LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2006--Electronic Arts Inc.
(NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced the availability of EA SPORTS™ Fight
Night Round 3 for mobile, landing a one-two punch for boxing and
mobile gaming fans. EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 features 10 of the
most popular and notorious boxers of all time including Oscar de la
Hoya, Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins. Players build and customize
their boxer's look and fighting style, train for the big match, and
fight their way from no name contender to champion of the world. EA
SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 is available now on major wireless carriers
throughout North America.
EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 marks the first time EA SPORTS'
popular boxing franchise is available for mobile. First introduced in
2004, EA SPORTS FIGHT NIGHT franchise has quickly become one of the
company's most popular sports properties. EA SPORTS Fight Night Round
3 for mobile features 3D graphics and environments(1), up to five
different fighting venues and a sophisticated artificial intelligence
that learns a player's key moves and patterns.
"Fight Night Round 3 has all the ingredients of a world-class
mobile game - beautiful graphics, one-handed and intuitive gameplay,
and the pick-up-and-play quality that mobile gamers love," said Travis
Boatman, vice president worldwide studios, EA Mobile. "EA SPORTS FIGHT
NIGHT is sure to become a hallmark franchise for EA Mobile."
From the pre-fight press conference and weigh-in to fitness and
skills training, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 ensures no boxing fan
is ever left outside the ring. Gameplay features a high-risk,
high-reward punch system where gamers will put down their opponent or
go down for the count. Jabs, hooks, haymakers, special moves, combos,
counters and knock downs add to the fierce action. With a keen focus
on the mobile gamer, EA Mobile has designed the game to be played with
a handset's directional keypad.
EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 will also be available for
PlayStation 3® computer entertainment system on December 5, 2006.
For detailed information on the availability of EA SPORTS Fight
Night Round 3 for mobile, visit www.eamobile.com.
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, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic
Arts markets its products under five brand names: EA SPORTS™,
EA™, EA MOBILE™, 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
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