He is perhaps best known as the founder of the game industry's retail trade association,
IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association), which merged with the VSDA (Video Software Dealers Association)
to form the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA).
Hal is presently running the Entertainment Consumers Association, an advocacy group representing gamers.
PAX '08: Hal Halpin Interview
September 4, 2008
1UP Specials: Hal Halpin Interview
July 25, 2008
The Art of Video Games
June 6, 2008
Sex & Violence in Videogames
April 29, 2008
Entertainment Consumers Association
February 04, 2008
Twitter Updates
Hal Halpin
Recession Proof?
October 17, 2008
Spore's DRM 'Trained Legions of Pirates,' says Halpin
September 17, 2008
The Glory of Pax
September 9, 2008
The Evolution of a Medium
August 7, 2008
The Rise and Fall of E3
July 23, 2008
The Crystal Ball
July 8, 2008
The Importance of Social Networking
June 16, 2008