This Holiday's Hottest Arcade Racer Speeds to Retailers Powered by
an Electrifying International Soundtrack
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct 19, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that the
award-winning Need for Speed(TM) NITRO has gone gold and will be in
stores early, arriving to retailers on November 3rd in North
America and on November 6th in Europe. Developed specifically
for the Wii and Nintendo DS, Need for Speed NITRO captures the
fun and exhilaration of arcade racing, thrusting players into a world of
blazing speed where they must dominate the competition at 200 MPH.
Complementing the thrilling gameplay is an adrenaline-charged soundtrack
that features songs from some of the world's most celebrated and
innovative artists including k-os, Placebo and Crystal Method.
"This soundtrack musically exemplifies the intensity, attitude and
adrenaline of Need for Speed NITRO," said Steve Schnur, Worldwide
Executive of Music and Music Marketing at EA. "This energetic collection
of rock, electronic and hip hop, matches the incredible speed and
intensity of a game experience players will never forget."
"Our vision was to create something unique on the Nintendo platforms,"
said Joe Booth, Senior Producer. "Need for Speed NITRO combines
the franchise's trademark attitude, sense of speed and addictive
gameplay with the approachability and pick up and play of Nintendo."
Need for Speed NITRO delivers the thrill of high-speed racing to
all types of gamers with exciting gameplay, accessible controls, and
competitive multiplayer events. Recently crowned IGN's Best Racing Game
on the Wii(TM) and Nintendo DS(TM) at this year's Electronic Entertainment
Expo, Need for Speed NITRO is one of this holiday's most fun and
exciting arcade racers.
The complete soundtrack is listed below. To hear samplings of each song,
please visit www.ea.com/eatrax/.
| | | |
Artist | | |
Song
|
Alex Metric | | |
What Now
|
Bloody Beetroots feat. Cool Kids | | |
Awesome
|
Crookers feat. Wiley and ThomasJules | | |
Business Man
|
Crystal Method feat. LMFAO | | |
Sine Language
|
Danko Jones | | |
Code Of The Road
|
Dizzee Rascal and Armand Van Helden | | |
Bonkers
|
Drumagik | | |
Make It Rock
|
Earl Greyhound | | |
Oye Vaya
|
edIT feat. Wale and Tre' | | |
Freaxxx
|
Evil 9 | | |
All The Cash (Alex Metric Remix) Feat. El-P
|
Hollywood Holt | | |
Can't Stop
|
k-os | | |
FUN!
|
Lady Sovereign | | |
I Got You Dancing
|
Major Lazer feat. Mr.Lex & Santigold | | |
Hold The Line
|
Matt & Kim | | |
Daylight (Troublemaker Remix)
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Mickey Factz | | |
Yeah Yeah
|
Pint Shot Riot | | |
Not Thinking Straight
|
Placebo | | |
Breathe Under Water
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Rise Against | | |
Kotov Syndrome
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Roots Manuva | | |
Buff Nuff
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Rye Rye | | |
Hardcore Girls
|
Street Sweeper Social Club | | |
Fight! Smash! Win!
|
Taking Back Sunday | | |
Lonely Lonely
|
The Enemy UK | | |
No Time For Tears
|
The Gay Blades | | |
O Shot (Dmerit Remix)
|
Two Fingers feat. Sway | | |
Jewels And Gems
|
Developed by EA Montreal, Need for Speed NITRO is available on
the Wii and Nintendo DS and is rated E10+ by ESRB and 7+ by PEGI.
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.
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 Mobile, POGO and Need for Speed are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other
countries. Wii and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts Inc.
Shirley Chu, 604-456-3994
Publicist
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Director
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