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sportingnews.com - 3/13/2009

INTERVIEW: EA Sports President Peter Moore

— sportingnews.com — When you look at the landscape of video games, you're going to have a hard time finding... many people more influential than EA Sports President Peter Moore. Today he's showing off what we can expect in the coming months at an Opening Day event in San ... (more) INTERVIEW: EA Sports President Peter Moore

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gonintendo.com - 3/15/2009

EA tied to Mixed Martial Arts once again

— gonintendo.com — "We keep a very close eye on where things like Mixed Martial Arts are going. Obviously we've... got Fight Night -- we're incredibly excited about Fight Night -- but boxing, for me, sadly feels like it's the past of fighting and Mixed Martial Arts feels ... (more) EA tied to Mixed Martial Arts once again

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EA tied to Mixed Martial Arts once again
GoNintendo — ... got Fight Night — we’re incredibly excited about Fight Night — but boxing, for me, sadly feels like it’s the past of fighting and Mixed Martial Arts feels like it’s the future of fighting. So when we look at where people’s attention is going, that’s something we keep a very close eye on.” - Peter Moore This is the second time we’ve heard about EA’s interest in Mixed Martial Arts. The first time concerned a rumored MMA game in development. Looks like that rumor may end up being true. Link Posted March 15th, 2009 at 1:50 pm | ...

Peter Moore: Boxing is "the Past" [Rumor]
Kotaku — ... fighting. So when we look at where people's attention is going, that's something we keep a very close eye on." THQ has the license for an Ultimate Fighting Championship game until 2011, but there are, conceivably, ways to go ahead with an MMA title without UFC branding, just like there are football games out there without NFL licensing. Whatever the case, Moore's comments were pretty direct that mixed martial arts will be part of his division's next big leap. EA Sports Mixed Martial Arts Title in the Works? [IGN via GoNintendo] ...

EA keeping 'a very close eye on' mixed martial arts
Joystiq — Speaking to IGN, expert Rock Band player, tattoo connoisseur and EA head honcho Peter Moore intimated that he'd like to see his company tackle mixed martial arts. While he stated that the company is "incredibly excited" about Fight Night -- presumably Round 4 -- he believes that boxing is "the past of fighting" and mixed martial arts is "the future." Before we get the guy in charge of negotiating UFC license fees too excited, we should note that Moore didn't mention any specific plans regarding the sport, only stating ...