All-New Weapons, Character and Maps to Help Players Strengthen Their
Family and Build Their Empire Offline and Online
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Apr 01, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Paramount Digital Entertainment
today announced that The Godfather? II videogame will be
releasing premium upgrade packs* to provide players with level-four
weapons, an additional crew member equipped with four unique
specialties, and two new multiplayer maps that will make their family
stronger as they fight to become the most powerful mob syndicate in
America. In addition, these upgrades will help as players take their
advanced crew members online and compete to be the Don of Dons on the
leaderboards. Players can experience all the premium upgrades for The
Godfather II two weeks after launch worldwide on Xbox LIVE?
Marketplace and the PLAYSTATION?Store on April 23, 2009.
The complete list of upgrade packs includes:
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The Pentangeli Map Pack: Download for the all-new Cuba multiplayer map
and the Junkyard multiplayer map.
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Level 4 Weapons Bundle: Download this collection to receive the Modern
Dillinger, the .700 Magnum Impact, the Herzstopper, the MG-S1 Sniper
Wolfe, and the Street Sweeper.
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Jack of All Trades: Download Jimmy Lira - the Jack of All Trades to
have this character in your family. Jimmy Lira starts out with the
arsonist, engineer, medic, and safecracker specialties and comes
equipped with a level 2 machine gun - the MP38.
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The Corleone Bundle (All of the above): Download the multiplayer map
pack, the level 4 Weapons Bundle, and the Jack of All Trades (Jimmy
Lira) crew member.
As a Don in the Corleone family, The Godfather II allows players
to carve out their own story of deception, betrayal, and conquest in a
1960's organized crime world. With these new upgrades, players will have
more options when building and investing in their family, managing their
businesses, and sending their crew into battle - all of which is done
through the revolutionary Don's View. The Don's View is a 3D
representation of the player's criminal empire; it allows them to
coordinate their strategy, plan hits on rival made men, attack enemy
rackets, and much more. By letting players call the shots, The
Godfather II delivers the ultimate organized crime experience.
Developed at the EA Redwood Shores studio, The Godfather II will
be coming to the Xbox 360? videogame and entertainment system,
PLAYSTATION?3 computer entertainment system, and PC. Players who
pre-order The Godfather II at participating retailers worldwide
will receive an exclusive crew member, named Tommy Cipolla, to hire into
their family. The Godfather II has been rated M for Mature by the
ESRB and 18+ for PEGI.
* Requires INTERNET CONNECTION, The Godfather II for the Xbox 360
or PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox LIVE gold or silver membership OR
PLAYSTATION?Network account.
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
FreestyleTM 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. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft
group of companies and are used under license from Microsoft.
"PLAYSTATION" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment
Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
About Paramount Digital Entertainment
Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE) is a division of Paramount
Pictures Corporation. PDE develops and distributes filmed entertainment
across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile
and portable devices, videogames, virtual worlds and emerging
technologies.
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor
of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), a
leading content company with prominent and respected film, television
and digital entertainment brands. The company's labels include Paramount
Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV Films and
Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Digital
Entertainment, Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount Home
Entertainment, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing
Inc., Paramount Studio Group, and Worldwide Television Distribution.
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