Game industry trade group fights to protect violent games, readies for big show
Mike Gallagher, who runs the video game industry trade group, the Entertainment Software Association, has to worry about a lot of things as the big game trade show, E3, approaches in a couple of weeks. Among them is a legal battle with the Terminator himself.
As head of the ESA, Gallagher is at odds with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger over a legal battle concerning violent video games that could be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court…. Continue Reading
E3 preview: A Q&A with Mike Gallagher, head of the Entertainment Software Association
If there’s a place video game developers show up to show off their wares, it’s the annual “E3” summit.
It runs Monday through Thursday at the Los Angeles Convention Center (it’s not open to the public).
At the head of it all is Mike Gallagher, the new Mr. E3.
He runs the Entertainment Software Association, responsible for ensuring the video game industry’s official media and analyst show projects an image befitting the $50 billion industry. Gallagher started his… Continue Reading