Feb 23, 2010 at 9:42am
VGVN will be at South by Southwest (SXSW) this year as part of ScreenBurn Arcade, the festival's interactive gaming arcade. In hosting ScreenBurn Arcade, SXSW — one of the nation's largest music, film, and interactive media festivals — is recognizing the growing influence of video games.
Jan 11, 2010 at 2:15pm
Yesterday, the U.S. District Court issued an injunction against the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), which had banned advertisements for certain computer and video games on its trains, buses, and stations. Yesterday's ruling means the CTA must stop enforcing its ban until the case is finally resolved.
Dec 3, 2009 at 3:54pm
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report released today found that the computer and video game industry is leading in in consumer disclosure, retail compliance and enforcement of responsible marketing practices.
Oct 29, 2009 at 4:01pm
California State Senator Leland Yee, one of the main architects of the unconstitutional attacks on computer and video games, is receiving the First Amendment Coalition's Beacon Award for legislation supporting government transparency and journalists' rights.
Sep 15, 2009 at 2:53pm
Insomniac Games CEO, Ted Price, sent an email to the Video Game Voters Network with an impassioned defense of free speech and video games.
Take a moment to read Price's email and then invite your friends to join VGVN:
Sep 14, 2009 at 4:10pm
Do you want to know the latest news about threats to video games and your free speech?
VGVN's Twitter feed is just that place.
Aug 3, 2009 at 11:06am
The Entertainment Software Association has launched ESA TV, an online video blog series that provides audiences with compelling, creative and informative content about the computer and video game industry. The first video of the series, below, brings to life ESA's 2009 Essential Facts.
Jul 22, 2009 at 12:54pm
The Entertainment Software Association has filed suit against the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), challenging its decision to ban video game advertisements.
Apr 24, 2009 at 9:18am
Rep. Joe Baca's (D-CA) sponsored H.R. 231 "The Video Game Health Labeling Act" - a misguided, unnecessary, and simply unconstitutional bill. In a letter seeking co-sponsors of this bill, Rep. Baca points to research claiming a causal link between video games and aggressive behavior, even though this very same research was rejected as faulty by a majority of federal and state courts.
Mar 26, 2009 at 9:38pm
Over the past several weeks, VGVN's Utah members worked hard to prevent the passage of HB 353, the anti-video game bill which would have amended the state's Truth in Advertising law and inhibited the promotion of the ESRB rating system. Despite hundreds of letters sent, the bill passed both the State House and Senate. However, Governor Huntsman heard Utah's VGVN members and he vetoed HB 353 because of concerns about violating the Constitution and undermining the ESRB rating system.
Mar 16, 2009 at 3:20pm
Once again, Utah state legislators are unfairly targeting video games. The anti-video game bill (HB 353) would expose game retailers to frivolous lawsuits. Under this bill, if the store promotes enforcement of the ESRB rating system, and then a sales clerk accidentally sells a M-rated game to a minor twice, any person could then sue that store for damages, and it could be fined!
Feb 20, 2009 at 3:18pm
In the case of Video Software Dealers Association v. Schwarzenegger, the judges ruled that the state could not enforce a 2005 California law that would have regulated the sale or rental of computer and video games. This is the 13th court ruling that supports video games as a form of protected speech.
Feb 12, 2009 at 11:53am
The Video Game Voters Network (VGVN) invites you to join the Video Game Rally, a new Facebook application enabling Facebook members to express their support of video games, take action to defend games, spread the word about anti-video game threats and win prizes!
Jan 16, 2009 at 4:27pm
As the new Congress settles in and begins developing its political agenda, it's more critical than ever that we let our representatives know where we stand on the regulation of video game sales: it is a waste of legislators' time and taxpayers' money! Take just a moment to write your elected representative and introduce yourself as a constituent who cares about video games and First Amendment rights.
Dec 22, 2008 at 9:26am
Recently, the Pennsylvania Task Force on Violent Interactive Video Games released a landmark report to the state legislature, which makes the case for NOT enacting video game regulations. The report is a comprehensive study with input from a diverse group of participants including experts on First Amendment issues, social science, clinical psychology, members of the game and entertainment industry and law enforcement.
Nov 19, 2008 at 9:06am
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) recently launched two more initiatives to empower parents with the right information: rating summaries and an ESRB mobile site. More parental education efforts, rather than intrusive video game regulations, are the only way to ensure the protection of children, while protecting our favorite form of entertainment.
Oct 24, 2008 at 3:53pm
The news of the new E3 Expo next year shook up the video game community this week. Rich Taylor, Senior VP of Communications & Research at the ESA (VGVN's parent organization), speaks with G4's Adam Sessler about the plans for the bigger & better E3, and the efforts of the Video Game Voters Network.
Oct 16, 2008 at 5:04pm
Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate for President has become the first presidential candidate ever to advertise for his campaign inside video games. According to the Associated Press, Sen. Obama is advertising in eighteen video games encouraging gamers to register and vote. Sen. Obama's advertising leaves no doubts about the political significance of gamers.
Oct 8, 2008 at 3:20pm
Video games are an art and the people who come together to produce them are artists. This is one of the many reasons the Video Game Voters Network stands up to defend video games. If they are created by artists, they should be treated like other forms of art--books, music and movies are all protected under the First Amendment.
Sep 26, 2008 at 9:03am
A recent report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that, contrary to popular misconceptions, video games are a mainstream social activity for teenagers and, even more importantly, they may have a positive effect on teen's civic and political engagement. The Entertainment Software Association has said the findings show that video games are beneficial.
