All-New Season Showdown Mode Ensures Every Game Counts
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Mar 18, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that NCAA(R)
Football 10 will be available in North American retail stores on
Tuesday, July 14. As the highest-selling college football video game
franchise for over a decade*, EA
SPORTS(TM)NCAA Football brings an unparalleled college game day
experience to football fans across the nation.
Each week leading up to the launch of NCAA Football 10, the newly
unveiled www.ncaafootball10.com
will host the latest features, videos, screenshots, blogs and news. In
addition, the website will countdown the highly anticipated announcement
of the NCAA Football 10 cover athletes. A different player will
be featured on the packaging of each platform, giving fans plenty of
opportunity to speculate whether their favorite athlete will grace one
of the covers this season. With several major features scheduled to be
announced between now and launch, football fans are encouraged to visit
the website regularly for the most up-to-date information.
True to the tradition of the award-winning franchise, NCAA Football
10 continues to push the bar on innovation with new online modes. NCAA
Football 10 brings the excitement of college football to fans across
the nation like never before with its newest feature, Season Showdown.
In this new mode, every game counts as fans declare their loyalty to a
favorite school and give the ultimate show of support in a nationwide
competition. All college football fans will have an opportunity to
participate in Season Showdown, as credits not only accumulate in-game
but players can also earn credits for their school via new web-based
games. Millions of college football fans around the country will be on a
mission to prove their school is number one with NCAA Football 10's
Season Showdown.
NCAA Football 10 envelopes the excitement and pageantry of
college football at its best. Enhanced stadiums filled with school
colors, cheerleaders and mascots bring the college atmosphere to life.
Enjoy the sights of game day with new field goal nets, flags waving in
the wind and camera flashes exploding during pivotal moments. With all
120 Football Bowl Subdivision schools represented in the game, NCAA
Football 10 offers fans an exciting way to experience the thrill of
authentic college football year-round.
Developed in Orlando, Fla., by EA Tiburon, NCAA Football 10 will
be available on the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system, the
PlayStation(R)2 and PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment systems and the
PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable).
EA SPORTS(TM) is the leading interactive sports software brand in the
world, with top-selling titles and franchises including Madden NFL
football, FIFA Soccer, NHL(R) hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA(R) Football,
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR(R) and NASCAR(R) racing.
*Based on NPD data.
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.
About the NCAA
The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and
universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities
for more than 380,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member
colleges and universities. Each year, more than 49,000 student-athletes
compete in NCAA Championships in Division I, II and III sports. For more
information, go to www.ncaa.org.
About The Collegiate Licensing Company
CLC is a division of IMG College. Founded in 1981, CLC is the oldest and
largest collegiate licensing agency in the U.S. and currently represents
nearly 200 colleges, universities, bowl games, athletic conferences, The
Heisman Trophy and the NCAA. The mission of CLC is to be the guiding
force in collegiate trademark licensing and one of the top sports
licensing firms in the country. CLC is dedicated to being a center of
excellence in providing licensing services of the highest quality to its
member institutions, licensees, retailers and consumers. Headquartered
in Atlanta (Ga.), CLC is a full-service licensing representative, which
employs a staff of more than 80 licensing professionals who provide
full-service capabilities in brand protection, brand management, and
brand development. For more information on CLC, visit: www.clc.com
or www.imgworld.com.
About NCAA Football
NCAA Football USA, Inc. represents a coalition of the American Football
Coaches Association (AFCA), the Collegiate Commissioners Association
(CCA), the Football Bowl Association (FBA), the National Association of
Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the National Collegiate
Athletics Association (NCAA) and the National Football Foundation (NFF)
and serves as the collective voice to promote college football. Visit www.NCAAFootball.com
for more information.
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.
John Madden, NFL, FIFA, NHL, NBA, NCAA, Tiger Woods, PGA TOUR and NASCAR
are trademarks of their respective owners and used with permission.
"PLAYSTATION", "PlayStation" and "PSP" 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.
Julie Michel, 407-386-5184
Publicist
jmichel@ea.com
Rob Semsey, 407-386-5337
PR Manager
rsemsey@ea.com
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