They act like it's going to be much of a problem trying to find developers that will fit to their standards of "decency". Relax guys, it's just entertainment.

Politicians have only themselves to blame for forming the delicate connections between their reputation and what some game developer does.

Sorry to make a WAY off topic comment:

There used to be an address that you could send stories/leads to GP.  I can no longer find that address on this site.  All contact information goes directly to the ECA.  Can someone help a gamer out?

*sigh* This isn't going to help the new guy's stature with the companies. Now that we have big-name companies leaving, I'm sure others are looking at the possibility of leaving too.  He needs to be up there and even though he's new he needs to be talking about his organization.

---- There is a limit for both politicians against video games, and video games against politicians.

They may as well have let Jack Thompson give the speech. He's in badly enough

-kurisu7885

I have to agree with you EZK. I was trying to keep an open mind about Gallagher a week or two ago, when we all were talking about Activision dropping out of the ESA, but I've read this keynote story three times at three different places now, and I still don't get it. All I get is some vague, unsettling sense of greasy, backroom politics. I guess that's what the ESA gets for hiring a lobbyist instead of businessman...?

"UPDATE: The ESA has dropped GamePolitics a line to say that Gallagher will be giving a state-of-the-industry speech at E3."

for a moment, i thought "awesome. state-of-the-industry AND the Sledge-o-Matic!"

Here are we -- and yonder yawns the universe.

"All y'all kids need to settle down. I'm on yer side. We can all get along as long as y'all do what yer told".- sorry, but I felt the need to some up this guy's speech ahead of time. He wants to pander to the young people who seem to be a bit more informed and organized than he previously thought. Of course, he will not concede his prior position because old folks are easier to scare into voting for him.

In political terms, this is called the "surprise reach-around".

Perhaps the ESA would be kind enough to tell us why they felt his presence was important (besides the obvious interpretation that he paid to get in)?

Seriously. He's said to be Tom Delay's "bitch". In the 2006 election, he scared everyone into reelecting him. And he and/or the fellow republicans HATES education. He's the reason Texas is the Lone Retard State.

a project "cannot portray Texas or Texans in a negative fashion."

I can't think of anything lately that has done this... except for that one episode of SpongeBob.

岩「…Ace beats Jack」

A lot of people consider E3 to be "dead." The ESA is working on those who don't.

Question

Have any of the mentioned provisions in the law been used or detered any game designers from setting up shop?

GP should talk to some Texan game designers

Gallagher, et. al. have forced their way in.... big companies not attending will force them back out again.  Including the keynote speaker.

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