
The Entertainment Software Association, or ESA, first came into play
in April of 1994 as the Interactive Digital Software Association. Over
the years, it became known as the ESA and became the trade association
of the computer and video game industry in the U.S.. The ESA holds E3
every year, fights against software copyright infringement, supports
the Entertainment Software Rating Board, and they help brighten the
government’s outlook of video games.
But now, it seems that some of the top video game companies
(Electronic Arts, Vivendi, Blizzard, and as of yesterday LucasArts)
have abandoned the ESA. Why? No one knows. There have been press
releases, but none of those have answered the question of why these top
game developers are leaving the ESA.
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