Peter Moore resigns from Microsoft ( credit joystiq.com)

[8th lutz]

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/17/peter-mo...y-don-mattrick/

 

Microsoft has announced the resignation of Peter Moore, current corporate vice president of the company's Interactive Entertainment Business. Moore will be replaced by former EA president Don Mattrick, who will become senior vice president of IEB on July 30. Mattrick joined Microsoft in February as a "strategic adviser."

 

Moore will remain with Microsoft through August, and then will return to his old stomping grounds in Northern California to begin a new, unspecified job in the games industry. Earlier today, 1UP cited a rumor that Moore was headed to EA Sports.

 

Update: The rumor has been confirmed. Moore has left Microsoft in order to return his family to the Bay Area and head EA Sports.

 

Joystiq has a scheduled call with Microsoft later today. We'll bring you updates as they become available.

[AtariJr]

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/17/peter-mo...y-don-mattrick/

 

Microsoft has announced the resignation of Peter Moore, current corporate vice president of the company's Interactive Entertainment Business. Moore will be replaced by former EA president Don Mattrick, who will become senior vice president of IEB on July 30. Mattrick joined Microsoft in February as a "strategic adviser."

 

Moore will remain with Microsoft through August, and then will return to his old stomping grounds in Northern California to begin a new, unspecified job in the games industry. Earlier today, 1UP cited a rumor that Moore was headed to EA Sports.

 

Update: The rumor has been confirmed. Moore has left Microsoft in order to return his family to the Bay Area and head EA Sports.

 

Joystiq has a scheduled call with Microsoft later today. We'll bring you updates as they become available.

 

wow.. this is unexpected. what's he going to do with all those tatoos? lol

 

it's kind of weird that he's leaving considering how much he recently has defended the 360 (like in his last interview with joystiq). EA seems to also be very Wii heavy, i hope that doesn't change once he heads that direction (though he seems very supportive of wii, especially his children).

 

ah well, if the rumor is true about EA at least he isn't being "demoted" per say as EA is probably more of a powerhouse than the Xbox devision is. best of luck to him.

[Fighter17]

Interesting.

[spacecadet]

Well, now we know why he was trumping up Madden so hard in the MS press conference at E3...

[bdog_147]

I'm shocked to hear this....very surprised.

[ninjarabbit]

The plot thickens

[ninjarabbit]

accidental double post, not a part of the plot at all, look the other way please

Edited July 17, 2007 by ninjarabbit

[Gregory DG]

Wow. I didn't see that coming!

[Shannon]

[Malc74]

Never saw that one coming at all.

[spacecadet]

btw 8th lutz, I know you're on some kind of joystiq.com kick lately, but kotaku broke this story first.

 

not that it matters either way. just sayin'.

[Lord Helmet]

Interesting. Maybe he can turn EA Sports into something interesting instead of a development house that hasn't released anything groundbreaking since 1994 (and I actually enjoy a good sports game every once in a while).