Entertainment Software Association
It was formed in April 1994 as the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) and renamed on July 16, 2003. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is the trade association of the video game industry in the United States.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 Atari, Capcom, Disney Interactive Studios, Eidos Interactive, Electronic Arts, Konami, Microsoft, Midway Games, Namco Bandai Holdings, Nintendo, Sega, Sony Computer Entertainment, Square Enix, Take-Two Interactive, THQ, Ubisoft and WildTangent. ESA s programs include: Doug Lowenstein founded the ESA. On August 18, 2007, it was discovered that someone from an IP address belonging to the ESA modified the modchip and abandonware articles in Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, by changing article content to represent legal opinions held by the ESA. Members are listed as displayed on the official website of the ESA and is current as of June 2009. As of May 23, 2008, Activision, Vivendi Games, LucasArts and id Software have discontinued membership in the ESA. As of October 9, 2008, Codemasters has also discontinued its membership in the ESA. .
