Official Website Re-Launched Offering Exclusive Backstage Access to
Brütal Legend
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Apr 21, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Double Fine Productions, Inc
today announced that Brütal Legend(TM) will be available for the
Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION(R)3
computer entertainment system on October 13th in North
America and on October 16th in Europe. From the mind of Tim
Schafer and Double Fine Productions, Brütal Legendis a 3rd
person action game rich in combat, imagery and storytelling, delivering
lighter-flicking fun sure to melt your face off.
Those ready to rock can start today by visiting the newly re-launched Brütal
Legend website (www.brutallegend.com),
the best source online for all things Brütal Legend, from
trailers to screenshots, concept art to exclusive blogs from the Double
Fine studio team, epic polls and more! Over time, the site and its
content will evolve and grow, so remember to check in whenever you feel
the Metal Gods calling you. Sign up for exclusive updates through the Brütal
Legendnewsletter, or follow Brütal Legendon
Twitterfor intimate access and new information nearly
every day.
"Wooo! Having an official release date is awesome!" said Tim Schafer,
President of Double Fine Productions. "And how cool is it that EA threw
down the dough to have the name of an entire month changed to Rocktober?"
Brütal Legendtells the tale of Eddie Riggs, played by
Jack Black. The ultimate roadie, Eddie is the first person anyone calls
when they need guitars tuned or stages rigged, and has a love for hot
rods and a photographic memory for every Heavy Metal album cover, and
the lyrics those albums contained. One night, a stage accident knocks
Eddie unconscious, and he awakens in a world that looks very strange yet
oddly familiar, a world where every Heavy Metal album cover and lyric
Eddie knows has come to life, and where the evil emperor Doviculus and
his demon army, The Tainted Coil, have enslaved the last remaining
humans. When an oppressed people request Eddie's knowledge of modern
warfare, he pulls from his own experience in the only occupation he's
ever had, a roadie for a Heavy Metal band, and under his command, this
barbaric force of hot-rods, Marshall stacks, leather, and chrome will
bring this ancient world into the age of Metal.
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
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 SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS
Freestyle TM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2008, EA posted
GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 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 Freestyle 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 is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment
Inc. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox 360 are either trademarks or registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation and used under license. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts
Devin Bennett, 650-628-7127
devinb@ea.com
Andrew Wong, 650-628-8271
anwong@ea.com
Tammy Schachter, 650-628-7223
tschachter@ea.com
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