Global Blockbusters Including: Tetris, Bejeweled, Need For Speed
and The Sims 3 Now Available For BlackBerry Smartphones
LOS ANGELES, Aug 21, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- EA Mobile(TM), a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today
announced eight new titles available on BlackBerry App World(TM) including
globally renowned mobile titles: Bejeweled(R), Need for Speed(TM)
Undercover, RISK, SCRABBLE (in the US and Canada only), Tetris(R),
Tetris Mania, The Sims(TM) 3, and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR(R).
"We are excited to bring some of EA Mobile's most popular franchises to
the BlackBerry App World where BlackBerry customers can easily download
them from one location," said Adam Sussman, VP Worldwide Publishing for
EA Mobile. "We look for the BlackBerry App World to become an important
channel for EA Mobile, providing convenient access of our great games to
BlackBerry customers everywhere."
"Gaming on BlackBerry smartphones continues to grow in popularity. EA
Mobile has optimized some terrific games for the BlackBerry platform and
users will be thrilled to have these new titles available on BlackBerry
App World," said Tyler Lessard, Vice President, Global Alliances and
Developer Relations at Research In Motion.
For information on pricing for all EA Mobile games, visit www.eamobile.com.
To follow EA Mobile on Twitter visit http://twitter.com/eamobile.
To download BlackBerry App World to your BlackBerry smartphone, visit: www.blackberry.com/appworld.
About EA Mobile
EA Mobile(TM), is the world's leading wireless entertainment publisher with
award-winning games such as Tetris(R), Bejeweled(R), The
Sims(TM), and Need for Speed(TM). The EA Mobile portfolio also
includes casual games based on the company's partnership with Hasbro,
Inc. including MONOPOLY, YAHTZEE and SCRABBLE (in the U.S. and Canada)
as well as sports blockbusters from the EA SPORTS(TM) brand, including Madden
NFL Football, EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR. EA
Mobile develops games for multiple mobile platforms including mobile
phones, smartphones, the iPhone(TM) and iPod(R). For more information about
EA Mobile, please visit www.eamobile.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: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(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 Pogo, The Sims and Need for Speed are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S.
and/or other countries. John Madden, NFL, FIFA, Tiger Woods and PGA TOUR
are the property of their respective owners and used with permission.
Tetris is a registered trademark of Tetris Holding, LLC. Bejeweled is a
registered trademark of PopCap Games, Inc. MONOPOLY, YAHTZEE, RISK and
SCRABBLE (in the United States and Canada) are trademarks of Hasbro and
are used with permission. iPhone and iPod are trademarks of Apple, Inc.
The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are
the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion
Limited. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
RIM assumes no obligations or liability and makes no representation,
warranty, endorsement or guarantee in relation to any aspect of any
third party products or services.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Sparkpr for EA Mobile
Matt Marquess, 415-321-1874
matt@sparkpr.com
or
EA PR
Trudy Muller, 650-628-2926
tmuller@ea.com
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