Skateboarding Just Became the Ultimate Team Experience
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sep 15, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today revealed the next
title in the company's landmark skateboarding franchise: SKATETM
3, and confirmed that it will ship in May 2010. SKATE 3
breaks new ground by taking all of the camaraderie and competitive
excitement of real-life skateboarding and brings it to the hands of
gamers. Whether online or offline, players can now team up to build the
ultimate skate crew in the definitive skateboarding co-op experience. In SKATE
3, players take part in team-based challenges, compete against rival
crews and leave their mark on the all-new skater's paradise, Port
Carverton.
"The social and community aspects of the SKATE franchise are
something we've always embraced, but we've never done anything to the
scale you're going to see in SKATE 3," said Senior Producer,
Jason DeLong. "We're giving gamers a very unique experience by providing
them with the tools they need to build their ultimate team or to create
a team comprised entirely of their online friends. From there, it's all
about proving yourself - teaming up, and throwing down."
Players who pre-order SKATE 3 get an unlock code that gives them
exclusive access to the iconic Black Box Distribution Skate Park, home
turf of Zero, Mystery, and Fallen skate teams. Black Box Distribution
was founded in 2000 by Jamie Thomas, and houses and distributes some of
skateboarding's biggest selling brands. Pre-orders are available now at http://skate.ea.com
or at participating retailers nationwide.
SKATE 3 features an all-new co-op mode where teammates can
complete challenges together while advancing each other's careers. From
rewarding epic bails and fails with a beefed up Hall of Meat mode to
honing your craft with the all-new skate.School, players of all skill
levels have multiple ways to "kill it" in the game. The franchise also
continues to raise the bar for user created content with the
skate.Create feature suite, an innovative toolset that empowers gamers
to truly express their skate style by creating their own graphics,
videos, and skate parks.
SKATE 3 is being developed by Black Box, an Electronic Arts
studio. SKATE 3 will be released on PlayStation(R)3 computer
entertainment system and Xbox 360(R) videogame and entertainment system in
May 2010. More information can be found at http://skate.ea.com
or follow us on Twitter at Hippyjump. Press can download assets at http://info.ea.com.
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: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA Mobile(TM)
and POGOTM. 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
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EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO and SKATE are trademarks or registered
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All rights reserved. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the
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