Get Ready to Fight for Your Life
GUILDFORD, England, Jun 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today the EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Warner
Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced that two Harry Potter and
the Deathly HallowsTM videogames are in
development to coincide with the much-anticipated final adventure in the Harry
Potter film series from Warner Bros. Pictures which will be told in
two full-length parts. The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -
Part 1 videogame will be released this autumn on all major gaming
platforms.
With all the action taking place outside of Hogwarts for the first time, Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 represents a shift in tone
for the Harry Potter games. On the run with a horde of merciless
enemies on their tail, players will find themselves in unknown
territory, far from the safety of the school grounds, fighting for
survival at every turn.
"The final Harry Potter adventure has given us the opportunity to
make a darker and more action-oriented game than we have before," says
Jonathan Bunney, VP, Head of Production at EA Bright Light. "We believe
we are creating a Harry Potter game that the HD console gaming
generation will appreciate and enjoy. We have built new technology
specifically to allow us to prove that magic is a truly potent force
and, in this game, players will need to use all their skills if they
want to survive."
"We have enjoyed a tremendous partnership with EA in collaborating on
the Harry Potter videogames," said David Heyman, Producer of
the Harry Potter films series. "Over the years, the games
have grown ever closer to the films in their art direction and in their
spirit so it is exciting to know that the Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 videogame will capture the action and
suspense of the upcoming film."
The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 videogame is
packed from start to finish with action and combat. Players will be on
the run, fighting for survival on a desperate and dangerous quest to
locate and destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes, engaging with Death Eaters and
Snatchers in epic battle sequences at every turn. To amplify the action,
players will encounter ferocious creatures from the previous films in
addition to the adversaries Harry faces in the seventh film. They will
need to muster their most powerful magic against relentless assaults
from all sides. There are no more lessons, no more training. This time
the danger is real. It's time for players to fight for their lives.
A new game engine built specifically to leverage the technology of HD
consoles ensures high definition graphics and intense combat gameplay
that will immerse players in the action like never before! Under
development by EA Bright Light Studio, Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows - Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
are being developed for the PLAYSTATION(R)3, Xbox 360(TM), Wii(TM), Nintendo
DS(TM), Windows PC, and mobile devices.
About the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -
Part 1 film
Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous
mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality
and destruction--the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of
their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three
friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark
Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart.
Meanwhile, the wizarding world has become a dangerous place for all
enemies of the Dark Lord. The long-feared war has begun and Voldemort's
Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts,
terrorizing and arresting anyone who might oppose them. But the one
prize they still seek is the one most valuable to Voldemort: Harry
Potter. The Chosen One has become the hunted one as the Death Eaters
search for Harry with orders to bring him to Voldemort...alive.
Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes before Voldemort finds him.
But as he searches for clues, he uncovers an old and almost forgotten
tale--the legend of the Deathly Hallows. And if the legend turns out to
be true, it could give Voldemort the ultimate power he seeks.
Little does Harry know that his future has already been decided by his
past when, on that fateful day, he became "the Boy Who Lived." No longer
just a boy, Harry Potter is drawing ever closer to the task for which he
has been preparing since the day he first stepped into Hogwarts: the
ultimate battle with Voldemort.
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.
About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home
Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer,
licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive
space across all current and future platforms, including console,
handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game
titles.
HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are trademarks of and
© Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Harry Potter Publishing Rights ©
JKR.
(s10)
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 Software © 2010 Electronic
Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS and POGO are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox
360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and are used
under license from Microsoft. "PlayStation" and "PSP" are registered
trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Nintendo DS and Wii are
trademarks of Nintendo.
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SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
EA Play Label
Deborah Coster, +44 1483 463664
dcoster@europe.ea.com
Angie Newman, +1-650-628-2877
anewman@ea.com
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