The Ultimate Co-op Team Fight Through Ravaged City Streets of
Shanghai Set to a Dramatic Score From Heralded Film Composer
MONTREAL, Oct 09, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- EA Montreal, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today
announced that renowned film composer Tyler Bates will be creating the
impactful score for the highly anticipated third person co-op shooter ARMY
OF TWO(TM): THE 40TH DAY.
The sought-after composer, best known for his work on the blockbuster
films 300 and Watchmen, is crafting an immersive score
that will highlight the epic co-operative battles gamers and their
friends will face in the first major videogame release of 2010.
"Set in Shanghai in the middle of a major disaster, ARMY OF
TWO: THE 40TH DAY dials up the action
through a series of powerful scenes where players have to work together
as a team to survive and escape the city," said Lewis James, Audio
Director at EA Montreal. "Tyler examined every part of the game and how
players will move through the world to craft a score that truly
represents their actions and the chaos unfolding around them."
"THE 40TH DAY is one of the most intense
games I've seen," said Tyler Bates. "The setting, characters and action
in the game provided me the perfect backdrop to create an equally
intense and dramatic score that complements the gameplay."
With more than 50 films and 15 years experience, Bates is one of
Hollywood's most sought-after composers. In addition to Watchmen and
300, he has scored hit films such as The Day the Earth StoodStill,
Rob Zombie's Halloween and Halloween 2, and Showtime's hit
comedy series "Californication".
"Tyler Bates' score for THE 40TH DAY is
not only a stellar addition to this tradition but takes the ARMY OF
TWO franchise to a whole new level," said Steve Schnur, Worldwide
Executive of Music and Marketing. "Most of all, our collaboration with a
composer of his caliber furthers EA's continued commitment to creating
the most groundbreaking new soundtracks in the entertainment industry."
In this sequel to the multi-million selling 2008 break-out hit,
private military contractors, Salem and Rios must fight their way
through Shanghai to survive a carefully orchestrated series of
catastrophes that are dragging the massive city to the brink of ruin.
Now, the ARMY OF TWO are trapped and must work as a team to survive
relentless enemy assaults and escape the city collapsing around them.
ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY has not yet
been rated by the ESRB or PEGI. The game will ship on January 12, 2010
in North America and January 8, 2010 in Europe. The game will be
available for the Xbox 360(R) videogame and entertainment system, the
PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system and the PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)
Portable).
For more information on ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH
DAY or to pre-order the game please visit: www.armyoftwo.com.
For more information on EA Montreal, please visit www.eamontreal.com
or www.ea.com.
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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.
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SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
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