<![CDATA[Kotaku: Eca]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Eca]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/eca http://kotaku.com/tag/eca <![CDATA[Rush Limbaugh Defends Video Game Free Speech, "This is Where the Battle Is"]]> As the U. S. Supreme Court battle for free speech in video games closes in, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh is adding his support for video games as art. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5677274&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gamer Demonstration Planned For First Amendment Rights]]> On November 2, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association and Entertainment Software Association. This is a landmark case for gaming and the court, and gamers can stand up for what the believe in. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5669490&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Game Violence Documentary Can Be Seen Free Online]]> "Moral Kombat," the 2007 examination of violent video games by the brother of Entertainment Consumers Association president Hal Halpin, will be available for view online free for the next 30 days. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5459195&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ECA President Blames Exploiters For Cancellation Concerns]]> Earlier this morning Kotaku reported on concerns from members of the Entertainment Consumers Association over the organization's membership renewal policies. ECA president Hal Halpin now offers his response, blaming exploiters for the majority of the issues at hand. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5417416&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Entertainment Consumers Outraged Over ECA Cancellation Policy]]> Does the Entertainment Consumer Association have the consumer's best interests at heart? The inability to turn off auto-renew for memberships and limiting cancellation requests to snail mail would have users checking the "No" box, if it was actually functional. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5417143&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Industry Types Confess the Evil Deeds They've Done (in Games)]]> What's the most cruel, unfair, downright evil thing you've done in a game? Bitmob polled some industry types with the question. Hal Halpin was a real jerk in Mario Kart 64; Todd Howard created a suicide squad in X-Com. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5394248&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PAX Panel Attempts To Define “Gamer,” Sparks Casual Controversy]]> The PAX panel, Game Culture: How Gamers Impact Society & How Policy Affects Gamer Culture, had some mildly interesting moments – but it got really interesting right at the end, during Q&A. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5354283&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ECA Form Letter Asks Obama to Stop Picking on Games]]> If President Obama's rhetorical flogging of video games has you in high dudgeon, the ECA's built a form letter enabing you to point out to the White House how "video games can empower and educate." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5324202&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ECA Membership Delivers Amazon Discounts — UPDATED]]> What's in it for you if you join the Entertainment Consumer Association? Well, now the $20 membership gives you 10 percent off games on Amazon. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5188412&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ECA Boss Says Joe Lieberman is "Misunderstood"]]> In a wide-ranging interview with Crispy Gamer, Hal Halpin, the president of the Entertainment Consumers Association, calls Senator and gamers' preferred punching bag Joe Lieberman "largely misunderstood and painted with a very broad brush." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5097007&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The ECA Turns Two]]> The Entertainment Consumer Association today celebrates 24 months of consumer advocacy on behalf of gamers nationwide. The ECA was actually formed back in July of 2006 by industry veteran and former president of the Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association Hal Halpin, but I guess they were just dicking around for those first couple of months. Over the past two years the ECA has been sticking their noses everywhere on our behalf, from fair use to violent game studies, piracy to government video game legislation, with varying degrees of effectiveness. It's kind of nice to have them there. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5077375&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ECA Expands Into Canada]]> In a move I would like to think was spurred on by my startling revelation about the giant ice spider threat yesterday, the Entertainment Consumers Association has announced that they ware opening up memberships to Canadian members. The consumer advocacy organization, which already provides numerous opportunities and benefits to its U.S. members, will soon unveil plans targeted specifically towards consumers based north of the American arctic arachnid defense grid. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5042931&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[MORE Publishers To Quit The ESA?]]> The ESA are in a pickle. E3 ain't what it used to be, and high-profile members like Activision, Lucasarts and id have up and left the organisation. Can things get any worse? You bet! Hal Halpin, boss of the Entertainment Consumers Association, has told the Washington Post that he knows of a further two companies planning on leaving the ESA, while adding that there are "several others that are unhappy but remain with the organization". Like a marriage gone bad. "Pass the salt, would you dear", etc etc. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5014833&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Id: ESA Departure "Temporary and not Political"]]> Technology columnist Mike Musgrove got Entertainment Software Association CEO Michael Gallagher on the horn (we got him first!) to talk about, what else, ESA's membership losses. Everyone here should be familiar with the story and the pressures that realigning E3 have brought to bear on membership dues, believed to be the motivation for so many big name publishers flying the coop. ESA refers us to the companies to get the reasons for leaving, and so far none have, really. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5014365&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ESA Slams Game Politics Over Bias Claims]]> The Entertainment Software Association, already suffering from an exodus of member companies, took on Game Politics today over a post the Entertainment Consumer Association-backed site wrote calling into question the choice for the upcoming E3's keynote speaker. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5012801&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ECA To Support Gamer "Chapters"]]> The Entertainment Consumers Association will now support chapter organizations created by its members, it announced today. The ECA hopes to create new networks by which consumers within the same area can connect with one another, participate in ECA-sponsored LAN parties, fundraisers and other events. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5010524&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ECA: Special Interest Groups "Don't Have A Leg To Stand On"]]> Nonprofit advocacy group The Entertainment Consumers' Association is hailing the results of a recent Federal Trade Commission study that showed 80 percent retailer compliance with the ESRB's ratings system, a continual year-over-year increase that puts games ahead of other media in self-regulating mature content. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=388653&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ECA Boss Responds To JT, NIU Shooting]]> Hal Halpin, head of the Entertainment Consumers Association, has issued a statement following the tragic events at Northern Illinois University, events which our dear old friend was so quick to seize upon and blame on videogames. The statement reads:
We'd like to extend our condolences to the families, friends and classmates of those who were affected in the school shooting at Northern Illinois University. Separately, we are disgusted, but no longer shocked, to find that anti-game activists are again rushing to conclusions about what drove Stephen Kazmierczak, the clearly disturbed 27 year old who police say was responsible for this tragedy, to commit such an act.
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=357262&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ECA Cuts Military Spending]]> You read that right, the Entertainment Consumers Association, an organization dedicated to promoting consumer advocacy with concerns to political issues involving gaming, has cut military spending by 25%. Granted the discount only applies to military personnel who wish to join the ECA, and it only comes out to five bucks off the normal fee of $19.99 a year, but hey, it's something! It's all thanks to GamePolitics.com regular and ECA member Robert Kalal, stationed in Turkey with the Air Force, who wanted to promote the association to his fellow servicemen.
"We're excited to extend our 25 percent Student Discount for annual membership dues to all active service men and women with a valid dot mil domain extension," said Hal Halpin, president of the ECA.
There you go, proud men and women of the military. Getting shelled by enemy artillery doesn't sound so bad now that you've got 25% off ECA membership, now does it? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=317919&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Clips: Moral Kombat, The Video Game Violence Documentary]]> That's not a typo, but the title of the upcoming film (at one point expected to see release in 2005) on video game violence from Spencer Halpin, brother of the Entertainment Consumers Association's Hal Halpin. Despite featuring some very alarmist soundbites—as well as giving The Silver Fox another outlet to deliver his anti-Rockstar speech promising a "Columbine on the factor of 10"—the documentary appears to have very high production values and looks to be a must-watch for those interested in the topic of violence in games. Michael McWhertor More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=225876&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[What The ECA Will Do for You]]> Hal Halpin, the president of the Entertainment Consumers Association recently spoke with The Stamford Advocate about partnerships, memberships, and what the ECA plans to ultimately do for the gaming community. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=224725&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Industry Buys Game Politics]]>
There's one less independent voice in hard-nosed game coverage today. More »
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