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Today the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences announced that Entertainment Software Association founder Doug Lowenstein will be the third recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award. More »
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Yesterday, we posted a letter from former ESA boss Doug Lowenstein chastising the gaming press for giving everyone's favorite soon-to-be-former-lawyer Jack Thompson, claiming that we "treated him as if he was a credible, fair minded critic" (we did?) and overcovered him (and Crecente admitted that on that point, it's probably true - at times). Well, they've shot back at GamePolitics, succinctly calling Lowenstein's assertions 'bull.' You can't combat a bully by sticking your head in the sand, notes GP: More »
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I can't imagine there is much love lost between the former president of the Entertainment Software Association and soon to be former attorney Jack Thompson. While Thompson often publicly vilified Doug Lowenstein, once even calling him the Goebbels of the industry, Lowenstein always declined to respond. More »
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The Entertainment Software Association announced its new president today, naming Mike Gallagher for the position. The former assistant secretary of the Department of Commerce will take over for outgoing ESA president Doug Lowenstein who announced in December he'd be leaving the organization after a 12 year tenure. More »
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Doug Lowenstein, president of the Entertainment Software Association, spoke on the past twelve years with the organization only a few months before he's due to step down. His keynote ranged from nostalgia to some extremely harsh words for the games press, high level execs, controversial content creators and the rank and file soldiers. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=235046&view=rss&microfeed=true Entertainment Software Association's Doug Lowenstein will be heading up the newly formed Private Equity Council, a Washington, D.C. lobby group for the private equity industry. More »
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Game site GameDaily has picked its person of the year. While Nintendo President Satoru Iwata came in at #2, Blizzard's WoW mastermind Rob Pardo at #3 and the perpetually happy CliffyB at #4, the number one spot goes to the now departed ESA president Douglas Lowenstein. While Crecente broke this news of Lowenstein's exit, GameDaily mulls over why he mattered this year. Brian Ashcraft More »
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=223340&view=rss&microfeed=true The Entertainment Software Association has just confirmed the news we broke exclusively on Thursday: Founder and president Doug Lowenstein is quitting. More »
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It's not official, but it's official enough to run in the Rocky Mountain News: ESA president Doug Lowenstein is quitting. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=222750&view=rss&microfeed=true While the Entertainment Consumer Association president hasn't been tapped to replace Doug Lowenstein as the new president of the Entertainment Software Association, he does have some opinions oabout who should replace him: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=222566&view=rss&microfeed=true Electronic Software Association media contact Jeff Woodbury declined to comment today on news that Doug Lowenstein was leaving the association he helped form to take a job in finance outside of the industry. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=222558&view=rss&microfeed=true Last week we broke the news that Entertainment Software Association's founder and president, Doug Lowenstein, was quitting. While not confirmed by the ESA nor Lowenstein, official news that the founder is leaving not just the ESA, but the industry for a job in finance is expected this coming week. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=222434&view=rss&microfeed=true We first broke the story that Electronic Software Association president Doug Lowenstein was stepping down from his post Thursday night. More »
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The rumor mill just burst into flames and exploded. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=222041&view=rss&microfeed=true Game Politics got their hands on the letter that the Entertainment Software Association sent out to those few, those strange, those exhibitors at Kentia Hall about the downsizing of E3. The letter gives you a good feel for what the ESA really thought of their Kentia Hall brethren. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=192814&view=rss&microfeed=true Kyle Orland's officially unemployed and it looks good on him. Video Game Media Watch is blossoming (as is his freelance, I suspect) and we're all the better for it. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=191848&view=rss&microfeed=true I spoke with ESA president Doug Lowenstein last night for a story I wrote for the Rocky Mountain News about the new face of E3. More »
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When Crecente mentioned yesterday that his "sources" and "industry insiders" had told him that E3 would be moving to July, everyone at Kotaku Tower rolled their eyes. Crecente doesn't know anybody; his "sources" are just a curious side effect caused by his own radio-sensitive fillings, not enough sleep and way too much sugar. More »
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What? Say it isn't so! How else will the Kotaku staff get completely hammered on Sony's dime? Where will sweaty fanboys get their ham-hands on Bumpy Trot mini-harmonicas? What will become of the booth babe short-shorts? Won't someone please think of the short-shorts?! More »
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