We first broke the story that Electronic Software Association president Doug Lowenstein was stepping down from his post Thursday night.
Today, calls and emails to the ESA were not returned. I was told this morning that both Lowenstein and the media contact for the ESA were "gone for the day."
An ESA employee initially denied the report that Lowenstein was quitting, but then declined to be quoted and said we would hear back from the organization on Monday.
While the ESA is declining to comment, the rumors continue to build. The latest details come from Gamespot which reports that Lowenstein has "accepted the top position with a still-forming trade organization that would represent a consortium of retail investment firms." This matches what I've heard from my sources, though that still is not confirmation.
Lowenstein, rumor has it, will be around in the industry through Feb. 2007. None of the third-parties I spoke with today knew anything about the rumor.
Rumor: ESA President is Quitting [Kotaku]
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