Side Quest, Episode 64: The ESA and the Politics of Gaming (Patreon)

The ESA and the Politics of Gaming

In recent years, The ESA -- The Entertainment Software Association -- has stumbled mightily. But in the not-so-distant past, gaming's lobbying arm in Washington DC was a power broker that fought bureaucrats, secured industry rights, and even helped win an essential Supreme Court case. So let's discuss the history of The ESA, what went right, and where it's since gone horribly wrong. Colin's Last Stand: Side Quest is free of baked-in ads, product placement, and other obnoxious forms of advertising because of your support. Please consider subscribing to CLS' Patreon to show your support for independent content: http://www.patreon.com/colinslaststand Listen to Sacred Symbols, CLS' PlayStation podcast (also available on podcast services and here on YouTube): https://open.spotify.com/show/1GKTOA7ZhIfrxIxSR0rg25 Listen to the retro and nostalgia podcast, KnockBack (also available on podcast services): https://open.spotify.com/show/5rO9Ac8lchoVtHk072dLrZ Twitter: @notaxation Instagram: @clsmoriarty Facebook: /colinslaststand Colin's Last Stand is a product of Colin's Last Stand, LLC PO Box 1233 | Santa Monica, CA 90406 The following sources were used in the creation of this episode of Side Quest: https://gamedaily.biz/article/1215/e3-2020-planning-document-proposes-overhaul-with-queuetainment-new-floor-plan-industry-only-day https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/03/e3s-organizer-apologizes-after-revealing-information-for-thousands-of-journalists/ https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-103s1823is/pdf/BILLS-103s1823is.pdf Congress.gov https://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/esa-withdraws-support-for-sopa/ https://www.supremecourt.gov https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-10-03-esa-president-michael-gallagher-steps-down https://variety.com/2019/gaming/features/entertainment-software-association-mike-gallagher-e3-1203211280/ https://gamedaily.biz/article/1215/e3-2020-planning-document-proposes-overhaul-with-queuetainment-new-floor-plan-industry-only-day The following videos were used, in part, in the creation of this episode of Side Quest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H4v5xA9qks (SCHLAUCHI) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plV5l_uKzDo (/Y\ad/Y\atty) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt3E7S8me2E (JonL) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC9ZJWHFjhc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2MtPSMh400 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cv6OY3PjAk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aGh0luXyO0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl4VOsnkdkc Additional video content was supplied by Videoblocks, via license. The following sources provided still imagery: Engadget, Fortune, FOX, Freebie Supply, Know Your Meme, Kotaku, logos-download.com, Moby Games, Plus PNG, PNGio, RetroMag, The ESA, The Verge, Time, Variety, VG Collect, Wikimedia, and Wikipedia.