/dev/games 17 Jul 2007 05:46 pm
An Open Letter to Peter Moore
So, according to Kotaku, and now an official press release, you’re my boss now. The pleasure’s all mine!
You’ve been the most frank and honest videogame businessman in this tight-lipped industry for more than one generation of hardware. 8 or 9 years ago, I read an interview where you sounded knowledgeable and honestly excited to get Skies of Arcadia and Grandia II for the Dreamcast. It stuck with me, because in this interview I saw the words of a man who knew what his company needed and was infinitely pleased that they were getting it. Of course, this was back when, were I in my current position, we’d have been bitter enemies, at least as far as fake internet rivalries go.
Seriously, you bring a lot of street cred to the table. I’m glad we got you!
Now let’s make some GREAT games.
EA has some serious power behind it, as I’m sure you’re aware. We’re this giant ball of potential energy placed awkwardly at the top of a giant hill. On one side of the hill there is great success! At the other side, there is success, but people hate you for it.
Please push us in the correct direction.
Seriously,
Ben Burbank
Software Engineer
EA Sports
P.S. I’m also writing a private letter.
on 17 Jul 2007 at 5:59 pm 1.johnt said …
This is pretty exciting.
on 18 Jul 2007 at 12:24 am 2.juls said …
Hopefully this is an opportunity for some positive light to be shed on EA. It’s weird to read EA-related blog posts that don’t end with comments consisting of nothing but people flaming EA.
Also, when I read “giant ball of potential energy,” I imagined a huge Katamari.