Players Worldwide Will Be Able to Have Access to 60 More Cards to
Build Their Army
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jul 21, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Phenomic(TM), an Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:ERTS) studio, today announced
that the Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game, BattleForge(TM),
is now expanding with the BattleForgeTM Renegade
Edition card set beginning August 25th. Players will have
access to legendary units and monumental buildings from the Southern
Wastes region of Nyn with over 60 additional cards that will be
available through "Renegade Booster Packs" in the in-game store.
Two new playable factions will be revealed, the Bandits and Stonekin,
along with a host of innovative new legendary creatures. With over 60
new units and buildings being added to the BattleForge card pool,
players will now be able to make their army even stronger. BattleForge
is also adding dual orb cards and special affinities that will deepen
and enrich the strategic possibilities for the players' decks and combat.
Also this week, the Renegade map campaign continues with the release of
Oracle, a new single player PvE scenario. In this new map, Moon provides
a prophecy that will guide players to unite the fire tribes. While Moon
delivers a terrible performance as an oracle, players need to provide
impressive effects. When Blight's Witch Doctor senses your plot, he
interferes and will add some unforeseen challenges to the goal of
uniting the fire tribes.
BattleForge is a Play4Free game that combines strategy, fantasy,
trading cards and magical spells in a dynamic online environment.
Combining the strategic, real-time gameplay of classics such as Command
& ConquerTM with a fully enabled, online
collectible community, BattleForge pioneers strategy gaming with
its online multiplayer design and community features set. The
collectible cards in the game are the tools of war -- each representing
a spell, unit or building that is conjured directly onto the battlefield
real time in stunning 3D graphics. BattleForge features
single-player scenarios and cooperative scenarios supporting 2-12
players, as well as Player vs. Player (PvP) ranked and unranked duels.
With co-op play, chat rooms, and a robust marketplace featuring direct
trade, an auction hall and in-game mail, BattleForge is the first
RTS to combine the social and community aspects of an MMO with an
exciting RTS.
The new BattleForge Renegade Booster Packs are available at the
in-game store and can be purchased for 250 BattleForge points or
$2.50. To download the Play4Free version of BattleForge, players
can visit www.battleforge.com
and click Play4Free. Players can also follow the game on Twitter at
@battleforge. BattleForge is available exclusively for the PC.
There is no subscription fee. Developed at Phenomic Studio, BattleForge
has been rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB and 12+ for PEGI. For more
information about BattleForge, visit www.BattleForge.com.
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 Battleforge are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other
countries.
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Electronic Arts
Melissa Ojeda, 650-628-7870
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