Players Experience the Panic Before the Terror in Visceral Games'
Critically-Acclaimed Wii-Exclusive Action Horror Prequel
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sep 25, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Visceral
Games(TM), an award-winning studio of Electronic Arts Inc.
(NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that Dead
Space(TM) Extraction has shipped to retail in Europe and will be
shipping in North America on September 29th. Designed
exclusively for the Wii(TM), Dead Space Extraction is the first
title to ship under Visceral Games' new studio name. Dead Space
Extraction is the prequel to last year's critical darling Dead
Space, winner of over 70 international critics awards and widely
recognized for evolving the action horror genre. Dead Space Extraction
is already following in its predecessor's footsteps, earning a perfect
"5-out-of-5" stars from GamePro, whose review said that "Extraction
is one hell of a ride... well paced and directed; the story is strong and
the gun fights are satisfying."
"Dead Space Extraction has been such a rewarding project for many
different reasons," said Steve Papoutsis, Executive Producer on Dead
Space Extraction. "We have successfully brought Dead Space's
trademark action horror experience to a new platform while maintaining
our studio's high standards for quality and polish. Dead Space
Extraction will be one of the defining action horror games for the
Wii."
Telling the story of four space colonists trying to escape a mysterious
infection, Dead Space Extraction explores the origins of the
necromorph invasion that threatens humanity and the universe. At the
center of this group is Lexine, an important new heroine being
introduced for the first time to the Dead Space storyline. As the
crew continues to fight for their lives, it becomes clear that
protecting her is their only hope for survival. Luckily, players are
armed with an arsenal of weaponry, an easy-to-use control system built
from the ground up for the Wii, and can even recruit a friend to play
co-operatively, a first for the Dead Space franchise.
Developed at Visceral Games, Dead Space Extraction is rated M for
Mature by the ESRB with descriptors of Blood and Gore, Intense Violence
and Strong Language and 18+ for PEGI. Dead Space Extraction will
be available for MSRP $49.99 on the Wii. For more information about the
game, go to the website at http://www.deadspacegame.com
or 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 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.
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SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
EA Games Label
Melissa Ojeda, 650-628-7870
PR Coordinator
mojeda@ea.com
Andrew Wong, 650-628-2781
Sr. PR Manager
awong@ea.com
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