Experience the 2009 RPG of the Year and all of the Dragon Age:
Origins Expansions and Extras for $59.99
EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct 27, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Leading video game developer BioWare(TM), a division of Electronic Arts
Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that the Dragon Age(TM): Origins -
Ultimate Edition, a special edition of BioWare's award-winning dark
fantasy RPG, including all of the game's post-release downloadable
content, is available now. The Ultimate Edition includes Dragon
Age: Origins, the expansion pack Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening,
and seven DLC packs including Warden's Keep, The Stone Prisoner, Return
to Ostagar, Darkspawn Chronicles, Leliana's Song, Golems of Amgarrak and
Witch Hunt. The complete package, valued at over $114, is available for
the low price of $59.99. With the Ultimate Edition, BioWare
offers gamers the opportunity to collect new rewards, gain new party
members and to explore the rich world of Dragon Age ahead of the
launch of 2011's highly anticipated release of Dragon Age II next
March.
Dragon Age: Origins is a larger-than-life tale of violence, lust
and betrayal that places gamers in the role of a Grey Warden, an ancient
order of guardians who have defended the lands throughout the centuries.
Gamers explore a stunning world and make complex moral choices that
affect the outcome of the game, full character customization, the
potential to develop romantic relationships and bone-crushingly visceral
combat. Hailed by Seth Schiesel of The New York Times as,
"...perhaps the best electronic game made yet," Dragon Age: Origins
has been widely recognized as one of the best games of 2009, earning
"RPG of the Year honors" from SpikeTV, Game Informer and IGN, while
taking home over 30 "Best of 2009" awards in total.
For more information on the Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition,
please visit the game's official web site at http://dragonage.bioware.com,
follow the development team on Twitter at http://twitter.com/dragonage,
or on Facebook at http://facebook.com/dragonageorigins.
About BioWare
BioWare develops high quality console, PC and online role-playing games,
focused on rich stories, unforgettable characters and vast worlds to
discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the world's most
critically acclaimed titles, including Baldur's Gate(TM), Neverwinter
Nights(TM), Star Wars(R): Knights of the Old Republic(TM), Jade
Empire(TM), Mass Effect(TM) and Dragon Age(TM). BioWare
operates in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec), Austin
(Texas), Fairfax (Virginia) and Galway (Ireland). Currently announced
projects at BioWare include the development of ongoing downloadable
content for Mass Effect 2, one of the highest rated video games
of all time, Dragon Age 2, the highly anticipated sequel to
2009's "RPG of the Year" Dragon Age: Origins, and the
story-driven massively multiplayer online game, Star Wars(R): The Old
Republic(TM). In 2008, BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts, a
leading global interactive entertainment publisher. For more information
on BioWare, visit www.bioware.com,
or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/biofeed.
To join the millions of fans already registered on our community, go to http://social.bioware.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: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA Mobile(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2010,
EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold
more than one million units. 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.
BioWare, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Jade Empire are trademarks of EA
International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and
POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Xbox and Xbox 360 are
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.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts
Cindy Lum, 650-628-3835
Sr. Publicist
clum@ea.com
Andrew Wong, 650-628-7281
Sr. PR Manager
anwong@ea.com
or
fortyseven communications
for Electronic Arts
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bioware@fortyseven.com
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