Speaking to Next-Gen about his impending departure, ESA boss Doug Lowenstein had some (well...more) choice words to offload as he sails off into the sunset:

• I could certainly tell you that I tried to lead the ESA with integrity, with passion, and hopefully with an articulate and persuasive message, but it's really up to others to judge whether I succeeded or not.
• I guess more than anything else, [I hope people think] I fought resolutely and with passion and conviction to preserve the constitutional creative freedom for this industry to create these great games and great entertainment experiences.

  If I contributed to that in some way—in some way if there's a developer ten years from now who's doing something incredibly brilliant—if I deserve any amount of credit for that, that'll be something I'll be very proud of.

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Doug, thanks for the tips, but like you say, it'll be others who determine your legacy. Dropping hints won't get you anywhere. Anyway, tough as this sounds, as it stands you're a lot more likely to be remembered as the guy who only grew only grew a pair when he had one-and-a-half feet out the door. Luke Plunkett

Lowenstein: "I Tried to Lead with Integrity" [Next-Gen]

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