All-New Hero, Story and Characters Extend the Dead Space Universe
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb 18, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today revealed Dead Space(TM)
Extraction, an all-new chapter from the studio that delivered the
award-winning action-horror Dead Space game. Built from the
ground up and developed exclusively for the Wii(TM), Dead Space
Extraction is a prequel that reveals the events leading up to Isaac
Clarke's mission on the USG Ishimura in the original Dead Space game
released in 2008. Dead Space Extraction will marry the innovative
motion controls of the Wii Remote with a frenetic first person
perspective to create a new action-packed horror experience.
Dead Space Extraction tells the story of a handful of space
colonists desperately struggling to escape from a horrific infection on
the Aegis VII mining colony deep in the furthest regions of space. The
game introduces a new heroine to the fiction and as the crew fall victim
to a mysterious contagion aboard the ship, it becomes clear that
protecting her may be their only hope for survival. Dead Space
Extraction introduces all new characters, weapons, enemies, puzzles
and co-operative multiplayer gameplay.
"We could not be more excited to extend Dead Space into an
experience exclusive to the Wii. Nintendo has a wonderful history in the
horror genre and we are thrilled to build on that tradition with Dead
Space Extraction," said Glen Schofield, VP and General Manager of EA
Redwood Shores studio. "As we were developing Dead Space, we
realized that there was so much of the story going untold. Dead SpaceExtraction tells that story with all of the intensity, blood and
gore that fans would expect."
Dead Space Extraction is an EA Redwood Shores title and is
scheduled to ship in Fall 2009. This product has not yet rated by ESRB
or 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(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTS Freestyle(TM) and POGO(TM). 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
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