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Feb 04 2009, 03:45 PM
I still can't get over the incredible finish to the Super Bowl on Sunday and how time and time again sports truly captivate our imagination by delivering such unexpected and powerful moments. As I said on Monday, there just really is no win like a sports win. Though next year let's hope it's the Patriots who are going to Disneyland!
Speaking of winning, one of my favorite parts of this job is when I get a chance to see people experiencing the emotion of sports through our games. I can tell you a few people who've been in on the win the last few weeks: Len Green (Philadelphia, Pa.), Michael Loyd (Copperas Cove, Texas), Paul Glasgow (North Preston, Nova Scotia), Steffon Dunlop (Queens Village, N.Y.), Jose Miguel Morales Herrera (Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico), and Tampa Bay Wide Receiver Antonio Bryant.
Those are the winners of January's Madden Challenge Finals, last week's Madden Bowl XV in Tampa, and yesterday's Gillette-EA SPORTS Champions of Gaming tournament. Congratulations to everyone.
If you haven't done so already, be sure to check out the great work our team is doing on our new Inside EA SPORTS blog covering all the action, including:
- Our own Nate Lundy grabbing me for a quick interview at Madden Bowl.
- Ongoing coverage from yesterday's Gillette-EA SPORTS Champions of Gaming tournament, where games came from around the globe to play against Tiger Woods, Derek Jeter, Denny Hamlin, Reggie Bush and more.
Cheers,
Peter
Posted
Jan 26 2009, 01:27 AM
Greetings from Tampa, where our team is on the ground to bring you highlights from our 15th annual Madden Bowl. This is an event that has grown to be an important inflection point in the festivities leading up to the Super Bowl, and we want you to have a backstage pass to the action.
We’ve talked for months about taking several steps to improve our community experience and the experience of those of you who read and respond to my blog. I hope you’ll agree that our staff groups were a step forward. Our teams are committed and excited to keep you up to date with development progress for new games coming later this year as well as answer your ongoing questions.
Two additional new steps, to my blog specifically, that you’ll now see are that:
- Our blog commenting system is tied to our EA web account system. Please visit here if you need a free account.
- We’ve now answered the questions many of you have asked about guidelines for blog comments. The policy is now outlined here.
Please continue to bring us your feedback. We have a great team here to help, including our community managers Will "raczilla" Kinsler, Alain "Sk88z" Quinto, and Justin Dewiel as well as our development teams who are also directly interfacing with you. As I’ve said before, while I’m not always able to give you every answer to every question myself, we have a team here to help every step of the way.
Posted
Mar 14 2008, 07:02 PM
One week ago, I was
sitting with my family in Glendale, Arizona. It was Super Bowl Sunday and I was
hoping—and fully expecting—to watch my undefeated New England Patriots wipe out
the New York Giants to become Super Bowl Champs, the first team to complete a
perfect season in more than three decades, and rightfully position themselves
as the greatest football team of all time.
I also knew I had a two hour flight home from Phoenix on Monday morning, and
had decided that I’d use that trip home to pen my first entry in a new blog,
something I’d really been wanting to do for quite some time. Between attending
Madden Bowl and taking my family with me to see the Pats and Giants on Sunday
night, I knew I’d have a lot to say and some time set aside to say it. It all
seemed like a perfect plan.
Most of you know what happened next…
Now, I worship the Great Hooded One, but going for it on 4th and 14 instead of
attempting a 48-yd field goal in a dome? And how about spreading the field with
5 receiver sets as we have been doing all season? And when half time lasts 38
minutes, you’d think you could make some meaningful adjustments that would
prevent Brady from playing most of the game on his back staring at the closed
roof. Sigh…
Needless to say, last week was a tough week of recovery for Patriots Nation. So
forgive me that I’m a week late but still committed to launching “Inside the
Game with Peter Moore”. I may be a little late to the blogosphere, but I have
always enjoyed my interactions with gamers and recently decided to develop a
more consistent forum than presentations and interviews. I also want to hear
from you – EA SPORTS Nation – about what is on your mind: plaudits, gripes,
vents, kudos (when due) and brickbats when deserved.
As recently as this past weekend I enjoyed some good natured trash-talking with
one of my all-time favorite bloggers Larry Hyrb, AKA Major Nelson of Xbox Live.
For those of you who haven’t seen it, I “called out” Larry to his sidekick
Trixie, accusing him of being the Perez Hilton of video game blogging (i.e.
becoming a celebrity bigger than his blog). Well Larry, being a little hard of
hearing due to hundreds of hours of chainsaw action on Gears of War with his
wireless headset on a little too snuggly, thought I said “Paris Hilton”. Check
it out on Xbox Live for a good chuckle.
This clearly escalates the war of words. Suggestions on an appropriately
acerbic response welcome…
I’m lucky to have an incredible job that affords me some great experiences and
the chance to work with and meet some fascinating people. I hope you’ll enjoy
sharing some of those experiences with me in the months and years to come.
Let me start by saying that I won’t try to sum up my first five-plus months at
EA SPORTS today, but I will tell you that this is an incredible place to be and
an exciting time to be here. I’ ll start by talking about just a couple of
things that have kept me busy the past few weeks.
First, we recently announced a new game in development called FaceBreaker that
has a lot of people excited. I’m glad to see so many fans share our
anticipation for that title. It’s fresh, it’s approachable and it’s going to
bring back a genre that’s very near and dear to my heart…by that, most of you
have figured out that I am referring to Ready to Rumble, one of the launch
titles on the Dreamcast and a game that certainly sold hardware and was one of
the top titles in a deep and eclectic launch line-up.
At the other end of the spectrum, on Thursday before the Super Bowl, I had the
chance to attend my first Madden Bowl as a member of the EA SPORTS team. Having
flown in from Munich that afternoon, I was dragging a little as I finally made
it to the Martini Ranch in Scottsdale, but wow, what a great party, that
culminated in Willis McGahee beating Marshawn Lynch (Go Bears!) in the final.
It was great testament to the power of our industry, and of the EA SPORTS and
Madden brands, that this event has become THE must-attend party for celebrities
and athletes to kick-off Super Bowl weekend.
What’s next?
We’ve got a busy year ahead. Our teams are driving hard to deliver the most
innovative lineup in the history of EA SPORTS and we’re aggressively looking to
take EA SPORTS into new places we haven’t yet gone.
I hope you’ll bookmark this page and check back often. We’re going to have
plenty to talk about together. Drop us a line at InsidetheGame@ea.com. I’d love
to hear what’s on your mind.
- Peter
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