Experience the Ultimate Online Destination for Performance and Creative Expression with The Sims and Find Your 15 Minutes of Fame!
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sep 05, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced the beta
launch of The Sims™ On Stage, an interactive online playground that
allows anyone with a standard PC or Mac™ and broadband connection
to unleash their inner creativity! By visiting www.thesimsonstage.com,
people can immediately and free-of-charge start recording karaoke
songs, stories, comedy routines and more. The site offers incredibly
fun and accessible tools that make it easy to watch, create and share
recordings with just a few close friends, The Sims On Stage community,
or the entire world online. Bringing together elements of performance,
humor and community, The Sims On Stage is the perfect destination for
people to express their creativity - and enjoy the talent and
imagination of others!
"The Sims has long had one of the largest, friendliest and most
creative communities in the world. With the release of The Sims On
Stage, we welcome a new kind of customer to our way of having fun,"
said Studio Head of The Sims Label, Rod Humble. "The world of
interactive entertainment is now broader than ever thanks to new
web-based technologies, and we are thrilled to give you a new way of
having fun with The Sims On Stage."
The Sims On Stage will also feature an easy-to-use Movie Mashup
that will allow members to create original movies featuring The Sims
content made available exclusively to members of The Sims On Stage
community. Looking for your 15 minutes of fame? The Sims On Stage
spotlight shines on thousands of well-known rock, pop and country
songs available to karaoke fans at launch, making it easy to record
and share your favorite ditty! And if singing is not your thing, take
a shot at Open-Mic Recordings and share your favorite performances --
from spoken word and comedy routines, to knock-knock jokes and more!
Keep recordings private or make them public for the world to see!
With one click of the mouse, The Sims On Stage members can easily
upload their recordings onto blogs, social networking sites and more.
Plug in your microphone, grab your webcam and record away!
Launching today in English, The Sims On Stage is an entertainment
and performance destination based on the online karaoke community,
SingShot Media that was acquired by Electronic Arts in February 2007.
Please visit www.thesimsonstage.com for more details, and to
experience the fun firsthand!
About The Sims
The Sims franchise celebrates an impressive 90 million units sold
life-to-date since it's inception with The Sims launch in February
2000. Translated into 22 different languages over the past seven
years, The Sims franchise has quickly become a universal gaming and
cultural phenomenon. For the latest information about The Sims
franchise, please visit http://www.thesims.com. To check out the
hottest The Sims 2 creations made by our community members, please
visit http://www.thesims2.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 video game systems,
personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic
Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™,
EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2007, EA posted
revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one
million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More
information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be
found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, POGO and The Sims are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other
countries.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts
Amanda Taggart, 650-628-2729
Sr. Publicist
ataggart@ea.com