Peter Moore, the public face of Xbox and Games For Windows, has moved his family back to the Bay Area and taken a job as President of EA Sports. The new Electronic Arts CEO had reorganized the company into four distinct units and Moore becomes the final President to be hired.
Microsoft's video game division is taking a one-two punch. Earlier this month came news that the software giant was taking a charge of more than $1 billion to pay for costs related to extending the Xbox 360 warranty to three years.
Now Peter Moore, the company's Xbox standard-bearer for the last four years is resigning to join EA Sports as its president. Replacing Moore at Microsoft as senior vice president of interactive entertainment business (Xbox and Games for Windows) is Don Mattrick, who was once EA's president of its worldwide studios. "Peter really helped us build a great business," said Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division. "We're excited about having him as a partner and as someone we'll continue to work closely with over time. ... I can't think of a better person to step into Peter's job than Don."
The Face of Xbox Bolts To EA
Peter Moore, the public face of Xbox and Games For Windows, has moved his family back to the Bay Area and taken a job as President of EA Sports. The new Electronic Arts CEO had reorganized the company into four distinct units and Moore becomes the final President to be hired.
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