Players Rewarded with Early Access to Tim Schafer's Heavy Metal
Action Opus
COLOGNE, Germany, Aug 18, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Double Fine Productions Inc.
today announced that gamers nationwide will get a sneak peek at this
Rocktober's heavy metal action game Brütal Legend(TM), when the demo
launches in September. In just one month, players can download the demo
and experience first-hand the face-melting action that G4 Networks
honored with the coveted "Best of E3" award. For complete information
regarding the availability of the Brütal Legend demo please visit www.brutallegend.com/demo.
Brütal Legend is an epic action game from visionary developer Tim
Schafer. Jack Black stars as Eddie Riggs, a legendary roadie summoned to
a heavy metal world where he must fight for the liberation of humanity
from the demon Emperor Doviculus. In this wild world, mountains are made
of amplifiers, killer spiders spin guitar strings and rock legends roam
the landscape. In the demo, players get a preview of the game's non-stop
hack n' slash action and mayhem. The demo opens as Eddie awakes in the
age of metal where he must quickly learn how to use the powerful ancient
axe, 'The Separator' and electrifying guitar 'Clementine' to unleash
combo moves that destroy the demons of darkness. As he comes
face-to-face with zipper-faced nuns and devilish druids, Eddie
encounters the beautiful and tough-as-nails Ophelia, an ally and
would-be love interest. Together, Eddie and Ophelia use double team
attacks for more powerful combo moves to defeat the rock demons that are
after them. Luckily, they are bestowed with a super-charged,
druid-destroying vehicle, 'The Deuce' that can be upgraded with weapons
and armor throughout the game. From the bowels of the druid dungeon to
the tops of corpse mountains, the Brütal Legend demo is just the
beginning of an epic journey.
"We just couldn't wait," said Tim Schafer, President of Double Fine
Productions. "Villagers have surrounded our offices with torches,
demanding the game. So we're releasing a demo and hope that this taste
of metal will keep the mob at bay until Brütal Legend comes out
this Rocktober."
Brütal Legend will launch on the Xbox 360(R) video game and
entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system
and has been rated 'M' for Mature by the ESRB, 18+ by PEGI and 15 by the
BBFC. The game is set to create headbanger whiplash when it ships on
October 13th in North America and October 16th in
Europe.
For more information on Brütal Legendand to sign up for
the Brütal Legend newsletter,please visit www.brutallegend.com.
To follow Brütal Legend on Twitter please visit http://twitter.com/brutallegend.
About Double Fine Productions
Double Fine Productions (http://www.doublefine.com)
is an award-winning, independent game development studio founded in 2000
by games industry veteran Tim Schafer, creator of such gaming classics
as Grim Fandango, Full Throttle, and Day of the Tentacle. Located in San
Francisco's South of Market district, Double Fine specializes in
high-quality games with an emphasis on originality, story, characters,
and fun. In 2005, Double Fine released the critically-acclaimed
Psychonauts, which won several awards including "Best Action / Adventure
Game" from OXM, "Game of the Year" from Eurogamer, and "#6 XBOX game of
all time" from G4TV. At the 2006 Game Developers Conference, Double Fine
itself was awarded the title of "Best New Studio" by their fellow
developers.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in
1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless
devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
four brand names: EA(TM), EA SPORTS(TM), EA Mobile(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2009,
EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 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 Mobile and POGO are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Brütal
Legend is a trademark of Double Fine Productions, Inc."PlayStation"
and "PLAYSTATION" are registered trademarks of Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the
Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts
Devin Bennett, 650-628-7127
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