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EA has once again taken home the title of Worst Company in America, after winning a consumer poll posted by The Consumerist. The win came despite a heartfelt letter issued by EA COO Peter Moore over the weekend, which was countered by a Consumerist analysis which said consumers were tired of EA’s focus on “microtransactions, online passes” and asked it to prove the ire this year was brought on by the Madden cover athlete and conservative groups upset over the publisher’s support of LGBT issues.

Last year, results from a poll in The Consumerist saw EA deemed the Worst Company in America. Today, the firm’s COO Peter Moore has responded, promising the company is “committed to fixing our mistakes.”

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EA’s NASDAQ stock plummeted almost 9% yesterday, following the resignation of former CEO John Riccitiello.

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EA confirmed last night that John Riccitiello is to step down as CEO at the end of the month, and Ex-Sega and Microsoft boss Peter Moore is the front-runner to replace him.

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Small and mid range development are the inevitable casualties of increasing triple-A budgets, EA COO Peter Moore believes.

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Wii U is to incorporate a degree of connectivity with EA’s Origin service, although details are still scant. It seems that it will – at least – require all EA games being played on Wii U to be authenticated by Origin. EA’s Peter Moore has discussed the matter in a new interview.

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EA’s Peter Moore believes the “overheating and overhyping of social gaming” over the last year has lead to the the overhyping of the genre’s demise, as there’s still a “strong place” in the market for social gaming.

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Peter Moore feels packages goods will see a resurgence when the next-generation of gaming consoles arrive on the market.

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EA’s Peter Moore has given a rare insight into his views on the gaming populace, backlash aimed squarely at him, as well as criticism hurled at BioWare and DICE. The EA COO has also spoken out regarding the company’s policy of DLC and service subscriptions like Battlefield 3′s Battlelog.

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Mass Effect 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic and Dragon Age 2 have amounted to what has been a ‘great’ 18 months in the partnership between BioWare and EA, COO Peter Moore has explained.

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EA is taking a stand other companies don’t have the resources for in its pursuit of copyright infringement claims against Zynga, COO Peter Moore has said.

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EA COO Peter Moore has said there isn’t any bad blood between the firm and Valve over Origin and Steam, going so far as to tell Eurogamer there’s “no feud,” at all.

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EA are partnering up with Microsoft to bring a host of games to the Windows Phone.

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COO Peter Moore has predicted EA’s digital revenue streams will be making more than traditional boxed retail sales in just a few years.

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EA’s Peter Moore has spoken out regarding plummeting Zynga stock, stating that the company is running a marathon, but has ‘hit a wall’.

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During the publisher’s annual general meeting, via MCV, EA chairman Larry Probst assured shareholders that there are “absolutely no plan to replace John Riccitiello as CEO”. The issue was raised in a Q&A session after rumours broke earlier in the month that Peter Moore was set to take over the executive’s role. EA’s fluctuating share price was cause for some speculation of a management shake up, but Probst was adamant that EA’s board remains confident in Riccitiello.

Thanks, Talkar.

Here’s a massive rumor for you: GameFront has been told by a source close to the matter EA CEO John Riccitiello will be replaced by EA Sports boss Peter Moore. The news is set to be announced after a July 30 earnings call.

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EA COO Peter Moore expects within the next 5-10, microtransactions will be “in every game,” with access to the game free andpublishers monetizing the add-ons.

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Peter Moore believes traditional retailers still have a lot to offer the games industry, even as digital revenue becomes a necessary side of the business.

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EA COO Peter Moore has said criticism of Origin is already dying off, but the service needs time to grow and evolve, just as Steam did.

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