Wednesday, January 18, 2012

E3 and SOPA - Why I will not be attending.



This video explains it all. The ESA, the lobbying arm behind the gaming industry, supports SOPA/PIPA. It does this even though a majority of game developers stand against both bills. An interesting subfact is that the ESA makes a lot of money from E3.

So while I was planning on attending, this year I will not be. Or, ever again really, until the ESA pulls it's support from SOPA.

Will you do the same? Will you petition your favorite game company to join your boycott?

You can sign this petition, directed at the ESA, to help them change their stance:
http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-esa-petition-and-boycott-e3

There's also a forum thread on the LoL general forums, asking Riot to boycott E3:
http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=1725579