Update: An SEC filing from Electronic Arts today revealed Peter Moore's salary at his upcoming position to be $550,000 per year, with a potential annual bonus of $412,500. And the kicker: a one-time signing bonus of $1.5 million. Other perks include $330,000 for relocation, a stock option of 350,000 shares, and 50,000 restricted shares.

Original story: Electronic Arts and Microsoft have announced that outspoken Microsoft VP Peter Moore (pictured left) will leave his position at the Redmond-based Xbox manufacturer to take a post as president of EA Sports. Moore will relocate to EA's Redwood Shores headquarters as a result of the move, and will begin his new job in September.

Replacing Moore at Microsoft will be Don Mattrick (pictured right), a longtime EA executive who has for the past six months been serving as an external advisor to Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division, where Moore served as corporate VP. Mattrick will take his position at Microsoft on July 30.

Moore headed up the Xbox and Games for Windows businesses... Read more

Sega has sent out a Universe at War: Earth Assault trailer, showing a minute of cinematic in-game footage from Petroglyph's sci-fi RTS heading to PC and Xbox 360. You can grab the HD version of the movie from FileShack, or use the Flash player below.

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This week's download rundown features a hefty chunk of E3 content, as well as the long-awaited Bomberman Live on Xbox 360, new Guitar Hero II tracks, a new PlayStation Network original game, and more. Here's the main list:
Xbox 360:
- Bomberman Live and Yie Air Kung Fu on July 18
- Sonic the Hedgehog and Golden Axe out now, more Sega games on the way
- Xbox 360 backwards compatibility update available
- The Ramones, Judas Priest, Deep Purple hit Guitar Hero II
- Six E3 demos hit Xbox Live Marketplace
Playstation 3:
- Kuju Entertainment's Nucleus hits PSN
- Heavenly Sword demo coming...sometime
- New Goblin newly added to Spider-Man 3
Wii:
- Paper Mario, Balloon Fight, Silent Debuggers added to Virtual Console

For more information, as well as details on a few additional game updates, check out the full Weekly Download Rundown.

During Nintendo's E3 press conference today, Nintendo of America revealed the Wii Zapper, a gun-like controller housing for both the Wii remote and nunchuk attachment. The peripheral, which will sell for $19.99, resembles an SMG and will release this fall. It will be packaged with Nintendo-developed software; specific details regarding the software were not revealed.

Nintendo pointed to a variety of games designed for use with the Wii Zapper, including Capcom's Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Sega's Ghost Squad, and a new Medal of Honor game from EA.

Microsoft ran off a list of more than 20 games coming to Xbox Live Arcade this year during their Santa Monica E3 press conference. Two classic titles will be available on the service today: Sega's speed-platformer Sonic the Hedgehog and the hack-and-slash brawler Golden Axe.

Also confirmed for a 2007 release were Bomberman Live, Undertow, Hexic 2, War World, Sensible World of Soccer, Every Extend Extra Extreme, Geon, Wing Commander Arena, Feeding Frenzy 2, Track and Field, Spyglass Board Games, Space Giraffe, Super Puzzle Fighter II, Word Puzzle, Marathon: Durandal, Poker Smash, Switchball, Tetris Splash, Puzzle Quest, and Boku Sudoku.

Sega today announced Bleach: Shattered Blade and Bleach: The Blade of Fate, two fighting games set for release on the Wii and Nintendo DS, respectively. Based on the hit anime series, the Bleach titles follow the exploits of a fifteen-year-old named Ichigo, who has the power to see spirits from the afterlife.

Combat in Bleach will be primarily sword-based. On the Wii version--developed by Polygon Magic--players will be able to use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk as weapons, as well as use special powers and summon supernatural allies for support. Fights will take place in 3D arenas, with multiplayer... Read more

In a first for the series, Sega's Virtua Fighter 5 on Xbox 360 will allow players to duke it out over Xbox Live when the game retails this fall.

No past Virtua Fighter titles have featured online play--including the version of Virtua Fighter 5 released earlier this year on the PlayStation 3.

The Xbox 360 release will include all the features of arcade version C, whereas the PlayStation 3 release was based on arcade version B. Differences in the two arcade versions are minor, being mostly tweaks and balances.

"Bringing Virtua Fighter 5 to the Xbox 360 will not only capture an entirely new audience, but will allow gamers to show their Virtua Fighter skills online against friends and foes," said marketing director Gary... Read more

Developer Gas Powered Games plans to expand upon the dungeon-crawling action RPG gameplay it employed in its Dungeon Siege series with its upcoming Space Siege. In a partnership with publisher Sega, the Redmond-based studio will deliver Space Siege for PC in Q1 2008.

Space Siege thrusts its protagonist Seth Walker into what is claimed to be a dynamic storyline set aboard a colony ship housing the last remaining members of humanity. Gameplay hinges on the continual choice of retaining Walker's humanity or adding on cybernetic upgrades that afford increased abilities but damage Walker's relationships with his fellow humans. That choice plays into the narrative elements of the game, affecting NPC reactions and plot paths.

"Chris Taylor and his talented team at Gas Powered Games are recognized as leading innovators in the industry," said Sega marketing VP... Read more

Today was my first day on the job here at Shacknews. Thanks to my colleagues, it went extremely well. My wounds are already healing up nicely from the welcoming beating I received.

Really though, I'm honored to be a part of the Shack team as well as the Shack community. The comments here are leagues better than those on most gaming sites. And now, here are your briefs.

Today we learn about Link's debut on the Nintendo DS, mysterious Twisted Metal action, a turnaround for Fatal Inertia, Sega's creative minds, and Atari answering everyone's childhood dreams for a pony.... Read more

Petroglyph's upcoming real-time strategy game Universe at War: Earth Assault will support cross-platform multiplayer gaming between Xbox 360 and PC, publisher Sega announced today. Universe at War is the first strategy game to have such functionality announced, with Petroglyph and Sega the first third-party developers to support the feature through Microsoft's Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live services.

With Universe at War set to ship for PC later this year and the Xbox 360 version not set to debut until the first quarter of 2008, PC gamers will have a leg up on their console counterparts in terms of experience with the game, but Sega is promising an equal playing field on the technical side--a tall... Read more

BioWare Chats Up the Hedgehog on IGN offers a Q&A with BioWare CEOs Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka, as well as Sega's Simon Jeffrey about plans for a Sonic RPG on the Nintendo DS.

California-based High Moon Studios is developing a PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game based on novelist Robert Ludlum's spy thriller chronicles of fictional assassin Jason Bourne. With the full title Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy, the game will draw from both Ludlum's original novel The Bourne Identity and Doug Liman's 2002 film adaptation, which starred Matt Damon. In addition to the novel and film material, the game will contain new story content approved by the Ludlum estate; the author himself died in 2001.

"High Moon has collaborated closely with Mr. Ludlum's estate holders, the guardians of his creative vision, since the day we began to... Read more

GameSpot, IGM and 1UP have Virtua Fighter 5 previews posted, taking a quick first look at the Xbox 360 version of Sega's fighting game sequel.

Sega has issued a new set of Sega Rally Revo screenshots, showing the Alpine and Tropical race locations. There are six screenshots from the Xbox 360 version, and eleven screenshots from the PlayStation 3 version. Sega Rally Revo will be released this fall on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PSP.

GameSpot, Eurogamer and IGN all have Sega Rally Revo previews, taking the racing game sequel for a test drive.

You asked for platform icons, and now they're here. Enjoy!

Today's briefs include more rivals for Sonic on PSP, the world of bull riding coming to video games, a newly-announced Stranglehold collector's edition, and imminent Guitar Hero II downloadable content.... Read more

Publisher and developer D3Publisher of America has announced that it will be purchasing developer Vicious Cycle Software for an undisclosed sum. Vicious Cycle will now operate as a subsidiary of D3PA, with its current upper management and Chapel Hill, North Carolina location unaffected by the ownership shift.

D3PA previously handled the publishing of Vicious Cycle's past work, including its PSP version of Infinite Interactive's Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords and Flushed Away (PS2, GCN). The studio's next game, Dead Head Fred (PSP), is due out later this year. Vicious Cycle is also known for its Vicious Engine middleware, used by Totally Games in the upcoming ... Read more

Independent developer Chair Entertainment announced it has licensed Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 for use in its PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC projects, joining EA, Square Enix, Sega, Activision, Gearbox, BioWare, and just about every other developer under the sun.

As revealed earlier this year, the first Chair Entertainment title to utilize Epic's technology will be the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade underwater shooter Undertow. Based on the childhood drawings of Chair Entertainment creative director Donald Mustard, Undertow depicts fast-paced underwater battles and supports up to 16 players online. Along with the inspirational ... Read more

Following parent company Take-Two Interactive's announcement of its sixth consecutive quarterly loss, wholly-owned subsidiary 2K Games has closed its New York City offices. Take-Two will move the publisher to the West Coast, with some 2K staff apparently being let go amidst the shuffle.

"They're just moving to the West Coast to provide more cohesiveness," a Take-Two representative told Next Generation. Some staff have reportedly chosen not to relocate, with an undisclosed number... Read more

A demo for the arcade space-shooter Project Sylpheed (X360) is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Based on the top-scrolling shooter Silpheed, which saw release on the PC and Sega CD, Project Sylpheed was developed by Game Arts and published by Square Enix.

While the original Silpheed titles were fixed-path shooters, this spiritual sequel gives you full control over your ship as you battle through hordes of enemy fighters. Ship upgrades can be carried out in between battles, and for those wanting more than a simple arcade shooter, a full storyline is told through 50 minutes of cutscenes.

Project Sylpheed is set to hit stores on July 10th, at the affordable price of $40.