000 journalists and analysts" VentureBeat/GamesBeat - August 2, 2019 - Jeff Grubb (https://venturebeat.com/2019/08/02/e3-data-leak/) E3 Website (https://www.e3expo.com/) ESA Privacy Policy (http://www.theesa.com/privacy-policy/) E3 Additional Media Badge Requirements (https://www.compusystems.com/servlet/AttendeeRegLoginServlet?evt_uid=124) "California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018" CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE 1798.100 - 1798.199 (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&division=3.&title=1.81.5.&part=4.&chapter=&article=) CA "Internet Privacy Requirements" CALIFORNIA BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE 22575 - 22579 (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&division=8.&title=&part=&chapter=22.&article=) CA "Enforcement" CALIFORNIA BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE 17200 - 17210 (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&division=7.&title=&part=2.&chapter=5.&article=) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (https://gdpr-info.eu/) GDPR Article 3 "Territorial Scope" (https://gdpr-info.eu/art-3-gdpr/) GDPR Article 6 "Lawfulness of processing" (https://gdpr-info.eu/art-6-gdpr/) GDPR Article 4 "Definitions (https://gdpr-info.eu/art-4-gdpr/) GDPR Article 7 "Conditions for Consent" (https://gdpr-info.eu/art-7-gdpr/) GDPR Article 83 "General conditions for imposing administrative fines" (https://gdpr-info.eu/art-83-gdpr/) GDPR Article 79 "Right to an effective judicial remedy against a controller or processor" (https://gdpr-info.eu/art-79-gdpr/) *** FOR MORE CHECK US OUT: On Twitter @hoeglaw At our website: https://hoeglaw.com/ On our Blog, "Rules of the Game", at https://hoeglaw.wordpress.com/ On "Help Us Out Hoeg!" a regular segment on the Easy Allies Podcast (formerly GameTrailers) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrxXp1reP8E353rZsB3j

"What I want are tools and information about how I can limit time and money spent on game play," Stanley Pierre-Louis, the president and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, told us. "The FTC has applauded our industry many times on our self-regulatory methods."Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.

It's a question the gaming industry has been asking for a while, fueled partly by some dramatic disagreements within the Entertainment Software Association. Is the E3 trade show still relevant or is it a waste of time and money? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The ESA, most notably known for organizing E3, has named a new CEO, Stanley Pierre-Louis, after reports of dysfunction made their way online. Here are today's stories: - Entertainment Software Association announces Stanley Pierre-Louis as next CEO - ‘Outer Wilds’ Now an Epic Game Store Exclusive, and Backers Aren’t Happy - Epic Games acquires Twinmotion - Starbreeze Says It ‘Lacks Sufficient Funds’ for the Coming 12 Months - Grand Theft Auto V has sold 110m copies - Oddworld: Soulstorm’s Latest Trailer Includes a First Glimpse of In-Game Footage - Gears 5 release date, box art may have leaked Follow me on social media! Twitter: http://twitter.com/prettychillguy Instagram: http://instagram.com/samueladamsmedia YouTube: http://youtube.com/samueladamsmedia --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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On this Thanksgiving episode of Video Games 2 the MAX, Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss quite a few topics, and the games they've been playing heading into the last legs of the year. They begin by talking game sales for last month as Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 proves triumphant over Red Dead Redemption 2. Then, they switch focus to a much longer conversation about Sony skipping E3 2019. What it means for the company and for the Entertainment Software Association that runs E3. Is the PS5 truly on the horizon, and what games could they have to show even if they did an event. They also get into what Microsoft has planned for Scarlett and a rumored upgraded Nintendo Switch too. They also discuss Square-Enix's financial troubles and what it meant for Final Fantasy XV, Hajime Tabata, Shadow of the Tomb Raider. There's elaborations on Mortal Kombat 11 and Diablo 4 being in development. THQ Nordic buying more studios and their lack of marketing for Darksiders 3. Microsoft's X018 event, and much more. Near the end, they go through most of the 2018 Game Awards and give their predictions for who will win at the show. The guys end with talking about the games they've been playing. Sean gushes over Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu. While Marc has some less than savory things to say about Red Dead Redemption 2. But both guys agree on how good Tetris Effect is though.

On this Thanksgiving episode of Video Games 2 the MAX, Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss quite a few topics, and the games they've been playing heading into the last legs of the year. They begin by talking game sales for last month as Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 proves triumphant over Red Dead Redemption 2. Then, they switch focus to a much longer conversation about Sony skipping E3 2019. What it means for the company and for the Entertainment Software Association that runs E3. Is the PS5 truly on the horizon, and what games could they have to show even if they did an event. They also get into what Microsoft has planned for Scarlett and a rumored upgraded Nintendo Switch too. They also discuss Square-Enix's financial troubles and what it meant for Final Fantasy XV, Hajime Tabata, Shadow of the Tomb Raider. There's elaborations on Mortal Kombat 11 and Diablo 4 being in development. THQ Nordic buying more studios and their lack of marketing for Darksiders 3. Microsoft's X018 event, and much more. Near the end, they go through most of the 2018 Game Awards and give their predictions for who will win at the show. The guys end with talking about the games they've been playing. Sean gushes over Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu. While Marc has some less than savory things to say about Red Dead Redemption 2. But both guys agree on how good Tetris Effect is though.

On this Thanksgiving episode of Video Games 2 the MAX, Sean Garmer and Marc Morrison discuss quite a few topics, and the games they've been playing heading into the last legs of the year. They begin by talking game sales for last month as Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 proves triumphant over Red Dead Redemption 2. Then, they switch focus to a much longer conversation about Sony skipping E3 2019. What it means for the company and for the Entertainment Software Association that runs E3. Is the PS5 truly on the horizon, and what games could they have to show even if they did an event. They also get into what Microsoft has planned for Scarlett and a rumored upgraded Nintendo Switch too. They also discuss Square-Enix's financial troubles and what it meant for Final Fantasy XV, Hajime Tabata, Shadow of the Tomb Raider. There's elaborations on Mortal Kombat 11 and Diablo 4 being in development. THQ Nordic buying more studios and their lack of marketing for Darksiders 3. Microsoft's X018 event, and much more. Near the end, they go through most of the 2018 Game Awards and give their predictions for who will win at the show. The guys end with talking about the games they've been playing. Sean gushes over Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu. While Marc has some less than savory things to say about Red Dead Redemption 2. But both guys agree on how good Tetris Effect is though.

Girls Make VR started by using virtual reality to solve TWO social problems. The first?  The underrepresentation of women in the tech field. And the second: the "divide" among us, in terms of education and future opportunities. Then, along the way, the program took on additional issues, such as poverty and homelessness. Georgia Van Cuylenburg is the Founder and Executive Director of  Los Angeles nonprofit Arts Bridging the Gap.  Arts Bridging the Gap's mission: the creation of top-quality arts programs for underserved youth. And one of those programs is Girls Make VR, for which Robyn Janz is Program Director. Girls Make VR, created in 2016 to educate young women from low-income areas, prepares them to be leaders in the tech field.  The program partners with top companies, including Samsung and the Entertainment Software Association. Since its inception as a workshop during VRLA 2016, Girls Make VR has expanded.  At the time of our interview, their after-school program was just about to wind up for the semester.   Robyn and Georgia had just taken some of their young students to VRLA 2018, for their third VRLA onsite workshop --and counting. And for Fall semester 2018, they're reaching out to other schools, to see where else their classes can get young women working on their future tech skills. During Day Two of VRLA 2018, Robyn and Georgia talked about Girls Make VR, their experiences as innovators and educators, and their goals for the future. On this edition of Over Coffee®, you'll hear: How Georgia and Robyn first became inspired to make creative innovation their life's work; The story of the Girls Make VR program; How Georgia first came to start her nonprofit, Arts Bridging the Gap; The workings of a program which Arts Bridging the Gap devised, to create empathy between young people from both affluent and low-income backgrounds; How Robyn came aboard with Arts Bridging the Gap; Robyn's discovery of her VR calling through her professional background in a seemingly-different field; The landmark teaching experience that showed Robyn she was on the right path; How the Girls Make VR environment encourages participants to leave fear behind as they learn; A special invitation which Girls Make VR received (and which happened shortly after we recorded this podcast!); What students experience, in a Girls Make VR class session; How an exciting United Way partnership put the young students to work, addressing a current social crisis, while giving them a "work experience" that prepared them for the future; What's next, for the Girls Make VR program; What VRLA 2018 was like, for Robyn, Georgia and their Girls Make VR students; How to support Robyn and Georgia in all the amazing things they're doing!    

A little Gaming never really hurt anyone Right? Gaming is no different from other forms of mental escape, no harm in spending down time disassociating with your favorite game of choice. According to the Entertainment Software Association the US video games industry made $36 billion in 2017. More than 2.6 billion people play video games around the world. Recently, The World Health Organization added "Gaming Disorder" to its manual of disease classifications. Comparing compulsively playing...

A little Gaming never really hurt anyone Right? Gaming is no different from other forms of mental escape, no harm in spending down time disassociating with your favorite game of choice. According to the Entertainment Software Association the US video games industry made $36 billion in 2017. More than 2.6 billion people play video games around the world. Recently, The World Health Organization added "Gaming Disorder" to its manual of disease classifications. Comparing compulsively playing...

A little Gaming never really hurt anyone Right? Gaming is no different from other forms of mental escape, no harm in spending down time disassociating with your favorite game of choice. According to the Entertainment Software Association the US video games industry made $36 billion in 2017. More than 2.6 billion people play video games around the world. Recently, The World Health Organization added "Gaming Disorder" to its manual of disease classifications. Comparing compulsively playing...

Geoff Keighley, producer of The Game Awards and E3 Coliseum, joins Michael Gallagher, president and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, to discuss the evolution of E3.

Joe Jerome: An overview of GDPR requirements (Ep. 130) Bio  Joseph Jerome (@joejerome) is a Policy Counsel on CDT's Privacy & Data Project. His work focuses on the legal and ethical questions posed by smart technologies and big data, and he is interested in developing transparency and accountability mechanisms and procedures around novel uses of data. Prior to joining CDT, Joe was an associate in the cybersecurity and privacy practice of a major law firm. His practice focused on advertising technologies and privacy compliance in the health and financial sectors. Additionally, he worked on a wide range of consumer privacy issues at the Future of Privacy Forum and has written articles about data ethics, trust in the online gig economy, and emerging technologies in video games. Joe has a J.D. from the New York University School of Law, where he was an International Law and Human Rights Student Fellow, and a B.A. from Boston University. Resources enter for Democracy and Technology (CDT) Top 10 operational impacts of the GDPR (via IAPP) Top 10 operational responses to the GDPR (via IAPP) Security, Privacy & Tech Inquiries Blog by Lukasz Olejnik World without Mind by Franklin Foer News Roundup Trump fails to act on Russian cyberattacks U.S. Cyber Command head Admiral Mike Rogers told the Senate Armed Services Committee that President Trump has yet to give an order to implement measures that would prevent further Russian cyberattacks. This is despite reports last week of Russia's deepening efforts to interfere with American politics. For example, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology released a report saying that between 2015 and 2017, accounts on social media that were linked to Russian propagandists, tried to influence policies that would undermine U.S. efforts to sell natural gas in Europe where Russia has considerable market share. Also, Reddit reported that thousands shared Russian propaganda on its site, prompting demands for more answers from the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is also investigating Tumblr. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is also said to be pursuing a case against Russians who conducted cyberattacks against Democrats during the 2016 election. These charges would be in addition to the ones Mueller has already brought against Russians accused of spreading propaganda on social media, according to NBC News' Ken Dilanian.   But despite the absence of specific directives from the White House to U.S. Cyber Command, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats claimed before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the White House is taking a “whole government approach” under which the president has tasked the 17 agencies Mr. Coats oversees with addressing the Russian cyber threat.   John Bowden at the Hill reported that Russians also collected Americans' personal data from social media platforms during the 2016 campaign.   On Monday top Democrats including Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Dianne Feinstein wrote a letter to President Trump urging him to extradite the 13 Russian nationals FBI Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted last month for allegedly using social media to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that the extradition would never happen. Ninth Circuit will hear consolidated net neutrality appeal The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is based in San Francisco, will hear the multidistrict litigation initiated by 22 state attorneys general to appeal the Federal Communications Commission's decision to repeal the Obama-era net neutrality rules. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict litigation chose the Ninth circuit at random. Trump blocks Broadcom acquisition of Qualcomm President Trump has blocked Singapore tech giant Broadcom's acquisition of Qualcomm, citing national security concerns. At $117 billion, the merger of the two chipmakers would have been the biggest tech deal in history. The Verge reports that Broadcom is in the process of moving its headquarters to the U.S. by April 3rd.   Twitter cracks down on ‘Tweetdeckers Twitter purged several accounts for “tweetdecking”, a violation of Twitter's spam policy in which users mass tweet each other's tweets using platforms like Tweetdeck. Some of the accounts that were suspended had millions of followers. A new MIT study also released last week found that fake news travels some 6 times faster on Twitter than the truth. White House holds video game violence meeting  Harper Neidig at the Hill reported on the White House's meeting with video game industry representatives. The president convened the behind-closed-doors meeting to discuss the role of video games in promoting mass shootings. In attendance were representatives from the Parents Television Council, Entertainment Software Association, as well as executives from game makers Rockstar and ZeniMax. The Verge reported that the meeting was largely unproductive and Activision announced the release of its latest ‘Call of Duty' installment on the same day the White House meeting took place. FBI paid Geek Squad employees to inform on Child Pornography Laurel Wamsley at NPR reported that the FBI paid informants at Best Buy's computer repair service unit Geek Squad to flag child pornography found on their customers' computers.The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the FBI last year about these searches and the new documents illustrate more about the nature of the relationship between the FBI and Geek Squad. FBI Agent Tracey Riley testified in a Jefferson County Kentucky Circuit Court last week confirming that that FBI agents paid Geek Squad workers in a Best Buy store in Kentucky when they found child pornography.  FCC Proposes $1 billion for Caribbean hurricane recovery efforts FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposed over $1 billion in funding to aid in the recovery of communications networks in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Sixty-four million would go immediately towards restoring networks. The rest, or $954 million, would go towards longer-term projects to enhance broadband networks in the Caribbean. Harper Neidig reports in the Hill. Congressional Black Caucus pushes tech on lobbying diversity The Congressional Black Caucus wrote a letter to the Internet Association, CTIA, NCTA and US Telecom urging them to hire and retain more black lobbyists given African-Americans' widespread use of mobile devices. White House joins push for internet sales tax The White House is joining in states' push for the Supreme Court to overturn a 1992 precedent, Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, that held that many online retailers don't have to add sales tax to the prices their customers pay. Thirty-five states support overturning the decision. Online retailers who oppose doing so claim that it would be too onerous to collect taxes from fifty different states. Jess Bravin reports for the Wall Street Journal. Number of Americans affected by Equifax breach keeps growing Equifax's interim Chief Executive Paulino do Rego Barros Jr. announced on Thursday that an additional 2.4 million consumers were affected by their massive data breach last year. It brings the total up to 147.9 million. Brian Fung reports in the Washington Post. House reauthorizes the FCC The House voted to reauthorize the Federal Communications Commission with legislation that seeks to develop 5G networks and invest funds for the spectrum incentive auction. If the bill passes Congress, it will be the first time since 1990 that Congress has reauthorized the Commission. Harper Neidig reports in the Hill. Amazon offering 54 percent discount to Medicaid recipients Amazon announced last week that, for Medicaid recipients only, it would cut the monthly Prime subscription down to $5.99 per month. This is $7.00 less than the standard $12.99 fee. The move is seen as an effort by Amazon to attract Walmart customers. MIT study finds Uber & Lyft drivers earn less than minimum wage A new MIT study found that Uber and Lyft drivers earn less on average that minimum wage workers. The report found a median profit of $3.37 per hour before taxes. Ashley May has the report in USA Today.

The Entertainment Software Association decides to put warning labels on video games in response to concerns over loot boxes and microtransactions. But does that actually accomplish anything? Trump says he's meeting with the games industry this week to "solve" gun violence, but no one got the invite. Plus, Harry Potter is getting a new mobile game, Overwatch gets a new support hero, and Wreck it Ralph takes a dangerous trip to the internet.Be a part of the conversation on the Shelved Games Discord: https://discord.gg/0cnPsuJSU8De134Z Find our livestreams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shelvedgames

Video games have presented a challenge for parents since their advent. “Get off the couch and play outside!” or “Read a book!” are phrases the host of this podcast heard plenty throughout his childhood. But it’s been over three decades since Pong was invented, and the landscape has changed dramatically. Video gaming has become a professional and spectator sport, and the industry’s impact on the economy is significant. But can gaming also help educate people and build a workforce fit for a high-tech, 21st century economy? Evan is joined by Erik Huey Senior Vice President for Government Affairs at the Entertainment Software Association. They discuss the role of video games in STEM education, what to expect from virtual reality, and how “e-sports” are changing society. To see how your state is impacted, check out www.areweinyourstate.org.

On this episode, we talk about the "2017 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry" put out by The Entertainment Software Association. They're kind of shocking.

Have you ever wondered if there are any opportunities out there where you can apply and be awarded money for technology items in your classroom. Of course it isn't easy or guaranteed to get money or technology for your classroom, but it can be well worth it. Here are links to the opportunities that I discuss in the podcast episode:Ed Tech Team Grants - https://www.edtechteam.com/grant/Donors Choose - http://www.donorschoose.org/Adopt a Classroom - http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/Digital Wish - http://www.digitalwish.com/dw/digitalwish/grant_awards - Receive additional support for a 1:1 classroom.Toshiba America Foundation - http://www.toshiba.com/taf/ Best Buy - ttps://corporate.bestbuy.com/community-grants-page/RGK foundation - http://rgkfoundation.org/public/guidelines - Through principal/superintendent only. Entertainment Software Association - http://www.esafoundation.org/challenge-grant.aspTeachers Count - http://www.teacherscount.org/grants/ - List of different grants available. Also, don't forget about opportunities that may be available through your local school district and through your state department of education. 

Experience an example of somebody who married their personal interests with their law career. Discover that challenges will present themselves but they will also pass. It's part of the scenery on the path to success. Listen to Tanya Woods' story. Tanya is VP of Policy and Legal Affairs at the Entertainment Software Association of Canada. For more about Tanya and ESA visit: theesa.ca

E3, also known as the Electronic Entertainment Expo, is a trade event for the video game industry. The Entertainment Software Association organizes and presents E3, which many developers, publishers, pretty much anyone but us.

E3, also known as the Electronic Entertainment Expo, is a trade event for the video game industry. The Entertainment Software Association organizes and presents E3, which many developers, publishers, pretty much anyone but us.

It's that time of the week. As the Ides of July roll toward the Ides of August, it's time for us to don our togas and get into a bacchanalia of gaming news. Our esteemed Holius Goalius, Nickus Dinicolus, and Ginger Bitchus Maximus bring you the news this week, including: Driver: San Francisco for the PC connection. Harmonix is to celebrate its 3,000th song. Bioware is letting . Popcap makes a The Entertainment Software Association from the State of California. WalMart for movie streaming. Roku boxes . Enjoyus. By the way, Holy Goalie has a vewy good fwend in Wome named Bigus Dickus.