Entertainment Software Association
Logo of the Entertainment Software Association.
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| Trade association | |
| Founded | April 1994 (as Interactive Digital Software Association) July 16, 2003 (as Entertainment Software Association) |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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Area served
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United States |
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Key people
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Michael Gallagher (President, CEO) |
| Website | www |
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is the trade association of the video game industry in the United States. It was formed in April 1994 as the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) and renamed on July 16, 2003. It is based in Washington, D.C..
Most of the top publishers in the gaming world (or their American subsidiaries) are members of ESA, including Capcom, Disney Interactive Studios, Electronic Arts, Konami, Microsoft, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Nintendo, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Square Enix, Take-Two Interactive, Ubisoft and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
The ESA also organizes the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade expo in Los Angeles, California,
The ESA’s policy is based by member companies serving on the ESA’s three Working Groups:
Doug Lowenstein founded the ESA. On December 14, 2006, game blog Kotaku reported that he was resigning to take a job in finance outside the industry. On May 17, 2007, Mike Gallagher replaced Doug Lowenstein as the president of ESA.
In 2012, frustrated by the Entertainment Software Association‘s support of the proposed anti-piracy SOPA and PIPA legislation, Red 5 Studios CEO Mark Kern founded the League For Gamers (LFG), which intends to advocate for gamers' interests, which may conflict with the industry protection measures the ESA advocates. * In January 2012, the ESA dropped its support for both SOPA and PIPA despite initially lobbying congress for both bills.
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