Tag: Peter Moore
News Former Xbox Boss Reveals How Apple Watch Played 'Big Role' In Saving His Life
It could have been a disastrous situation
If you've been following the world of Xbox since the early days, you'll almost certainly remember Peter Moore - he was the Xbox boss back in the mid 2000s, and famously revealed Halo 2 and GTA 4 with tattoos of both games. Moore has been in the news this week for something entirely unrelated to gaming...
News Former Xbox Boss Reminisces About Gears Of War's 'Groundbreaking' Mad World Trailer
"Kudos to the teams"
Less than a year ago we ranted and raved about how much we liked the direction of the first Gears of War game, and we're definitely not the only ones that still have strong feelings for that era of Gears. The first game in the series, and also its Mad World marketing campaign have gone on to become iconic, and former Xbox boss...
News Microsoft 'Feared' The End Of Console Gaming As Early As Xbox 360, Says Peter Moore
Talk about 'no more consoles' isn't new
It seems that every console generation there's always speculation about whether this will be the 'last one' before a move away from dedicated hardware, and according to former Xbox boss Peter Moore, that even went on internally at Microsoft during the Xbox 360 era. Talking to IGN this week, Moore said that...
News Phil Spencer Says He 'Learned A Lot' Working For Former Xbox Boss
"He has a lot of great insight, history and learning to share"
Xbox boss Phil Spencer was pretty active on social media over the weekend, where he took the opportunity to congratulate the Iron Lords Podcast for featuring former Xbox boss Peter Moore as part of their latest episode. In his response, Spencer praised Moore as being someone that he...
News Former Xbox Boss Talks Building The 'Innovative' Xbox 360 Console
"It was such an innovative console"
The Xbox 360 was a defining era in the history of Xbox. It pretty much put the brand on the map, exposing Xbox to millions through Xbox Live - and a fantastic, cutting edge console to boot. At the time, Peter Moore was brought in to help Microsoft market the Xbox 360 launch, and in a new interview, Moore has...
News Xbox 'Encouraged' Console Wars During The 360 Era, Says Former Exec
"Not to create division, but to challenge each other"
The Xbox 360 era was a different moment in time, certainly for the Xbox brand where it still seemed hungry to make a name for itself. That hunger often spilled over into 'console wars'; basically, folks arguing over which console is best. While that fierce competition has eased somewhat in recent...
News Former Xbox Exec Peter Moore Returns To Games Industry At Unity
"Delighted to be reunited with so many industry friends"
Peter Moore, the man who was the vice president of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business division during the original Xbox and Xbox 360 era, has joined Unity as the SVP and GM of Sports & Live Entertainment. Announcing the news on Twitter, Moore said he was "delighted to be...
