LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2007--Electronic Arts Inc.
(NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced the availability of the sequel to the
award-winning* title Orcs & Elves™. Orcs & Elves II™ is a
first-person fantasy role playing game for mobile devices created by
id Software and developed exclusively for EA. Orcs & Elves II drops
players into the boots of a novice thief tasked with saving his
village from impending doom and introduces several new characters,
quests, and weapons for fans of the series.
"Our third mobile title continues to polish and improve the game
play experience that we pioneered with DOOM RPG," said John Carmack,
founder and technical director at id Software. "The ability to bring
out new and better products every year makes the mobile sector very
exciting to be in."
Orcs & Elves II for mobile handsets continues the epic story from
the original game and expands the Orcs & Elves universe. In Orcs &
Elves II, evil begins to spread throughout the lands after the fall of
King Brahm at Mount Zharrkarag. Gamers play as Valin, a thief who has
stolen the legendary wand Ellon in order to save his imperiled town
from an ancient enemy. With a new controllable mouse companion, a slew
of weapons and a lot of luck, Valin must quest through perilous
caverns, foreign towns and haunted forests to return to his under
siege village before it's too late. Players will encounter new
creatures, allies and monsters as they explore seven immense,
interactive environments taking advantage of new graphical effects, an
original score, and unique game features created from the ground-up
for Orcs & Elves II.
"This sequel builds on the innovation of the original game but
adds advanced features and an improved gameplay experience," said
Travis Boatman, vice president of worldwide studios for EA Mobile.
"The first Orcs & Elves game was critically acclaimed on mobile and we
recently worked with id Software to bring the game to another handheld
device, the Nintendo DS. The fact that this series has transcended
mobile devices says something about the strength of the franchise."
Orcs & Elves II for mobile is now available on most wireless
carriers in North America and will be available in Europe in early
2008. Orcs & Elves for the Nintendo DS™ is now available at all
major retailers for a newly reduced price of $19.99. For more
information on carrier availability and pricing, please visit
www.eamobile.com.
*Orcs & Elves won 'Best RPG - Wireless Best of E3 2006 Award' -
IGN; 'Best Mobile Game' at the 2006 Leipzig Games Convention and
'Mobile Game of the Year' at the 10th Annual Interactive Achievement
Awards in Las Vegas in February 2007.
About id Software
id™ - defined by Freud as the primal section of the human
psyche; id Software, located in Mesquite, Texas, was founded in 1991.
From inception to present day, id Software has relentlessly provided
technical, design and artistic leadership as an independent game
developer and technology provider. Transcending the games industry,
id's iconic brands such as Wolfenstein, DOOM, QUAKE and Enemy
Territory have become staples of popular culture for generations of
gamers. More information on id Software can be found at
www.idsoftware.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 EA Mobile are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other
countries. Orcs & Elves, Orcs & Elves II and id are either trademarks
or registered trademarks of Id Software, Inc. Nintendo DS is a
trademark of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
CONTACT: Sparkpr for EA Mobile
Matt Marquess, 415-321-1874
matt@sparkpr.com
or
EA Casual Entertainment
Trudy Muller, 650-628-2926
tmuller@ea.com
or
EA for Orcs & Elves
Nick Straw, 650-628-7127
nstraw@ea.com
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.