Train Enthusiasts Invited to Ride the Rails on the PC starting January 16 with all-new Content for North American Release
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2007--All aboard!
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that it will
distribute Rail Simulator for the PC in North America. The game was
released in Europe in October and will now ship in North America, with
a wealth of new content, on January 16, 2008.
Developed by Kuju Entertainment, Rail Simulator is the ultimate
experience for train enthusiasts and gamers alike, allowing players to
take the controls of historic and contemporary trains on more than
1,000 miles of real-life routes from around the world. New to the
North American release is the highly popular Barstow to San Bernardino
route alongside all-new Union Pacific locomotives and rolling stock.
Rail Simulator puts players in control of every aspect of the
train's operation and even gives players a track editor to create
their own routes and share them with other gamers online. Varying
difficultly levels tailor the game to players of all skill levels,
from Easy to Full Simulation.
"We're thrilled to extend our European relationship with EA
Partners to include distribution of Rail Simulator in North America,"
said Tim Gatland, managing director of Rail Simulator Developments
Limited. "The team at Kuju Entertainment has created an incredible
product for train enthusiasts of all ages, and the team at EA Partners
is helping us reach the widest possible global audience."
"Kuju Entertainment is the hands-down leader in this category and
EA Partners is excited to be distributing Rail Simulator in North
America this January," said David DeMartini, vice president and
general manager of EA Partners. "The team at EA Partners is committed
to helping studios of all sizes take advantage of EA's worldwide
publishing infrastructure, and we can't wait to help get Rail
Simulator into the hands of North American gamers."
Rail Simulator is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. More
information about Rail Simulator is available at
www.railsimulator.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.
About Kuju Entertainment
Kuju Entertainment, one of Europe's leading independent game
developers on console and PC platforms, operates five studios in the
UK and has been creating top-rated games for over sixteen years. Kuju
maintains specialist console/PC divisions in the action,
strategy/tactical, lifestyle, simulation and flight action genres as
well as a separate division for conversion projects.
About Rail Simulator
Rail Simulator was developed for the PC platform by Kuju
Entertainment (www.kuju.com) for Rail Simulator Developments Limited.
For more information, please see www.railsimulator.com or contact Tim
Gatland +44 131 225 9677.
© 2007 Rail Simulator Developments Limited. EA, EA SPORTS, EA
SPORTS BIG, and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
CONTACT: Electronic Arts
Nick Straw, 650-628-7127
nstraw@ea.com
or
Bryce Baer, 650-628-5102
bbaer@ea.com
or
Tammy Schachter, 650-628-7223
tschachter@ea.com
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.