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Activision and Vivendi Leave ESA

Activision, Vivendi discontinue ESA membership on GamesIndustry.biz has word that both Activision and Vivendi have parted ways with The Entertainment Software Association, the video game trade group. They have statements from the ESA and Activision, with Activision saying: "We appreciate the work that the ESA has done over the years in promoting the interactive entertainment industry with state and federal governments and wish the ESA best of luck with the show." Kotaku has word that a number of other developers, including NCsoft and id Software, will eschew this years E3, though they remain ESA members. They quote industry sources who indicate that this may be related to displeasure with the leadership of ESA president Mike Gallagher.

id Software Becomes Latest ESA Departure

id Software Becomes Latest ESA Departure [05.23.08] id Software has confirmed to Gamasutra that the prominent independent Texas developer has become the fourth major gaming company to leave the ranks of the ESA - official reasoning for the departures has yet to surface. [UPDATE: ESA comments added.]

Activision, Vivendi Pull Out Of ESA, E3 2008

Activision, Vivendi Pull Out Of ESA, E3 2008 [05.02.08] Following earlier reports that the soon-to-merge Activision and Vivendi Games will not be attending the E3 2008 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles this July, the E3-organizing ESA has told Gamasutra that the two firms have left the trade organization. [UPDATE: Official ESA comments added.]

Texas Governor As E3 Keynote Speaker Causes Strife

Zonk pointed out a post on Joystiq highlighting a recent tantrum thrown by the ESA. Apparently the ESA didn't appreciate the framing GamePolitics chose to use for a story about E3's Keynote speaker and Texas Governor, Rick Perry. GamePolitics continues to call Perry into question as a choice for keynote speaker, saying: "While there are surely many Christians among E3 attendess, there are just as surely many who aren't. Aside from the fact that Perry was a bizarre keynote choice from the get-go, his divisive comments indicate that the ESA should rescind the offer. We have to ask again: why is E3 2008 being politicized? The answer, we suspect, has much to do with embattled ESA boss Michael Gallagher."

President Sarkozy and the French (Space) Revolution

It seems to be the week for big politics and space exploration. Yesterday, the Universe Today reported that Buzz Aldrin was worried about the future of the politically-driven US space policy; he is currently lobbying US President hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain to increase NASA funding. On the other side of the pond, French President Nicolas Sarkozy also wants NASA's European counterpart, ESA, to do better. However, Sarkozy wants to change the face of the ESA into the NASA model by making it politically driven, rather than leaving European bureaucrats to decide ESA priorities. ESA has operated independently from political pressures that often weigh down on space agencies, but Sarkozy is a huge advocate of the US system and believes space exploration should be politically motivated.

ESA's most advanced navigation satellite launched tonight

ESA PR 25-2008 A further step towards the deployment of Europe's Galileo global navigation satellite system was taken tonight, with the successful launch of ESA's second Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element

ESA's Roadmap to Earth-like Planets

ESA is launching a new initiative to develop a roadmap for finding Earth-like planets. Searching for rocky planets around other stars, in the hopes of finding an Earth-like world, is a top scientific goal in ESA's Cosmic Vision programme.

ESA Astronaut Recruitment Now Open

ESA has just opened applications for talented individuals wishing to become an astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps. There has not been a selection campaign since 1992, so this is a rare opportunity to be at the forefront of ESA’s human spaceflight programmes including future missions to the ISS, the Moon and beyond.

ESA astronaut recruitment now open

ESA has today opened applications for talented individuals wishing to become an astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps. There has not been a selection campaign since 1992, so this is a rare opportunity to be at the forefront of ESA's human spaceflight programmes including future missions to the ISS, the Moon and beyond.

ESA Calls For New Astronauts

ESA has today opened applications for talented individuals wishing to become an astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps. There has not been a selection campaign since 1992, so this is a rare opportunity to be at the forefront of ESA’s human spaceflight programs including future missions to the ISS, the Moon and beyond.

id Software Leaves ESA

Following the departures of Activision, Vivendi and LucasArts, id Software has decided to leave the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The company is no longer listed in the member section of the ESA website.

Teams Competing In ESAâ?"s Lunar Robotics Challenge

As interest in exploration of the Moon soars among the world’s space agencies, ESA, through it's General Studies Programme, has challenged university students to develop a robotic vehicle that is capable of working in difficult terrain, comparable to that found at the lunar poles. Eight university teams have been selected to proceed to the design stage of ESA’s Lunar Robotics Challenge.

Eight teams taking up ESA's Lunar Robotics Challenge

As interest in exploration of the Moon soars among the world’s space agencies, ESA, through it's General Studies Programme, has challenged university students to develop a robotic vehicle that is capable of working in difficult terrain, comparable to that found at the lunar poles. Eight university teams have been selected to proceed to the design stage of ESA’s Lunar Robotics Challenge.

ESA astronaut recruitment now open

ESA astronaut Hans Schlegel works on Columbus exterior during the second spacewalk of the STS-122 mission

ESA puts out the call for astronauts

The ESA launched an astronaut recruitment drive on Thursday which is seeking to recruit at least four more people to join its 16-strong astronaut corps as they prepare for future space exploration programmes, including a return to the moon and a possible manned space flight to Mars.

ESA and Argentina sign extension of Cooperation Agreement

On 8 May 2008, the Cooperation Agreement between the Argentine Republic and ESA was renewed for five years.

ESA and Argentina sign extension of Cooperation Agreement

On 8 May 2008, the Cooperation Agreement between the Argentine Republic and ESA was renewed for five years.

ESA Signs $414M Satellite Contract

The European Space Agency and Astrium GmbH have signed a $414 million contract to produce the EarthCARE satellite, the ESA's sixth Earth Explorer mission.

ESA signs $414M satellite contract

The European Space Agency and Astrium GmbH have signed a $414 million contract to produce the EarthCARE satellite, the ESA's sixth Earth Explorer mission.

ESA to begin third round of astronaut selection in 30 years

The European Space Agency launched its third astronaut selection round on 8 May at the UK's Science Museum in London. ESA selected astronaut candidates for the first time in 1978 and then again in 1992.

ESA spends big bucks to lobby government

The Entertainment Software Association, whose members include Microsoft, Electronic Arts and Atari, among others, spent more than 714,000 dollars in the first quarter to lobby the federal government, the Associated Press reports. The trade group, which represents video and computer game makers, is a strong proponent of industry self-regulation. The ESA lobbied on First Amendment issues, measures to promote parental control technology and on proposals intended to keep violent video games away from children. In addition, the group lobbied on measures to protect intellectual property, crack down on piracy, and on patent reform and trade issues, according to a disclosure report filed April 21 with the House clerk’s office. Besides Congress, the group lobbied the Patent and Trademark Office, U.

LucasArts Leaves ESA

The Force is no longer with the Entertainment Software Association. LucasArts is the latest video game company to leave ESA. The company also announced that LucasArts will still be participating in this year's E3.

Minnesota to Pay ESA $65K for Overturned Video Game Law

Washington - The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), a U.S. video game publisher trade group, has announced that the state of Minnesota has been ordered by a federal court to pay the group $65,000 in attorneys' fees, expended during a challenge to the state's law banning the sale of violent games to minors.

EA criticizes Activision/Vivendi for leaving ESA

With LucasArts pulling its ESA membership while news of Activision and Vivendi's departure was still fresh, EA is taking a stand on the subject.

id Software Says ESA Departure Temporary

id CEO Todd Hollenshead has claimed the developer's departure from the ESA is "temporary" and "not political."

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