Platinum-Selling* Franchise Opens To Rave Reviews From Critics
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sep 15, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that EA SPORTS NHL(R)
10 is available in stores today world-wide for the PLAYSTATION(R)3
computer entertainment system and Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment
system.
NHL(R)10 delivers a new, physical brand of hockey to match the
physical and emotional intensity real-world players endure in pursuit of
the Stanley Cup(R). New gameplay innovations include first-person
fighting, all-new board play, Battle for the Cup and Be A Tough Guy
modes, and spectacular new ways to score. NHL 10 features more
than 200 gameplay refinements that replicate the skill and finesse of
hockey and deliver the most responsive and authentic action ever for the
series.
The franchise that has won 19 sports game of the year awards since 2007
continues to deliver a quality experience for fans and critics. "The
best sports game on the planet," raves Game Informer Magazine. "NHL 10
brings its "A" game," writes Official Xbox Magazine in its November 2009
issue. Gamervisionscores NHL 10 a perfect 10/10, calling it "the best hockey
game ever made."
A new first-person fighting engine enables players to trade punches with
an NHL tough guy. Feel what it's like to be on the ice in the skates of
an NHL player to throw and dodge punches. Winning one-on-one battles for
possession of the puck along the boards is now a test of will and skill.
Utilizing an all-new board physics engine, players can use their body to
shield the puck on the boards and then kick-pass it to teammates.
Experience the emotion and drama of NHL playoff hockey in Battle for the
Cup. Play with injuries, intimidate the opposing team, line-match to
shut down superstars all in front of frenzied towel waving crowds with
storylines that carry across the entire series. Plus, all-new
interactive crowds bring the emotion of playoff hockey to life with
towel-waving fans, glass bangers and crowds that react to the action on
the ice. Players can one-time loose pucks, score from their knees, knock
pucks out of the air and lift a leg to fake a shot on goal -- just like
real-world players.
Prove you are tough enough to quiet the crowd, silence the opposition
and survive a playoff run to lift the Stanley Cup in NHL 10.
Box art and screenshots are available at http://info.ea.com.
For more info please visit http://www.easports.com/
NHL 10 is developed by EA Canada in Burnaby, B.C. The game is
rated E10+.
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, and Tiger
Woods PGA TOUR(R).
*Based on total sales in 2008 according to the NPD.
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 Mobile TM
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 and POGO are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
NHL is a registered trademark of the National Hockey League. John
Madden, NFL, FIFA, NBA, NCAA, and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR are trademarks of
their respective owners and used with permission. Xbox and Xbox 360 are
registered trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. "PLAYSTATION"
is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks of the National
Hockey League. NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and
its teams.All Rights Reserved.NHL 10 is an Officially
Licensed Product of the NHL.
NHL 10 is an Officially Licensed Product of the NHLPA. NHLPA,
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Electronic Arts Inc.
Steve Frost, 604-456-5067
Sr. Publicist
sfrost@ea.com
Jen Riley, 604-456-5081
PR Manager
jriley@ea.com
David Tinson, 650-628-5189
Sr. Director, Communications
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