My Live Season Premium Service Available Sept. 29
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sep 28, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that EA SPORTS(TM) FIFA
Soccer 11 is available in stores throughout North America today
and will launch across Europe and Asia beginning Sept. 30. Localized
into 18 languages and available in 51 countries, FIFA Soccer 11
is the most popular^ sports videogame in the world. It will be available
for the PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360(R) videogame
and entertainment system, Wii(TM), PC, Nintendo DS(TM), PlayStation(R)2, PSP(R)
(PlayStation(R)Portable), iPhone(R) and iPod(R) touch. FIFA Soccer 11
for Wii will be available throughout North America beginning Oct. 4 and
on Nintendo DS throughout Europe and Asia on Oct. 8.
FIFA Soccer 11 reinvents player authenticity-on and off
the ball--with all-new Personality+. Individual abilities are now
reflected in-game, allowing clear differentiation for every player on
the pitch. Plus, players will experience true freedom in man-to-man
interactions with 360° Fight for Possession that transforms physical
play from lateral jostling to full 360° collisions and new Pro Passing,
where pass accuracy is determined by a gamer's ability on the control
pad, and player skill, situation and urgency on the pitch.
My Live Season premium service for FIFA Soccer 11 on Xbox 360 and
PlayStation 3, which enables subscribers to feel the weekly pulse of
soccer with dynamic updates of real-world information, will be available
beginning Sept. 29. The My Live Season premium service will feature
weekly updates of player form, transfers, injuries, suspensions,
fixtures, results and league standings for Barclay's Premier League, La
Liga BBVA, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and Serie A. My Live Season is valued at
$4.99 for the ongoing season on PlayStation Network and 400 points on
Xbox Live Marketplace for each individual league. A package of all
leagues is available for $9.99 for the ongoing season on PlayStation
Network and 800 points on Xbox Live Marketplace.
FIFA Soccer 11 will feature Online Pass*, a one-time use
registration code with each Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 copy sold new at
retail which allows access to online services and features.
Visit http://www.facebook.com/easportsfifa
to join the EA SPORTS FIFA Facebook group or visit http://www.ea.com/soccer/
for more information about the game. Screenshots are available at http://info.ea.com.
The game is rated "E" for Everyone by the ESRB and 3+ by
PEGI in Europe
EA SPORTS(TM) is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the
world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive
technology, global videogame competitions and breakthrough digital
experiences. EA SPORTS delivers personal access to the emotion of sports
through industry-leading sports simulation videogames, including Madden
NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL(R) hockey, NBA ELITE basketball,
NCAA(R) Football, Fight Night boxing, EA SPORTS MMA, Tiger
Woods PGA TOUR(R) golf, and EA SPORTS Active.
For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs,
forums and game apps, please visit www.easports.com
to connect, share and compete.
^Based on total sales in 2009 according to the NPD.
* Restrictions and conditions apply. Please visit www.ea.com
for more information.
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.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, Pogo and EA SPORTS Active are trademarks of
Electronic Arts Inc. Official FIFA licensed product © The FIFA name and
OLP Logo are copyright or trademark protected by FIFA. All rights
reserved. Manufactured under license by Electronic Arts Inc.. Player
names and likenesses used under license from FIFA, International
Federation of Professional Footballers "(FIFPro)" and national teams.
John Madden, NFL, NHL, NBA, NCAA, Tiger Woods and PGA TOUR are
trademarks of their respective owners and used with permission. Microsoft,
Xbox, and Xbox 360 are registered trademarks of the Microsoft group of
companies. "PlayStation" and PSP are registered trademarks of Sony
Computer Entertainment Inc. Wii and Nintendo DS are trademarks of
Nintendo. iPod and the iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts Inc.
Steve Frost, 604-456-5067
Sr. Publicist
sfrost@ea.com
Jen Riley, 604-456-5081
PR Director
jriley@ea.com
David Tinson, 650-628-5189
V-P, Communications
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