First Major Video Game of 2010 Unleashes Co-Op Action
MONTREAL, Jan 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fight together, survive together! EA Montreal, a studio of Electronic
Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that ARMY OF TWO(TM): THE 40th
DAY will hit retail shelves nationwide tomorrow. ARMY OF TWO:
THE 40TH DAY delivers an exciting action
experience that has earned widespread critical acclaim including a score
of 9.5 from PLAY (Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system and
PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system) and 4.5/5 from PlayStation:
The Official Magazine (PlayStation(R)3). With an average score of 83* on
the Xbox 360, ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY
is a full 11 point quality improvement over its predecessor. The game's
signature two-man gameplay has the Official Xbox Magazine saying,
"the co-op play is amazingly fun and strategic," and PSM3in
the UK calling it, "one of the best cover-to-cover shooters on the PS3."
ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY isthe
sequel to the 2008 multi-platinum co-op shooter. Players work together
as the ultimate two-man private military team, Salem and Rios, to
survive and escape the city of Shanghai as it falls under attack by
mysterious forces. The game boasts a robust playbook of co-op moves with
one of the most extensive and varied weapon customization systems ever
found in an action/shooter game. Players can mix and match weapon parts
found in the world and execute strategic two-man tactics that create a
thrilling, one-of-a-kind co-op action experience.
ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY is available
for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation(R)3, and the PlayStation(R) Portable
(PSP(R)). Gamers can also download a demo of the game now on
PlayStation(R)Network and Xbox LIVE(TM) Marketplace. For more information on ARMY
OF TWO: THE 40th DAY or to buy the game
please visit: www.armyoftwo.com.
For more information on EA Montreal, please visit www.eamontreal.com
or www.ea.com.
Or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Army_Of_Two.
ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY is rated "M"
by the ESRB.
* According to Metacritic.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
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EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO and Army of Two are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other
countries. "PlayStation" and "PSP" are registered trademarks of Sony
Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and
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SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
EA Games Label
Kelly Ekins, 514-664-8143
Senior Publicist
kekins@ea.com
Peter Nguyen, 650-628-3607
PR Director
pnguyen@ea.com
Tammy Schachter, 650-628-7223
SR PR Director
jtschachter@ea.com
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