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Peter Moore

Place of birth: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Date of birth: 1955 (age 68-69)
Employment history: Sega of America
Role(s): Executive
Education: Keele University, United Kingdom; California State University, Long Beach

Peter Moore (born 1955 in Liverpool, England) is best known for his position as Corporate Vice-President of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business division, which includes the Xbox and Xbox 360 game consoles and also president of SEGA of America. Moore announced his resignation from Microsoft on July 17, 2007 to take over the EA Sports division of Electronic Arts California^[1]

History

Moore holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Keele University, England, and a master’s degree from California State University, Long Beach.

Sega

After working for Patrick USA, the U.S. subsidiary of the popular French company, and then Reebok, Peter Moore rose to prominence at Sega, being a big figure in the company's North American operations during the Dreamcast era. Moore played a pivotal acting role in the company’s decision to change its business strategy to become a platform-agnostic software publisher. At the time of leaving in 2003, Moore was president and COO of Sega of America.

Microsoft

In 2003, Microsoft hired Moore to help the Xbox compete with other next generation consoles. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had been frustrated by the low market share of Xbox (then stalled at 23% in the United States), and heavily courted Moore based on his experiences with the Sega Dreamcast^[2]

Electronic Arts

On July 17, 2007, Electronic Arts announced that Peter Moore would be leaving Microsoft to head the sports division at Electronic Arts^[3]. Moore reportedly wanted to move back to the San Francisco Bay area to live with his family, which was possible with EA. His position as Vice President of Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft was filled by Don Mattrick^[4].

Miscellaneous

Peter Moore is also famous for having tattoos of Halo 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV that he used when announcing the respective games. However, while the Halo 2 Release date became a reality, the release date of Grand Theft Auto IV (Originally October 16, 2007) did not. Some sources claim that the Halo 2 tattoo was not permanent^[5] and others have reported that Moore still has it^[6]. It is unknown if the Grand Theft Auto IV tattoo is permanent.

Moore also reportedly endorsed the Wii console as an alternative over the PlayStation 3, claiming that for the price of one PlayStation 3 (US$600 at the time), the consumer can buy both the Xbox 360 and Wii^[7].

Moore has been proud of the success of the Sega Dreamcast game console and the satisfaction that owners still express today; including fans of the Shenmue game franchise, which Moore describes as the most vocal fan base during his career at Sega. Moore disclosed to GamingSteve.com that at a security checkpoint at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, a TSA security agent said "I don't need to see your passport. You're the asshole that gave away Shenmue to Xbox^[8].

Peter Moore portrayed a zombie in the film adaptation of House of the Dead along with producer of the original game, Rikiya Nakagawa. Both are credited at the end of the film under "Special Thanks".

Production history

The House of the Dead 2 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks^[9]
Sega Bass Fishing (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks^[10]
Zombie Revenge (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks
Virtua Striker 2 Ver. 2000.1 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks^[11]
Shenmue (Dreamcast; 1999)^[12]
Web Browser 2.0 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks
NFL 2K (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks - Sega of America^[13]
Sega Swirl (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks^[14]
NHL 2K (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special thanks to^[15]
Sega GT (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks
NBA 2K (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks - Sega of America
Samba de Amigo (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks^[16]
Quake III Arena (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks^[17]
Daytona USA 2001 (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks^[18]
Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast; 2000) — President & COO
Metropolis Street Racer (Dreamcast; 2000) — Special Thanks^[19]
Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks^[20]
Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — President & Coo
Confidential Mission (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks^[21]
Sonic Adventure 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Executive Management
Floigan Bros. Episode 1 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks^[22]
Outtrigger (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks^[23]
Alien Front Online (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks^[24]
NCAA College Football 2K2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks^[25]
Sega Bass Fishing 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks^[26]
Ooga Booga (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks^[27]
Bomberman Online (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks
Virtua Tennis 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks^[28]
Rez (PlayStation 2; 2001) — Special Thanks^[29]
Columns Crown (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Special Thanks
Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Executive Management^[30]
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Executive Management
NBA 2K2 (Xbox; 2002) — Special Thanks
Baseball Advance (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Special Thanks
NFL 2K2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks^[31]
NFL 2K2 (PlayStation 2; 2001) — President & COO^[32]
World Series Baseball 2K2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks^[33]
World Series Baseball (Xbox; 2002) — Special Thanks
NBA 2K2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Special Thanks
NHL 2K2 (Dreamcast; 2002) — Special Thanks^[34]
Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball (GameCube; 2002) — Special Thanks
NCAA College Football 2K3 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Special Thanks^[35]
Sega Smash Pack (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Special Thanks
NBA 2K3 (GameCube; 2002) — Special Thanks
ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth (Xbox; 2002)
Virtua Tennis 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Special Thanks^[36]
Shinobi (PlayStation 2; 2002) — SPECIAL THANKS
Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube; 2002) — President & COO^[37]
Sonic Advance 2 (Game Boy Advance; 2002) — Executive Management^[38]
Sega Rally Championship (Game Boy Advance; 2002)
Skies of Arcadia (GameCube; 2002) — Special Thanks
World Series Baseball 2K3 (Xbox; 2003) — Special Thanks^[39]
World Series Baseball 2K3 (PlayStation 2; 2003) — Special Thanks^[39]
Condemned (Xbox 360; 2005) — Special SEGA Thanks
Condemned (Xbox 360; 2005) — Special Thanks^[40]
Propeller Arena: Aviation Battle Championship (Dreamcast; unreleased) — SOAD

Magazine articles

Main article: Peter Moore/Magazine articles.

Photographs

Main article: Photos of Peter Moore

External links

References

Presidents of Sega Enterprises USA
Gene Lipkin (1985-1986) \| Ned DeWitt \| Tom Petit (1988-1994) \| Alan Stone (1994-1996) \| Howell Ivy (1996-2004) \| Co-president: David Rosen (1985-1996)
Presidents of Sega of America
Bruce Lowry (1986-1989) \| \| Michael Katz (1989-1990) \| Tom Kalinske (1990-1996) \| Bernie Stolar (1998-1999) \| Peter Moore (1999-2003) \| Hideaki Irie (2003-2005) \| Simon Jeffery (2005-2009) \| Mike Hayes (2009-2012) \| John Cheng (2012-2018) \| Ian Curran (2018) Co-president: David Rosen (1986-1996)

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[:File:FloiganBrosDCUSManual.pdf_p25-22] File:FloiganBrosDCUSManual.pdf, page 25

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