REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan 07, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Black Box, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today
that the Skate 2 demo will hit Xbox Live Marketplace on January 8th
and the PlayStation Network on January 15, 2009. Thedemo
introduces players to the city of New San Vanelona where they can skate
with style and individuality via access to the enhanced character
customization tools. Gamers will get a first glimpse of the deep
single-player story and exciting challenges in all-new locations. The Skate
2 demo will also feature two of the game's online Party Play modes:
Thrasher's Hall of Meat and Spot Battle.
Skate 2 ups the ante in delivering all the grit, creativity and
culture of skateboarding. Equipped with double the bag of tricks,
players are tasked to rebuild their career and revive the skate scene.
Now with the ability to get off-board and move objects, gamers can
create their own epic spots and challenges, which can then be uploaded,
shared and experienced by others around the world.
Skate 2 hits retailers in North America on January 21st,
and worldwide on January 23, 2009 - making it one of the first must-have
games of 2009. Skate 2 is developed by Black Box, a studio of
Electronic Arts in Vancouver, British Columbia and will be available on
the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION(R)3
computer entertainment system. The game is rated "T" for Teen by the
ESRB and is rated 16+ by PEGI.
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 SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS
FreestyleTM and POGOTM. 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.
PLAYSTATION is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment
Inc. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox 360 are either trademarks or registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation and used under license. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts
Shirley Chu, 604-456-3994
schu2@ea.com
Peter Nguyen, 650-628-3607
pnguyen@ea.com
Tammy Schachter, 650-628-7223
tschachter@ea.com
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