Event Game Enables Players to Captain Their Country to Soccer Championship Glory
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2008--Electronic
Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) will celebrate UEFA EURO 2008™ -- one of
the world's largest sporting events that crowns the UEFA European
Soccer Champion every four years -- with the launch of UEFA EURO
2008™, the only officially licensed videogame of the real-world
championship. The videogame will ship to stores across Europe on April
11 and will be available in North America on May 20 in anticipation of
the real-world tournament which begins in June in Austria and
Switzerland.
UEFA EURO 2008 will feature stunning visual representations of the
world's most famous soccer players, playing in a more
accessible, faster paced and responsive version of the market-leading
EA SPORTS™ soccer engine, and all of the teams and official
stadiums that will be part of UEFA EURO 2008. The videogame will
enable gamers to play as their favorite country from qualification
right through to a virtual reproduction of the championship
tournament.
Take on the challenge of leading one of over 50 European national
teams to glory as UEFA EURO 2008 recreates all the drama and
excitement of the official tournament. A new game mode called Captain
Your Country will enable gamers to put themselves on the pitch, earn
the captaincy of their team and truly inspire their country to glory.
Gamers will also be able to celebrate their success on-field through
interactive celebrations that will add to the pageantry and atmosphere
of the event. In addition, an online mode called Battle of the Nations
will enable gamers around the world to lead their country to global
supremacy.
"Our game, UEFA EURO 2008, celebrates the passion fans have for
their national teams by capturing all of the national rivalries
in-game, and enabling you to captain your country or play as your
heroes and inspire them to glory," said lead producer Simon Humber.
"We have taken our soccer engine to another level and added innovative
new features to create a videogame that captures and simulates the
real-world soccer experience and all the emotion of this global
event."
UEFA EURO 2008 is developed by EA Canada in Burnaby, B.C. It is
scheduled for worldwide release on the Xbox 360™ video game and
entertainment system, the PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer
entertainment systems, and the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system.
It will also be available for PC and mobile in Europe. UEFA EURO 2008
is rated "E" for Everyone by the ESRB and 3+ by PEGI.
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
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rights reserved. The use of real player names and likenesses is
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SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.