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This Week In The Business: Kids And Their Cash
1“It’s six figures of big money showered upon teenage boys, what can possibly go wrong?” — Peter Moore, head of EA’s competitive gaming division, discussing the publisher’s approach to EA Sports, which includes helping pro players properly handle their winnings.
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This Week In The Business: Kinect Is Totally Not Dead
“We are also continuing to invest in Kinect, and are looking forward to launching the Cortana personal assistant on Xbox One in 2016.” — Microsoft’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, stressing that Kinect isn’t dead even as Microsoft lets first-party software support sink to Vita-like levels and discounts the hardware in all its forms.
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This Week In The Business: Giant Metal Moon Boots
“If Gears was realistic you wouldn’t be running around in giant metal moon boots right?” — The Coalition head Rod Fergusson, talking about getting a new team up to speed on Gears of War as they remake the original and prepare Gears of War 4
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This Week In The Business: It’s The Little Things
“We can’t just be a company that’s only about gigantic big things.” — EA’s Patrick Soderlund, EVP of EA Studios, explaining why the company is working on games like Unravel.