The Gaming World Needs Greater Diversity

"It can’t all be white males."

According to chief operating officer at Electronic Arts, Peter Moore the gaming world needs more diversity. In an interview with Fortune, he said the company has made a conscious effort to increase diversity and inclusiveness in hiring over the past couple of years, and also pointed out that some of EA's biggest franchises are now being overseen by women.

"We all need to step back sometimes and think about the environments we create for our people, the opportunities we create for people internally, and equally importantly how you bring new blood into the company," Moore said. "It can't all be white males. As a result, I think that hiring managers at EA over the last couple of years have had a sharper focus on diversity. I know that my teams around the world have."

"We've gone from the personification of what we believe women should look like in a video game, to actually involving women in making video games, to today where at Electronic Arts we have some of our most powerful franchises overseen by women who manage hundreds of men," Moore said.

Lastly Moore said that data suggests that only 15 percent of FIFA players are female, but he expects this to rise with FIFA 16 and eventually FIFA 17.

"We've invested heavily to get them in the game and we'll continue to build on this moving forward with future games," Moore said. "We had the success with the U.S. team winning the FIFA World Cup this year, and I'd argue more Americans can name members of the women's soccer team than the men's."