REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2006--Electronic
Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) announced today that Oscar De La Hoya will serve as
cover athlete and spokesman for EA SPORTS™ Fight Night Round 3.
Olympic gold medalist, former WBC & WBA super welterweight champion,
WBC welterweight and super lightweight champion, De La Hoya is
recognized as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world
and will be featured on the cover of EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 for
the Xbox 360™ system and PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) system.
Arturo Gatti and Mickey Ward will grace the covers of the game for the
PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system and Xbox® videogame
system from Microsoft.
"It's exciting to be contributing to a project that pushes the
popularity of boxing to a new level and to a new audience," said De La
Hoya. "EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 is so realistic anyone can pick
up the game and learn about the actual sport while having a fun time
doing it. The visuals in the game are so amazing. You can actually see
the emotions on my face change throughout the round."
EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 brings the most intense boxing
videogame experience to the virtual ring. Film-quality graphics and
innovative gameplay establish EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 as one of
the best-looking and playing Xbox 360 sports game on the market.
Developed by EA Chicago, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 is
scheduled to ship in February 2006 for the Xbox 360, PSP, PlayStation
2 and Xbox. The game's official website is www.fightnightround3.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 2005, EA posted revenues of $3.1
billion and had 31 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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CONTACT:
Electronic Arts, Inc.
Peter Nguyen, 650-628-3607
pnguyen@ea.com
Robin Chandler, 650-628-3610
rchandler@ea.com
SOURCE:
Electronic Arts