Crave Entertainment Pulls Out of ESA

California-based publisher Crave Entertainment is the latest company to withdraw as a member of the Entertainment Software Association, GamePolitics reports.

The publisher has made no official announcements concerning its departure from the ESA, a group dedicated to the business and public affairs needs of game developers and publishers. Despite pulling out of the organization, the company will exhibit titles at next month's E3 Media and Business Summit.

Crave's roster of published titles includes FarSight Studios' Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (Wii), among others. The publisher's departure marks the fifth pull-out from the ESA this year, following the soon to be merged Activision and Vivendi, LucasArts, and id Software.

No reason has been provided for the withdrawals, though some rumors lay the blame on issues with ESA president Mike Gallagher, who took up the office last year.