The White House has finally sent out invitations to the video game industry for a meeting on Thursday, and the ESA says it will attend. “Video games are plainly not the issue: entertainment is distributed and consumed globally, but the US has an exponentially higher level of gun violence than any other nation,” said a…
The Electronic Software Association is offering 30 $3,000 scholarships to woman and minority students of video game design. Its applications just opened with an April, 27th deadline.
E3 is holding a live event for fans this year. Although it’ll be at LA Live rather than the convention center (where E3 proper is held), the organizers say they’ll have demos from Alienware, Oculus, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros. among other companies. Tickets are free—if you’re interested, you can sign up here.
The ESA announced a new game-ratings awareness campaign in a statement endorsed by Democratic and Republican lawmakers.