I think they've been planning this little square dance "dosado" for some time. After all, Mattrick quit EA in Feb 2006 and then started as an "external advisor" to MS in Feb 2007. Can anyone say "1-year non-compete clause" in his exit contract from EA? I think Moore's been looking to leave and they've been phasing in Mattrick as his replacement for at least 2 months. It's a big executive's club, so they help each other get jobs. In the end, JasonXG1 is right...
While AO rating may effectively mean banishment, it has no legal bearing, right? Isn't the ESRB a voluntary system? In that case, the only banishment that happens is the market itself banishing the game. Sure, my definition of "market" includes console manufacturers and retailers, but those groups certainly are not government regulators - they are market forces.
If Take2 doesn't like being "banished" for creating their AO-rated Manhunt 2, then they should...
Well said.