Descend Down the Nine Circles of Hell on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
and PlayStation Portable Starting February 9th
in North America and February 12th in Europe
COLOGNE, Germany, Aug 18, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Visceral Games(TM), award-winning creators of Dead Space(TM) and a
studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced earlier today
at EA's GamesCom press conference in Cologne, Germany the release date
for the highly anticipated action adventure game Dante's Inferno(TM).
The blockbuster adaptation of part one of Dante Alighieri's epic poem
"The Divine Comedy" will be available in North America beginning on
February 9, 2010 and in Europe on February 12, 2010 for the Xbox 360(R)
video game and entertainment system, the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer and
entertainment system and the Sony PlayStation(R) Portable (PSP(R)).
"The Divine Comedy is one of the most influential pieces of literature
in the world and we have a great responsibility in re-imagining Dante
Alighieri's vivid descriptions of hell, and the themes of righteousness
and redemption he explores," said Jonathan Knight, executive producer of Dante's
Inferno. "Our team is dedicated to delivering a stunning and highly
polished interpretation of this classic to a new medium for a new
generation everywhere this February."
In Dante's Inferno, players will assume the role of Dante as he
travels on an epic descent through Dante Alighieri's nine circles of
Hell - limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and
treachery. Dante's journey is driven by his desire to reclaim the soul
of his beloved Beatrice after she is dragged through the gates of hell
by Lucifer. This new story is the wrapper to a smooth, fast-paced action
adventure game that delivers a deep, fully customizable combat system
with holy and unholy choices, innovative level design, imaginative
puzzles, and best-in-class boss battles, all running at 60 frames per
second.
EA's adaptation of Dante's Inferno is also being made into a
six-issue comic book series in a partnership with DC Comics / Wildstorm,
the first of which will be released on December 9, 2009. An animated
feature which is being co-produced by EA and Starz Media will be
available the same day as the video game.
Dante's Inferno has not yet been rated by the ESRB or PEGI. For
more information on Dante's Inferno, please follow the Dante's
Inferno team at Visceral Games on Twitter at www.twitter.com/danteteam
and visit the game's official web site at www.dantesinferno.com
where the team explores a new circle of hell, with new content and
updates on the ninth day of every month.
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: EA(TM), EA SPORTS(TM), EA Mobile(TM) and POGO(TM). 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
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EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO, Visceral Games, Dead Space and Dante's
Inferno are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc.
in the U.S. and/or other countries. "PlayStation". "PLAYSTATION" and
"PSP" are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Microsoft, Xbox, and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of
companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
EA Games Label PR
Andrew Wong, 650-628-2781
Sr. PR Manager
awong@ea.com
Melissa Ojeda, 650-628-7870
PR Coordinator
mojeda@ea.com
Tammy Schachter, 650-628-7223
Sr. Director of PR
tschachter@ea.com
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