One of 2010's Most Anticipated Videogames Launches with Downloadable
Content That Will Keep Players Burning in the Nine Circles of Hell
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb 04, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The journey through Hell begins today. Visceral Games, an Electronics
Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today announced that Dante's Inferno(TM)
is now available in Europe for the PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment
system and Xbox 360(R) videogame and entertainment system and will be in
stores in North America on February 9. With scores of 90 from both PLAY
Gamer Magazine in the UK and Official PlayStation Magazine in Italy, the
birthplace of Dante Alighieri, Dante's Inferno is being praised
by critics for its rich depiction of the nine circles of Hell and its
brilliant adaptation to the interactive medium.
To further extend the experience, Visceral plans to release a series of
downloadable content packs and expansions beginning in February. In
March, Visceral will release Dark Forest, a prequel level that
tells the story of Dante's journey home and features new enemies,
puzzles and relics. In April, players can download Trials of St. Lucia,
a full expansion to the game that offers a co-operative multiplayer
mode, a new playable character, and an in-game combat editor. The
easy-to-use combat editor allows players to create custom combat trails,
and then upload and share their creations online. In addition to Dark
Forest and Trails of Saint Lucia, Dante's Inferno will
offer downloadable packs containing souls, skins, relics and magics to
further boost players on their journeys through Hell.
"We cannot wait for players to experience the terrifying and
exhilarating vision of Hell that awaits in Dante's Inferno," said
Jonathan Knight, Executive Producer for Dante's Inferno. "This
team did an amazing job adapting a 700 year-old piece of literature and
creating a captivating, thrilling, grotesquely beautiful experience that
both gamers and literature fans will enjoy. And to top it off, we are
thrilled to bring online multiplayer and content creation to the game in
April."
Dante's Inferno is set in Dante Alighieri's vividly imagined nine
circles of Hell - limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence,
fraud and treachery. Throughout this journey, players take Dante on an
epic descent through hell, battling their way through a terrifying
gauntlet of demons to reclaim the soul of his beloved Beatrice. At a
blazing-fast 60 frames per second, each circle features unique
environments, all new creatures, terrifying demons and story elements
that are scored distinctly to set the tone that fits each circle of
sinners.
Dante's Inferno is available for the retail price of $59.99. In
addition to the game, all those who purchase Dante's Inferno on
the PlayStation 3 will receive The Divine Edition, packed full
with developer commentaries, a Wayne Barlowe digital art book, the
soundtrack to the game and a digital version of the complete Longfellow
translation of Dante Alighieri's Inferno. Dante's Inferno is
rated M for Mature by the ESRB and 18+ by PEGI. Dante's Inferno
will be available for the PlayStation Portable on February 22nd.
For more information on Dante's Inferno, please follow Dante's
Inferno on Twitter at www.twitter.com/danteteam,
and visit the game's official web site at www.dantesinferno.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(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 and Dante's Inferno are
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and/or other countries. "PlayStation" and "PSP" are registered
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SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
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