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EA Sports' Peter Moore

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EurogamerThe space ponchos episode.
Peter Moore

The space ponchos episode... Sounds like something from Doctor Who.

EurogamerIt was like something from Doctor Who.
Peter Moore

I was there, yes. I thought it was very interesting. Different.

EurogamerInteresting and different...
Peter Moore

Yes. Interesting because it's Cirque de Soleil. Different because... Whodathunkit? Cirque de Soleil, E3, motion control...

EurogamerI asked the readers via Twitter if they had any questions for you.
Peter Moore

Aaaaaaah.

Not Peter, although we wouldn't fight him either.
EurogamerDigital Foundry's Richard Leadbetter asked, would the Project Natal Experience have happened on your watch?
Peter Moore

That's a strange hypothetical... I don't know. On my watch we launched Xbox 360 with The Killers and Snow Patrol and Kasabian, instead of doing it at a trade show... So who knows? That was my watch and it was my idea to do that.

EurogamerAre you saying your idea was a little bit better?
Peter Moore

No. I'm saying that when I was there we did something very different and interesting, not a normal console launch. We did a lifestyle-type launch with cool bands. We got a lot of abuse, but that was interesting and different. Who knows? I don't know. I'm sure I found it very interesting and very different. And there's nothing wrong with either of those things.

EurogamerHere's another reader question, from @mkreku: what do you think of Dana White and the way he's keeping UFC fighters out of EA's MMA game?
Peter Moore

Dana has not kept them out. One of our cover boys is UFC fighter Randy Couture. We brought MMA to E3 this year with an actual match - I thought it was interesting and different to flip from the Nintendo press conference to a mixed martial arts fight in 24 hours.

Golf is probably more his thing. Moore his thing, maybe.

Dana has got a great US base and promotional fight circuit in UFC. We take a more global view. We're going to continue to invest heavily in the sport itself. Dana is Dana.

EurogamerAre you friends with him on Facebook?
Peter Moore

No I'm not. That is official. He's never asked me and I'm a little affronted.

EurogamerYou could ask him! You could put your differences to one side!
Peter Moore

Yeah, no.

EurogamerAnother reader question, from @thatrevchap: what is the situation with EA and baseball?
Peter Moore

That's a great question. We continue to be great fans of the sport. There are existing licences with Sony and 2K Sports and we wouldn't dream infringing upon those. But we've had great relationships with Major League Baseball and the Players' Association for many years. Those continue, but there are no announcements to be made right now.