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E3 was ‘soulless’, says Peter Moore

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E3 was ‘soulless’, says Peter Moore

But EA is working with ESA and other publishers to fix it in 2009, says Sports boss

EA Sports president Peter Moore has added his vote to the growing consensus that E3 was lacking a certain something – calling the event “soulless”.

Speaking on his official blog, Moore said that this year’s event lacked an “epicentre” and gave “no indication that we are the fastest growing entertainment medium in the world”.

He wrote:

“There was a palpable sense of frustration at the structure and logistics from all participants, from publishers like ourselves to the working press and financial analysts.

“Soulless and lacking an epicenter, the fragmented layout gave no indication whatsoever that we are the fastest growing entertainment medium in the world.

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While I am not sure I want to revert back to the old days of excess and one-upmanship, I do know that this format isn’t working…”

However, Moore had some suggestions for how to improve the show last year – and advocated both EA working closely with E3 organiser the ESA, and inviting select members of the gaming community.

Moore is the latest major publisher boss to question the setup of E3 2008, following in the footsteps of his boss, John Riccitiello, Ubisoft’s Laurent Detoc and Sega’s Simon Jeffery.

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posted by kPod Jul 25, 2008 at 12:59 pm
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kPod

Refresh my memory, but isn't EA the company that said it was too expensive to run in it's old state, before they swapped it to this debacle?

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posted by R Jul 25, 2008 at 4:22 pm
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R

Yes, they in part ruined it, and strangely enough don't like the result...

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posted by Red9 Jul 25, 2008 at 7:32 pm
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Is it just me? or is the widening of the 'cultural' divide between corporate and creative becoming painfully obvious? E3 is all the proof we need... Just split the bloody thing over 4 days - The 1st two days all business, closed doors, suits and buyers. The last two still business,OPEN doors and well, once the 'parents' have left you know the drill.....

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