Highly-Anticipated Sequel From EA and Steven Spielberg Features Even
More Blox-Busting Action for the Ultimate Social Wii Gaming Experience
LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- It's time to throw, bash, and party, as the EA Play Label of Electronic
Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announces BOOM BLOX(TM) Bash Party for
Wii(TM) has shipped to stores in North America today and will hit stores in
Europe beginning May 28. EA and Steven Spielberg continue their
collaboration to bring players this highly-anticipated sequel to last
year's critically-acclaimed BOOM BLOX(TM) game for Wii, which earned
more than a dozen awards and received recognition from parenting
organizations, media outlets and the gaming industry. With more than 400
new levels, stunning new worlds, and twice as much multiplayer game
play, BOOM BLOX Bash Party brings tons of action-packed fun for
the whole family.
"The original BOOM BLOX really came from a need to bring families
back into the same space playing games together," said Steven Spielberg.
"We had so many more creative ideas that we wanted to put into the
sequel, and BOOM BLOX Bash Party really takes the original
concept to a whole new level of interactive family gaming."
BOOM BLOX Bash Party features nearly twice as many multiplayer
challenges as the original BOOM BLOX making it the ultimate party
game! Players will have a blast playing with or against friends in
co-op, versus and new team-based challenges. Whether playing solo or
with friends, BOOM BLOX Bash Party will have players off the
couch, throwing, bashing and slinging blox like never before!
In addition to the more than 400 new levels in BOOM BLOX Bash Party,
players can also easily download new levels created by EA and the BOOM
BLOX Bash Party community at no additional charge with an
Internet-connected Wii. EA will make 40 additional levels available at
launch with many more to come. In addition, players can create their own
levels using the game's enhanced Create Mode, and submit those levels to
be posted and made available to the community. Over time, BOOM BLOX
Bash Party owners will have access to many more downloadable levels
in addition to those already included in the game.
"We are thrilled to be able to offer players a constant stream of new
and exciting levels in BOOM BLOX Bash Party," said Amir Rahimi,
Senior Producer. "The EA team has been working hard creating exciting
new levels that will be made available over time, and we cannot wait to
see the passion and creativity the BOOM BLOX Bash Party community
members put into making their own shared levels."
EA takes the destruction to new heights with four stunning new themed
worlds including Space, Pirate, Heroic and Show Time! Players will
experience action puzzle game play in new physical environments like
zero gravity and under water. Players will also encounter exciting new
block types, like Virus, Conveyor and Push blox; new block shapes like
cylinders and wedges, and engaging new tools, like the cannon and the
slingshot. A new cast of characters, as well as favorites from the
original BOOM BLOX, are now part of the puzzle-solving strategy.
Players can now throw, grab or sling them, and watch them fly, knocking
down blox and causing eye-popping explosions!
Developed by the EA Casual Studios, BOOM BLOXBash Party
is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and 3+ by PEGI. The game has a US
MSRP of $39.99. For more information, visit http://boomblox.ea.com.
To download artwork, visit http://info.ea.com.
About EA and Steven Spielberg Partnership
In 2005, EA and Steven Spielberg entered a multi-year collaboration that
would generate three new original franchise properties. EA owns the
intellectual properties and the franchises will be developed, published,
and distributed worldwide by EA. Spielberg has been working directly
with the EA development teams at the EALA studio in Playa Vista to offer
his signature style of storytelling to the concept, design, and artistic
vision of the unique games.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, 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 SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS
Freestyle TM 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 SPORTS Freestyle, POGO and BOOM BLOX are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other
countries.
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SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
EA
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