Below are some links to some of the large body of work the ACSI Committee has been doing and the research and resources it has been gathering over the past decade to help advocate for the industry at large:

Anti-Censorship and Video Game Regulation

Letter to The Honorable Carlos Alberto Puente Salas regarding EL INICISO XXI BIS DEL ARTICULO 27 (Mexico) - 7 May 2013

Brown vs EMA

• US Supreme Court rules that games are protected speech - 27 June 2011
• Supreme Court Ruling
• IGDA-AIAS Amicus Brief

Violence In Video Games

Please Veto S2715 - IGDA ACSI to New Jersey Governor Christie - 14 August 2013

In The News

• Game Politics:http://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/07/30/igda-urges-new-jersey-gov-chris-christie-veto-s2715#.UieEyz9aw1I
• GameZone:http://www.mweb.co.za/games/ViewNewsArticle/tabid/2549/Article/8761/New-Jersey-Department-of-Education-spreads-anti-videogame-propaganda.aspx
• NJ.com (The Star-Ledger):http://blog.nj.com/ledgerletters/2013/08/letters_the_newark_archdiocese.html

IGDA Offers Counsel to Biden Task Force on Gun Violence- 10 January 2013

In The News

• NBC Nightly News: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/50444006/#50444006
• MSNBC: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/msnbc/50443538#50443538
• Fox Business Channel: http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2088158289001/do-violent-video-games-prod
• NBCNews: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/video-game-makers-urge-biden-not-blame-games-real-violence-1B7938947
  • Repost:
    • http://www.ghheadlines.com/agency/google-ghana-news/20130111/437292/vide...
• Shack News: http://www.shacknews.com/article/77351/vice-president-biden-no-judgment-game-industry
  • Repost:
    • http://topic.worlds-luxury-guide.com/article/08Qr1qhbjjbqO?q=Connecticut
    • http://www.i4u.com/2013/01/joe-biden/biden-offers-judgment-president-vic...
    • http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1239555&s=94b653b071cd6c6b1c83...
• Polygon: http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/14/3875420/video-game-violence
  • Repost:
    • http://topsy.com/www.polygon.com/2013/1/14/3875420/video-game-violence
    • http://thunderfeeds.com/reader/news/video-games-dont-create-violence-in-...
• CNET: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57563302-38/game-developers-urge-balanced-approach-in-biden-probe-of-violence/
  • Repost:
    • http://techwireftw.com/post/8692/game-developers-urge-balanced-approach-...
    • http://www.blueready.com/index.php?search=Game%20developers%20urge%20bal...
• Gamespot: http://www.gamespot.com/news/igda-urges-biden-not-to-censor-games-6402208
  • Repost:
    • http://dailyme.com/story/2013011000005570/igda-urges-biden-not-to-censor...
    • http://www.allgamenews.info/story/178602/igda-urges-biden-not-to-censor-...
• GamesBeat: http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/10/game-developer-association-to-biden-we-welcome-more-evidence-based-research/
  • Repost:
    • http://www.i4u.com/2013/01/joe-biden/game-developer-welcome-more-researc...
• Polygon: http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/10/3861060/international-game-developers-association-offers-to-help-biden-on-gun
  • Repost:
    • http://raptr.com/bghost26/news/50eef875876d111089/international-game-dev...
• Games Radar: http://www.gamesradar.com/igda-invites-gun-violence-task-force-talks/
  • Repost:
    • http://ewallstreeter.com/igda-invites-gun-violence-task-force-talks-3927/#
    • http://gameraves.com/igda-invites-gun-violence-task-force-talks/
• The Escapist Magazine: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/121451-ECA-IGDA-Speak-Out-on-Gun-Violence
  • Repost:
    • http://videogames.drovester.com/article/415394/ECA-IGDA-Speak-Out-on-Gun...
    • http://www.i4u.com/2013/01/eca-speak-out-gun-igda-violence
• Games Industry International: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-01-10-igda-writes-biden-calls-for-more-game-violence-research
  • Repost:
    • http://www.manmademag.com/news/522f45
• Gamasutra: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/184621/IGDAs_open_letter_to_Vice_President_Joe_Biden.php?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr#.UO8BLeTXaWE
  • Repost:
    • http://www.gamesindustry.com/industry-news/detail/273365
    • http://gamingbloom.com/2013/01/igdas-open-letter-to-vice-president-joe-b...
    • http://funnyfail.us/2013/01/10/igdas-open-letter-to-vice-president-joe-b...
• VG247: http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/10/igda-offers-to-assist-vp-biden-with-violent-games-research/
  • Repost:
    • http://www.allgamenews.info/story/178539/igda-offers-to-assist-vp-biden-...
• Gameranx: http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/12011/article/us-vice-president-biden...
• Kotaku Australia: http://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/01/watch-the-igdas-daniel-greenberg-defend...
• Anime News Network: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-11/video-game-groups-ask-u....
• Fizmarble: http://fizmarble.com/2013/01/11/igda-offers-counsel-to-biden-task-force-...
• NixTimes News: http://tech.nixtimes.com/game/game-developer-association-to-biden-we-wel...
• WSJ blog: http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/01/11/what-bidens-meeting-with-the-video-game-industry-really-meant/
  • Repost:
    • http://www.shwenewspaper.com/?p=4547
• The Atlantic Wire: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/01/how-video-game-industry-...
• Blistered Thumbs: http://www.blisteredthumbs.net/2013/01/video-game-violence-igda-and-joe-...
• Addict of Fiction: http://addictoffiction.com/eca-igda-defend-video-games
• Explosion: http://www.explosion.com/16977/eca-and-igda-write-letters-to-vp-biden-ab...

Other Coverage

• CNET: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57564350-38/a-connection-between-video-games-and-real-world-violence/
  • Repost:
    • http://www.blogrunner.com/snapshot/D/0/1/a_connection_between_video_game...
    • http://ewallstreeter.com/a-connection-between-video-games-and-real-world...
    • http://thunderfeeds.com/reader/news/game-developers-urge-balanced-approa...
    • http://premiertechnologynet.blogspot.com/2013/01/game-developers-urge-ba...
• Mashable: http://mashable.com/2013/01/16/obama-game-violence/
  • Repost:
    • http://www.onenewspage.us/n/Internet/74vnpe1od/Obama-Calls-Out-Video-Gam...
    • http://regator.com/p/258962245/obama_calls_out_video_games_in_gun_violence/
    • http://news.daterly.com/news/obama-calls-out-video-games-in-gun-violence...
• PC Gamer: http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/01/16/us-cdc-gun-violence-games/
  • Repost:
    • http://inagist.com/all/291690535889039360/?utm_source=inagist&utm_medium...
• The Register: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/17/obama_calls_for_games_violence_study/
  • Repost:
    • http://thunderfeeds.com/reader/news/obama-calls-for-study-into-games-%E2...
• Pixelated Geek: http://pixelatedgeek.com/2013/01/to-the-nra-imaginary-bullets-are-deadlier-than-real-bullets/
  • Repost:
    • http://ewallstreeter.com/to-the-nra-imaginary-bullets-are-deadlier-than-...
    • http://www.i4u.com/2013/01/bullets-are-bullets-nra-real-deadlier-imaginary
• Tech Press News: http://www.ukreviewzone.com/gun-lobby-releases-shooting-game-2/

Internet Freedom

CISPA

• CISPA Update - 6 May 2013
• International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Statement on CISPA - 16 April 2013

In The News

• GamePolitics: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/05/07/igda-applauds-senates-stall-cispa...

Open Internet Policy

• IGDA seeks member feedback on Open Internet Policy - 16 April 2010

Work On Promoting Benefits Of Video Games

International Game Developers Association and U.S. Department of Agriculture Host Apps for Healthy Kids Game Jams - 13 May 2010

IGDA Members Attend White House Meeting on Childhood Obesity - 09 February 2010

Quality of Life

For information specifically on our advocacy and education on Quality of Life please visit our dedicated Quality of Life page here: http://www.igda.org/quality-life