John McEnroe, Roger Federer and Serena Williams Featured on North
American Packaging
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Apr 09, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that tennis stars
John McEnroe, Roger Federer and Serena Williams will be the North
American* cover athletes for its new tennis franchise, EA SPORTS(TM)
Grand Slam(R) Tennis. Eight different
regional player partnerships will be announced soon. McEnroe, one of the
sport's most recognizable figures, was recently confirmed as exclusive
to the game. Federer and Williams are among the biggest names in tennis
and the most accomplished; having won 23 Grand Slam singles titles
between them. Williams becomes the first woman to grace the cover of an
EA SPORTS simulation product.
"It's very exciting to be on the cover of EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis.
This game not only shows EA's enthusiasm for tennis but for also women's
tennis," said Williams. "I know from experience how tough and gratifying
it is to win all four Grand Slams so I hope people will enjoy the Grand
Slam experience that is offered in this game."
EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis is being developed under the EA
SPORTS brand by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. Designed first for the
Wii(TM), it ships to North American retailers on June 15th, one
day earlier than the previously announced ship date. Worldwide it ships
on June 26th with the exception of the United Kingdom,
Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Spain and Australia, where it ships on
June 12th.
This fall, EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis will also be served up for
the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360(R)
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. With stunning
realism, it will feature innovative control systems and robust online**
capability. Classic matches from the past will be recreated, along with
simulated dream match-ups that weren't possible before.
EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis for the Wii has been rated "E" by the
ESRB and "3+" by PEGI, and has an MSRP of $49.95 USD in North America.
For more information, log onto www.easports.com/tennis.
Media can find screenshots and video of the game at http://info.ea.com.
Top-selling titles and franchises from EA SPORTS include Madden NFL
football, FIFA Soccer, NHL(R), NBA
LIVE, NCAA(R) Football, Tiger Woods
PGA TOUR(R) and NASCAR(R)racing.
*In addition to select other global territories
** INTERNET CONNECTION required for online features. See product pack
for details.
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(TM), EA SPORTS(TM), EA SPORTS Freestyle(TM) and POGO(TM). 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.
Grand Slam is a registered Trademark jointly owned by Australian Open,
US Open, French Open and Wimbledon. Roland-Garros French Open is
registered trademark of the French Tennis Federation. Used by
permission. The USTA and the US Open Ball and Flame design are
registered trademarks of the United States Tennis Association. The
Tennis Australia logo and the Australian Open logo are registered
trademarks of Tennis Australia Ltd and must not be reproduced or
otherwise used, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent
of Tennis Australia Ltd. Approved by the All England Lawn Tennis and
Croquet Club, Wimbledon. John Madden, NFL, FIFA, NHL, NBA, NCAA, Tiger
Woods, PGA TOUR and NASCAR are trademarks of their respective owners and
used with permission. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. "PlayStation" and
"PLAYSTATION" are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment
Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group
of companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
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SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts Inc.
Paula Kim, 604-456-3179
Senior Publicist
pkim@ea.com
Jen Riley, 604-456-5081
Manager, Public Relations
jriley@ea.com
David Tinson, 605-628-5189
Sr Director, Public Relations
dtinson@ea.com
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