Finally Peter Moore to Cricket

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Eurogamer.net has conducted an Interview with President of EA, Peter Moore where they have asked all the question and rumors to Mr Peter.

Eurogamer.net was the site who published about CricketGaming's claim of development of Cricket 09.

Eurogamer: One sport that I can see would benefit enormously from MotionPlus is cricket. This is something you've commented on in your blog recently...

Peter Moore: Yes!

Eurogamer: And in response to all the rumours doing the rounds... If I can quote you, you said: "If and when we have an announcement to make about a title, we will do so in a timely and structured manner". Perfectly reasonable position to adopt. You also said: "No amount of persistent pushing can create a game that does not exist." Which sounds pretty definitive. Are you absolutely saying there is no cricket game, there has not been a cricket game in the works?

Peter Moore: I'll be very clear. Obviously, there's always rumours abounding for what we're developing, what people would like, and they think that if they say enough and they mount a petition...

I can't create games. Particularly right now when we look at the more difficult business decisions we have to make, and unfortunately EA had to let 1,100 people go as you saw before the holidays. And so the decisions I have to make as a business leader are based on: how do I make sure I'm generating the revenue that I need to keep my people employed, and keep putting capital back in the investments we do in sport? So I will just reiterate the words you read just then from my blog. And the announcement thing I'll deal with separately, but there's no plans to announce anything right now about cricket.


Only cuddles could assuage the shame of being at the Emirates.
Eurogamer: Is cricket important to EA?

Peter Moore: We've done it before. We've done rugby before. I don't want to call it a second-tier game, but it's a regional game. We're not going to sell a lot of cricket in the US. At the same time, if you'd asked me maybe three years ago, if I'd been in this role, will you have the ability to take some risks, I might have been more bullish on taking more risks with games of maybe a regional nature that can't drive the global business.

You saw one of the strategic pillars we have for EA Sports is to globalise the business. But that doesn't mean regionalise, that doesn't mean sports that are only impactful in certain countries. And so we have to make difficult decisions every single year about where we put our money and where we don't put our money, because I have people's jobs in my hands. And if a game doesn't pan out the way we expected it to then jobs are in jeopardy, and I take that very, very seriously.

Read the complete Interview here:
EA Sports' Peter Moore Interview - Page 2 /// Eurogamer - Games Reviews, News and More

[Sniper07]

So the bottomline? Cricket is regional and tough to make a decision I think? Anyway nice coverage HM. Thanks.

[Tom]

Surely with the Ashes coming up there's going to be huge business for cricket games. The whole world of gaming doesn't just revolve around America! I don't like Peter Moore!

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I don't like Peter Moore!

He should learn that people are not buying the cricket games because of the quality. Tis year is a cricketing year as Champions Trophy,T20 WC,Ashes and obviously IPL is there. They will get huge profits.

[andeke11]

so bottom line is we wont see a cricket game any time soon
because america this is so stupid the demand for a cricket game is huge but they just dont realese one because its regional
stupid EA

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No. Cricket 09 will be coming this year for sure. I think it will be near the T20 WC or Champions Trophy.

I think soon there will be an announcement about it from EA.

[andeke11]

Originally Posted by Stumped

No. Cricket 09 will be coming this year for sure. I think it will be near the T20 WC or Champions Trophy.

I think soon there will be an announcement about it from EA.

are you 100% sure about this or is this just a guess like 8th may which obviously didnt happen

[Stumped]

Well I think it should be because there is a cricket game under development and the development is completed.

They may target the Champions Trophy or T20 WC. Just a small bit of news here, No licensed Ashes in Cricket 09 as it has been sold to codemasters.

[andeke11]

Originally Posted by Stumped

Well I think it should be because there is a cricket game under development and the development is completed.

They may target the Champions Trophy or T20 WC. Just a small bit of news here, No licensed Ashes in Cricket 09 as it has been sold to codemasters.

how do you know if a game is completed
anyone could start rumours that the game is underway or completed and by the sound of peter moore i am not sure if a game is being made or realesed any time soon

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Well we announced a month ago that a game is under development and we did because we have lot of sources.

We have even received the age ratings for EA Sports Cricket 09. The game is 100% existing and I think there going to be an announcement.

I don't know why I have the feeling but Codemasters and EA will announce their games in the same month.