ECA Takes Over GamePolitics.com, Talks Mission 22
simoniker writes "The new Entertainment Consumers Association has announced that it has acquired the GamePolitics.com website, as part of its mission 'to give gaming consumers a voice and ensure that state and local politicians hear their concerns and appreciate their demographic power'. An in-depth interview with ECA founder Hal Halpin explains his reasons for setting up membership-based, consumer-focused ECA: 'I noticed last year that the state-level guys started moving away from targeting retailers, and trying to haul them off for selling M-rated games, to targeting consumers. And, you know, kids being [arrested] at 17 years of age for buying an M-rated game... it's just insane. And so, to me, that was the call.'"
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I think you should probably look up the definition of "democracy." Throw in "lobbyist" while you're at it.
KFG
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This spirit, unfortunately, is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists under different shapes in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled, or repres
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Damn straight they a political organization, Chuck.
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It seems to me the EMA and ECA are just two mega mergers.
Sure they provide power for the consumers defense however I can't shake the feeling:
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Agenda + Facts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advocacy_journalism [wikipedia.org]
I would have put gamepolitics in the advocacy class of journalism, since they do have an agenda of sorts.
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'Cause a 17 year old can't read "Ao" and the caption "Adults Only 18+" and realize that they're not supposed to purchase the game? Sounds like this kid needs to hit the books more and the xbox a little less. WalMart proactive? Stores responsble? Give me a break - you're just as nanny state as the people wanting to arrest kids for buying these games.
And while you're at it, get the hell off my lawn!
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Otherwise, I totally agree that forcing stores to be "proactive" is just as nanny state-ish.
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The simplest way for Walmart to become pro-active is to stop stocking games that are likely to bring it nothing but grief. GTA could disappear from its shelves tomorrow without having the slightest impact on the bottom-line.
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The demographic that matters... (Score:3, Interesting)
The only demographic that matters to the politician is that of the voters in his district.
But even then he must make choices.
The Evangelical Protestant is active and organized and the issues which excite him resonate far beyond his own community.
The gamer in politics runs the risk of looking adolescent and frivolous in comparison and usually stands very much alone.
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The gamer in politics runs the risk of looking adolescent and frivolous in comparison and usually stands very much alone.
There's a lot of disenfranchised kids out there. Maybe they could run a campaign to lower the voting age to 5?
Failing that maybe, they could run a campaign to get the kids to give their parents, the voters, hell?
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