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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft seeks executive producer for 'AAAA' Xbox title]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/microsoft-seeks-executive-producer-for-aaaa-xbox-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/microsoft-seeks-executive-producer-for-aaaa-xbox-title/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/microsoft-seeks-executive-producer-for-aaaa-xbox-title/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/microsoft-seeks-executive-producer-for-aaaa-xbox-title/" target="_self"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/03/microsoftstudioslogo.png" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; " /></a></div>Microsoft is apparently no longer satisfied with creating pedestrian, run-of-the-mill "AAA" games and has upgraded to "AAAA" titles, according to <a href="http://www.microsoft-careers.com/job/Redmond-Executive-Producer-IEB-Microsoft-Studios-Core-Publishing-%28787348%29-Job-WA-98052/1762810/">this want-ad for an Executive Producer</a>. We honestly thought that was a typo at first, but sure enough the "AAAA" designation is used no fewer than three times to describe the type of project Microsoft Studios will be constructing.<br /><br />An executive producer's responsibilities sound pretty intense on a "AAAA" title, they've got to "deliver the end-to-end AAAA title experience" while they "maintain high-level relationships with external developers" and "represent and ensure that the project is aligned internally," all while traveling domestically and internationally.<br /><br />That means that, basically, the only person qualified for this position is Commander Shepard. That works out though, because a fictional person is the perfect candidate to work on something as made up as an "AAAA" title.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/microsoft-seeks-executive-producer-for-aaaa-xbox-title/">Microsoft seeks executive producer for 'AAAA' Xbox title</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:10:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/microsoft-seeks-executive-producer-for-aaaa-xbox-title/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20194013/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/microsoft-seeks-executive-producer-for-aaaa-xbox-title/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AAAA</category><category>executive-producer</category><category>job-listing</category><category>microsoft</category><category>microsoft-studios</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Mallory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:10:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>