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The good news just keeps coming. Following ex-ELSPA boss Roger Bennett's outspoken comments against the recent treatment of videogaming by the powers that be, the new head of the Entertainment Software Association has unveiled plans to get our favorite medium the respect it deserves within the political arena. Speaking to The New York Times, Michael Gallagher sounded very passionate indeed about giving the games industry a voice equal to those of other entertainment industries, and about the political representation he'll be seeking to achieve that.
At this point I could again go over the reasons this is important in terms of the current state of industry growth but Mr. Gallagher does that more than adequately himself, so I'll simply refer you to his words, which you can find after the jump. Bear in mind this guy has previously set up LAN Doom matches in the offices of a […]
Original post by mrdestructoid@gmail.com (Destructoid.com) and software by Elliott Back
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