"After careful consideration, Activision has decided not to renew its ESA membership for business reasons and will not be participating in any official E3 activities," an Activision spokesperson told GamesIndustry.biz.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/activision-vivendi-discontinue-esa-membership
Jeff Brown, the publisher's VP or corporate communications with EA said, "I think having [Activision and Vivendi] pull out of the ESA reflects an unfortunate lack of leadership."
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ea-activision-vivendi-esa-exit-shows-lack-of-leadership
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/activision-vivendi-discontinue-esa-membership
Jeff Brown, the publisher's VP or corporate communications with EA said, "I think having [Activision and Vivendi] pull out of the ESA reflects an unfortunate lack of leadership."
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ea-activision-vivendi-esa-exit-shows-lack-of-leadership