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Lowenstein receives AIAS lifetime achievement award

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ESA founder Douglas Lowenstein has been named as the third recipient of the The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' (AIAS) Lifetime Achievement Award.

ESA was formed in 1994.

"It was under Doug's leadership that the industry fought off dangerous efforts to impose restrictions on video game content, in the process establishing unequivocally that video games are entitled to the same First Amendment rights as any other entertainment content," said Jay Cohen, AIAS Board chair and Jerry Bruckheimer Games boss.

"For those of us in the AIAS, it is no exaggeration to say that the artistic freedom we now enjoy stems directly from Doug's efforts."

Press release here.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.
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