It’s not the best news of the day, but I am pleased to announce that I have joined the incredibly talented team @ unit3d as senior vice president and general manager of live sports and entertainment. I am very happy to meet with so many friends from the industry while working on some really cool things. More to come …
– Peter Moore (@PeterMooreLFC) January 20, 2021
Moore first worked at SEGA during the Dreamcast era, serving as president of Sega of America. He then moved to Microsoft in early 2000 to work on the original Xbox – revealing what appeared to be a tattoo of the Halo 2 logo and the E3 2004 release date.
In 2007, Moore left Microsoft to head Electronic Sports’ sports division. Moore left the games in 2017 and, after a stint as CEO of his home football club, Liverpool FC, returned to work at Unity.In his tweet, Moore notes that he is, “Delighted to meet with so many industry friends while we work on some really cool things. More to come …”
To learn more about Peter Moore, check out our interview with Moore about his career as part of the IGN Unfiltered series. It is also worth checking out Moore’s participation in our episode of Podcast Unlocked, where we brought together Xbox bosses from the past and present for a conversation about the history of Microsoft consoles.
Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.