The ECA: Fight for Gamers' Rights!

About Me

* Each week the ECA will pull a name from our list of members. The lucky winner will receive an assortment of goodies ranging from pens and pads, t-shirts and hats, video games and video game accessories, a copy of the movie GAMERS, energy drinks, even a chance to win a Sony PS3! * 2 free issues of Electronic Gaming Monthly offered from Ziff Davis * 5%-10% off of any Hyatt Hotels in the United States * Free copy of new feature- length film "Gamers" as supplies last * Free resume uploads to ECAâ€™s job board site, GameJobs.com * 30-day Free Trial to GameFly, the leading online video game rental service to the first 1,000 registered members * Discounts on consumer shows such as GameCon, Digital life, E for All, VGEXPO, and other trade events, conferences and concerts * WarCry free 30 day Trial membership in WarCry Choice for each member * New York Comic Con 2007, 2008 show will give 20% off to all ECA members * Career Discover Series offers 10% discount off of admission to ECA members * Hardcore GamerÂ® Magazine will offer a discount price off of the 12 month subscription cost of $24.99 to ECA members for $12.99 * New York Anime Festival 2007/2008 show will give 10% off to ECA members * The independent Publishers Group is offering 50% off Book of Games to ECA members. The original cost is $29.95. Book of Games, is a massive tome of information on current games. It features the most important games on the market today. It is a great tool to explore available titles, and is full of information on games, research, hardware, and the future of games. * ECA T-shirts * LAN centers across North America will offer ECA members 10-20% off any hourly or daily rates. Visit our LAN Centers page. * Patriot Memory offer exclusive discounts on their memory products through Newegg.com

My Interests

The ECA is a newly-formed consumer advocacy and membership organization which represents gamers. Similar to trade groups which represent the rights of manufacturers, developers and retailers, the ECA was established to be the collective voice of consumers of computer and video games.

I'd like to meet:

People who are passionate about gaming and tired of having their rights threatened.
Videos from our ECA/Game Politics Ask the Candidates contest. Thanks everyone!

Music:

Video Game Music

Movies:

Movies based on Video Games

Television:

Documentaries about video games.

Books:

Books about video games.

Heroes:

Gamers who are willing to stand up and be counted. People who are willing to affect change and not allow their rights to be threatened, nor themselves to be defined by others. Join the ECA and help make history at http://www.theECA.com.

My Blog

Blog Round Up

You can catch all the news at GamePolitics.com.Online Game Inspired by Immigrant's Death in Federal Custody GamePolitics readers may recall ICED!, an immigration-themed game released ...
Posted by The ECA: Fight for Gamers' Rights! on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:53:00 PST

DRM Free

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Posted by The ECA: Fight for Gamers' Rights! on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:36:00 PST

ComCapped!

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Posted by The ECA: Fight for Gamers' Rights! on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:22:00 PST

Blog Round Up

You can catch all the news at GamePolitics.com.New Zealand Govt. Rejects Watchdog Group's GTA IV Ban Bid In July GamePolitics reported that the Society for the Promotion of Community ...
Posted by The ECA: Fight for Gamers' Rights! on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:17:00 PST

Tell the ISPs NO to Bandwidth Caps

The ECA believes that gamers should be able to play the games they want on the internet. Several Internet Service Providers (ISPs), including Comcast, Frontier and Time Warner are actively movin...
Posted by The ECA: Fight for Gamers' Rights! on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:04:00 PST

Blog Round Up

You can catch all the news at GamePolitics.com.Spore Owners Turn Game's Own Content Creation Tools into DRM Protest Frustrated by Spore's egregious DRM scheme? Evolve a protest c...
Posted by The ECA: Fight for Gamers' Rights! on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:35:00 PST

Blog Round Up

You can catch all the news at GamePolitics.com.9/11 Memorial Held in Second LifeA 9/11 remembrance was held in Second Life yesterday on the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York Cit...
Posted by The ECA: Fight for Gamers' Rights! on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:34:00 PST

Blog Round Up

You can catch all the news at GamePolitics.com.Federal Appeals Court Scheduled to Hear California Game Law CaseOctober 29th is shaping up as a big day for the video game industry.On that morning, oral...
Posted by The ECA: Fight for Gamers' Rights! on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:18:00 PST

Blog Round Up

You can catch all the news at GamePolitics.com.Gamers Vent Spore DRM Frustrations via Amazon.com Reviews Frustrated Spore users are slamming Will Wright's new release with poor, 1-star ...
Posted by The ECA: Fight for Gamers' Rights! on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:38:00 PST

Blog Round Up

You can catch all the news at GamePolitics.com.GoW Creator Defends Calling Sarah Palin a MILFThe other day I called out God of War creator David Jaffe for a vlog in which he referred to Repu...
Posted by The ECA: Fight for Gamers' Rights! on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:00:00 PST