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My biggest inspiration is actually a couple of people. First and most importantly, my father. "Like so many of his generation in England, the Second World War robbed him of the opportunity to obtain any semblance of an education, but he was able, in his own incredibly unique Liverpudlian way, …

If the business world is a game, Peter Moore plays it on expert level. Noisily. And you wouldn’t want your brand to be in his crosshairs. Don’t get us wrong: speak to anyone in the upper echelons at EA and the words personable” and pleasant” seem indelibly linked to his …

Peter Moore has told MCV that he is aiming to make the division the leading brand in sports” – eclipsing Nike and Adidas. Speaking as we crowned him an ‘MCV Legend’ , EA Sports president Moore said his current aim is to make his employer more recognisable than the biggest …

New animated series will use assets from Gearbox's WW2 shooter

EA wants to licence upcoming release Spore for use in movies and TV, the game’s developer Will Wright has stated. "With Spore, we’re looking way outside the game space, such as TV, movies, etc. We’re basically planting the seeds to spread Spore out to a much wider group of people …

Canadian studio will make 100 staff redundant as part of publishing merger

EA has dated the release of its anticipated expansion to the hugely popular PC FPS Crysis – and the surprise news is that Europeans will get access on September 12th, four full days ahead of those in North America. That’s according to Joystiq, who also reports that the title will …

Another major planned Sierra release appears to have gone the way of Ghostbusters – with Activision Blizzard making no mention of a sequel to Scarface: The World Is Yours in its confirmed list of adopted Vivendi titles. According to Variety blog Cut Scene – which claims a ‘high level source’ …

Awards return after 2008 hiatus; developers urged to take part as categories are revealed

American CEO Simon Jeffery confirms that development legend is no longer a Sega employee