The Panic Before the Terror Starts Hitting Store Shelves on September
29th
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 28, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and its Visceral
Games(TM) studio announced today that Dead
SpaceTM
Extraction, will be available in stores on September 29, 2009 in
North America and October 2, 2009 in Europe exclusively for the Wii(TM). Dead
Space Extraction delivers the highly-polished, action-horror
experience the Dead Space franchise is known for while upping the
ante for technical excellence on the Wii with some of the best visuals
ever showcased on the platform.
"Our team is really excited to bring the intensity of the Dead Space
universe to an entire new audience," said Executive Producer, Steve
Papoutsis. "We are going to deliver the same high quality, cinematic
experience we delivered in the original Dead Space, while also
adding co-op, new enemies, weapons and taking advantage of all of the
unique features the Wii has to offer."
Developed at EA's award-winning Visceral Games studio, 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 Lexine, an important new heroine, to the Dead Space
universe. Players will play as the crew who falls victim to a mysterious
contagion aboard the ship, with it quickly becoming clear that
protecting Lexine will be their only hope for survival.
For more information about Dead Space franchise, please visit www.deadspacegame.com
and get the latest from the development team at www.twitter.com/isaacclarke.
This game has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI.
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 MobileTM
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
be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO, Dead Space, and Visceral Games are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S.
and/or other countries. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
EA Games Label
Melissa Ojeda, 650-628-7870
PR Coordinator
mojeda@ea.com
Andrew Wong, 650-628-2781
PR Manager
awong@ea.com
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