ESA Continues to Lose Members, This Time id Is Out

By Joe Haygood | May 23, 2008

The ESA has been hit with several high profile departures as of late, starting with Activision Vivendi, and then followed by LucasArts. Now, one of the bigger benefactors of the ESA fighting, id Software, is leaving the Association. No word from id Software on their exit, but it really is a bit shocking to see so many high profile developers leaving the ESA. One has to wonder if this could lead to the end of the ESA, as it cannot continue to lose member support.

With this departure, it leads me to believe that developers are starting to think that they need to control the way their product is represented to the government and the public. Why should id or Activision Vivendi have the ESA preach their case to the public, when the companies that made the job might be able to put better spin on the product.

via gamepolitics.com