Launch Titles Include Madden NFL 07, Need for Speed Carbon and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 07
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct 19, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced more than 30 games
in development for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.
When the system launches in November, EA will deliver some of the
world's most popular game franchises including Madden NFL 07, Tiger
Woods PGA TOUR® 07 and Need for Speed™ Carbon. EA will release
eight to ten games on the PLAYSTATION®3 by late March including EA
SPORTS™ Fight Night Round 3 and Def Jam: ICON™.
Paul Lee, President of EA Studios commented on the launch of the
PLAYSTATION®3, " Each game has been custom designed to leverage the
hardware power of the PlayStation 3 and serve as a launch pad for EA's
next generation of HD gaming. This is only the beginning. In the
months and years to come, developers will take greater advantage of
the PlayStation 3's cell processors and blu-ray storage capacity to
create games of stunning depth and texture."
Frank Gibeau, EA Executive Vice President of North America
Publishing noted, "This is a very exciting time for gamers. EA's games
on the PlayStation 3 will help propel HD forward. Over the course of
the next 18 months, EA will roll out groundbreaking new original
properties and spectacular new versions of perennial hits that will
further maximize the power of the PlayStation 3's unique cell
processor and outstanding blu-ray disk capacity."
To date, the complete list of EA games for PLAYSTATION®3
includes: (listed alphabetically)
ARMY OF TWO™
Delivering a groundbreaking 3rd person co-op shooter unparalleled
in the action genre, EA Montreal's ARMY OF TWO focuses on gameplay
centered around TWO man missions, TWO man strategies, TWO man tactics
and a TWO man advantage. Taking advantage of the PLAYSTATION®3 cell
processor and multi-threading technology, as well as the SIXAXIS™
wireless controller, the EA Montreal team is creating an entirely new
next-gen gameplay experience offering gamers shooting and play
mechanics never before possible on the current generation of consoles.
ARMY OF TWO will throw gamers into hot spots ripped from current day
headlines where they will utilize unique TWO man strategies and
tactics while seamlessly transitioning between playing with
intelligent Partner AI and a live player.
Burnout™ 5
Burnout 5 harnesses the power of the PLAYSTATION®3 to give
players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City, the ultimate seamless
racing battleground. Every inch of the world in Burnout 5 is built to
deliver heart-stopping Burnout-style crashes and spectacular gameplay
Battlefield: Bad Company™
Built from the ground-up using the bleeding-edge Frostbite™
game engine, Battlefield: Bad Company drops PLAYSTATION®3 gamers
behind enemy lines with a squad of renegade soldiers who risk it all
on a personal quest for gold and revenge. Featuring a deep, cinematic
single-player experience loaded with adventure and dark humor, the
game delivers the series' trademark sandbox gameplay in a universe
where nearly everything is destructible. Battlefield: Bad Company also
will feature a full suite of the franchise's trademark multiplayer
options with deep gameplay designed to take full advantage of the
game's massively destructible environments.
Def Jam: ICON™
Infusing hip-hop music, culture and lifestyle into the gameplay,
EA Chicago and urban lifestyle powerhouse Def Jam Interactive,
continue to push the boundaries of game development bringing unique
and innovative content to the next generation of gaming. In Def Jam:
ICON, EA Chicago is changing the way fighting games are played. With
the power of the PLAYSTATION®3 Cell Processor, Def Jam: ICON
features the most lifelike characters seen on any platform as well as
a living breathing environment that animates and pulsates to the beat
of the music. Not only is the environment reaching the next generation
of art but each piece of the environment moves individually to the
music being played during the fight. As the environment gets
destroyed, the characters and the pieces of environment are animated
with real world physics driven by the cell processor. The level of
interaction with the environment, the smooth and fluid character
animations, and the environmental detail and physics are all possible
with the power of the PLAYSTATION®3.
Fight Night Round 3
EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 for the PLAYSTATION®3 will be
shipping on December 12 to retail stores nationwide. Featuring
exclusive content including a comprehensive ESPN Integration package
and a new first person mode called Get in the Ring, the
PLAYSTATION®3 version continues to innovate on the hit franchise.
Get in the Ring mode allows gamers to experience the fight through the
eyes of the boxer. For the first time ever, gamers will truly
experience the sensation of the sport with visual and audio effects
like ear ringing, restricted vision, flashes of bright light, color
shifts and blur effects that simulate the sense and feeling of getting
punched. Imagine trying to recover from Ali's lighting fast jabs when
you can barely make out his glove through a blinding barrage of
flashes and blur. Furthermore, the boxers are more lifelike than ever
with everything from the boxer's sweat and skin to the appearance of
their muscles and veins all adding to the realistic gameplay
experience. Tapping into the power of the PLAYSTATION®3, the EA
Canada development team has come up with new ways to make the boxers
look more photo realistic than ever before, like seeing the reflection
of the venue walls in the sweat sheen.
Madden NFL 07
With unparalleled next-generation power, new gang-tackling
physics, and jaw-dropping graphics, Madden NFL 07 for the
PLAYSTATION®3 delivers a previously unimaginable experience that
blurs the line between gaming and reality. The brand new SIXAXIS
motion sensor controller puts complete command of your players at your
fingertips like never before by allowing you to throw the perfect
block or deliver punishing defensive hits.
Medal of Honor Airborne™
Medal of Honor Airborne is the newest installment from EA's
critically-acclaimed Medal of Honor™ franchise which was credited
with pioneering the First-Person Shooter (FPS) WWII genre when it
debuted in 1999. While building on the key tenets of the franchise
including historical accuracy and authenticity, Medal of Honor
Airborne is set to redefine the series by introducing players to an
entirely new way of experiencing a WWII FPS - namely the fully
interactive Airborne experience. Players will step into the boots of
Boyd Travers, Private First Class of the 82nd Airborne Division and
engage in battles throughout Europe. From rocky beginnings in Sicily
to war-winning triumphs in Germany, each mission begins with an
intense and fully interactive airdrop which leverages the unique
SIXAXIS PLAYSTATION®3 controller to give players complete and
precise control of how, where, and when they land behind enemy lines.
In this free roaming FPS environment, the path a player chooses will
dramatically change the way each mission plays out. Medal of Honor
Airborne will also feature exceptionally photo-realistic characters,
adding to the intensity of the cinematic, story-driven game.
NBA STREET
The 4th chapter of the NBA STREET series returns with a brand new
game engine only possible with the power of the PLAYSTATION®3. The
multi-platinum franchise is once again raising the bar with cutting
edge graphics and innovative gameplay that puts the ball directly in
your hands. With a new animation engine and control system, NBA STREET
allows users to create tricks-on-the-fly for the first time in a
basketball game. The best of the best in the NBA are rendered with
meticulous detail, making true athlete fidelity a reality. NBA Stars
will play in new authentic environments that are equally detailed with
360 degrees of view, making it possible to get up close and personal
with every move and moment.
Need for Speed™ Carbon
Need for Speed Carbon and the PLAYSTATION®3 introduce the world
to a whole new way to play Need for Speed. The battle for Palmont City
starts in the streets, but is ultimately won in the canyons as Need
for Speed Carbon immerses you in the world's most dangerous and
adrenaline-filled forms of street racing. The combination of the
classic Need for Speed controls with the new, unique motion
sensitive controller of the PLAYSTATION®3 takes the gameplay to a
level previously not possible. The player will instantly recognize and
feel the physics differences between the 50 plus Muscle, Exotic, and
Tuner cars, as they use their crew to win Canyon races, customize
their cars using Autosculpt™, and battle to take control of the
streets of Palmont. EA is leveraging the high capacity and throughput
of the Blu-ray disk to store and stream our highly complex world;
something that was becoming increasingly difficult to do on other
forms of media.
SKATE
With innovative controls that take advantage of the
PLAYSTATION®3 hardware and the dual analog sticks, SKATE offers a
unique and authentic next-gen skateboard videogame experience
unparalleled in the skate videogame genre. Featuring physics driven
animations made only possible by the power of the PLAYSTATION®3,
gamers will have a unique experience every time they pick up the
controller since no two tricks will ever be the same. The amount of
information the game is able to take from the unique flickit analog
controls and interpret it through the physics engine could never be
done on a current generation console system. SKATE on PLAYSTATION®3
has the ability to simulate real world physics versus canned
animations. From a fully procedural trick engine to the way cloth
moves on the skaters, all movement is physically simulated and dynamic
offering gamers a skating game that is the closest thing to
skateboarding without actually putting their feet on a board.
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 07
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 07 allows you to compete for The FedExCup,
the new PGA TOUR® championship playoff system, against some of the
world's best golfers. New golfers in the game include Michael
Campbell, Ian Poulter, and Annika Sorenstam. With the new True Aiming
system, survey the course layout and weigh the risks of each shot
before swinging away using the refined dual analog stick swing system.
Develop your drive, chip shots, and putting skills in the new Practice
Facility or take on a friend in new mini games including Capture the
Flag, Twenty One or Target-to-Target, before unleashing yourself on
the PGA TOUR. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 07 on PLAYSTATION®3 takes full
advantage of the new motion-sensor controller for a greater degree of
ball spin direction and speed control. Gamers tilt the controller in
the direction they wish the ball to spin, the longer the tilt in the
direction, the faster the ball will turn for more action on the course
and around the green.
To download screenshots from any of these games, please visit
info.ea.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City,
California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software
company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and
distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems,
personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its
products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS
BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2006, EA posted revenue of $2.95
billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's
homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about
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