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The Game Publishers Association, or GPA, is a cornerstone of the gaming industry and gamer community. They provide a massive mailing list for all members, as well as a banner exchange program, and a newsletter called “Press On!” among various other bonuses and benefits. The GPA member pool is a collection of talent and resources in the gaming industry, pulling from board and card games to role-playing, miniature war games and of course LARP. For more about the Game Publishers Association, go to http://www.thegpa.org/.

GAMA, the Game Manufacturers Association, has been supporting the gaming industry for over 30 years. Their contributions to the community of gamers are immense, in that they have facilitated communication, social networking, and the sharing of resources and information among its members since the Association’s inception. They also provide a more direct and substantial benefit to those game retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers who join by providing health insurance and a variety of other benefits including discounted advertising in GAMA-supported publications and several extremely useful handbooks and mentoring programs. Recently they have added new benefits such as access to their industry surveys, bulk mailings through their distributors and even an advertising design service to help members put together promotional material for their company. For more information on GAMA and their membership benefits, visit http://www.gama.org/.