Games Feature EA's Multiplatform Leadership with Something for Every
Genre of Gamer
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jun 10, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today revealed the games it will
present at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles
Convention Center (LACC) June 15-17. This year's lineup features
multiplatform games in all genres, including heart-pumping racing and
shooters for the hardcore player, action-packed sports games for the
loyal sports fan and accessible mobile and casual games for the whole
family.
This year's media briefing will feature news and demonstrations from big
EA titles such as Medal of Honor(TM), Need for Speed(TM), Dead
Space(TM) 2, EA SPORTS Active(TM) 2 and The Sims(TM) 3 for console;
all new properties EA SPORTS(TM) MMA and titles from EA Partners,
Crytek and Epic. The briefing can be viewed live at www.ea.com/e3
at 2 PM PDT on Monday, June 14.
"This year, EA will go to E3 with a showcase of blockbuster titles -
games that combine a great single-player experience with deep online
features and support," said EA's COO John Schappert. "There is something
for everyone from hardcore to casual players."
Titles which will be previewed in EA's booth (#1601) at the LACC include:
Bulletstorm(TM)
Epic Games, People Can Fly and EA present Bulletstorm, a new
original intellectual property from the teams behind the award-winning,
multimillion-selling Gears of War, Unreal Tournament and Painkiller
series of games. Bulletstorm delivers a blood symphony of
incredible gunplay and carnage on a grand scale in this unique,
action-packed, over-the-top first-person shooter. The Bulletstorm
skillshot system rewards players that "kill with skill" by laying waste
to enemies in the most imaginative methods possible. The more insane the
skillshot, the more points players collect to upgrade and unlock
weapons, which in turn allows them to execute even more inventive moves
and exaggerated skillshots. This is creative mayhem at its best.
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Platforms - Xbox 360(R), PlayStation(R)3, PC
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Ship Date - 2011
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ESRB - Rating Pending
Crysis(R) 2
From the award-winning independent developers at Crytek comes Crysis 2,
the next explosive installment in the critically-acclaimed Crysis
franchise. In Crysis 2, New York is under the attack of a
frightening alien species that combines deadly weaponry and exceptional
sensory abilities to present gamers with the most challenging opponents
ever seen in a first person shooter. Surrounded by catastrophic
devastation, players will need to harness and master the power of the
Nanosuit, giving them a unique set of superhuman abilities, in order to
become the ultimate weapon and save New York.
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Platforms - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC
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Ship Date - Holiday 2010
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ESRB - Rating Pending
Dead Space 2
Visceral Games(TM) award-winning survival horror saga returns. The
blood-curdling Necromorph invasion explodes in Dead Space 2, the
terrifying sequel to the 2008 hit that sent players into deep space on a
mission to save humanity. In this chapter, engineer Isaac Clark takes
the action to the enemy, dominating an onslaught of gruesome monsters,
beasts and undead creatures that challenge him physically, emotionally
and psychologically. Armed with new advanced mining tools, Isaac takes
on hundreds of disgusting enemies, makes valued new allies and explores
an all-new space installation known as "The Sprawl". All this as Isaac
flirts with the possibility of falling into the abyss of his own
dementia. The action and horror are more intense than ever as Isaac must
do whatever it takes to save himself and defeat the relentless
Necromorphs.
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Platforms - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC
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Ship Date - 2011
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ESRB Rating - Rating Pending
EA SPORTS Active 2
EA SPORTS Active 2 is now in development with a new suite of
fitness programs launching this fall, featuring an innovative Total
Body Tracking wireless control system powered by motion sensors in
leg and arm straps that will provide complete freedom of motion.
Additionally, it will feature a heart rate monitor that provides
constant on-screen monitoring, allowing users to capture intensity and
optimize performance over time. Users will now also be able to track and
share workout data on the new EA SPORTS Active 2 online hub. EA
SPORTS Active 2 will make working out simple, effective and will go
with you wherever you are.
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Platforms - Wii(TM), PlayStation 3, iPhone(TM) & iPod touch(R)
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Street date - Fall, TBA
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ESRB Rating - Rating pending
EA SPORTS MMA
EA SPORTS MMA brings the authenticity of the world's most intense
combat sport home like never before. Choose from the world's top
fighters or climb the ranks of the worldwide circuit with your created
prodigy to become the ultimate mixed martial arts champion. Travel the
globe and learn a multitude of fighting techniques and skills from
masters in each discipline. Select from various weight classes, rule
sets, and take on all challengers in multiple cage types or a ring. The
challenge continues online with a robust offering that includes the
ability to create custom fighters, prize fights, and more. Are you
ready? Let's get it on!
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Platforms - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iPhone & iPod touch
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Street date - Late 2010
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ESRB Rating - Rating pending
FIFA Soccer 11
FIFA Soccer 11 reinvents player authenticity - on and off
the ball - for every position on the pitch. All-new Personality+ sees
individual abilities reflected in game, allowing clear differentiation
for every player. Real Madrid's Kaka will deliver crisp, creative
passes, Barcelona's Andres Iniesta will utilize tighter turns and close
control to dribble through defenses, Manchester United's Wayne Rooney
will hold off defenders and strike shots from distance with pace, and
top-flight defenders like Giorgio Chiellini of Juventus will anticipate,
predict and react to offensive players to win back possession. Building
on the FIFA Soccer 10 gameplay that won 50 sports game of the
year awards, FIFA Soccer 11 introduces 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. Visit http://www.facebook.com/easportsfifa
to share and connect with fans all over the world.
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Platforms - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PlayStation 2, Nintendo
DS(TM), PSP(R), Mobile
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Ship Date - Fall 2010
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ESRB/PEGI - Rating Pending
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows(TM) Part 1 The
Videogame
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 your tail, you will find yourself in unknown territory, far
from the safety of the school grounds, fighting for survival at every
turn. You will need to muster your most powerful magic against
relentless assaults from all sides. A new game engine built specifically
to leverage the technology of HD consoles ensures high definition
graphics and intense combat gameplay that will immerse you in the action
like never before. There are no more lessons, no more training. This
time the danger is real. It's time to fight for your life!
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Platforms - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PC, Mobile
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Street date - Autumn 2010
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ESRB Rating - Pending
HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT 3
Enjoy family fun with your favorite Hasbro game brands at the Family
Game Night Theme Park! HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT 3 features five new
classic and remixed versions of THE GAME OF LIFE, CLUE, TWISTER, MOUSE
TRAP and YAHTZEE HANDS DOWN. Spin the wheel of fate in THE GAME OF LIFE,
find out "whodunit" in CLUE, tie yourself in knots with TWISTER, make
trigger crazy chain reactions in MOUSE TRAP and try your hand at the
YAHTZEE HANDS DOWN card game. Play with your own customized Xbox avatar
or Wii Mii, and challenge family and friends in online multiplayer for
Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 while keeping track of your victories on
online leaderboards.
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Platforms - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii
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Street date - October 2010
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ESRB Rating - "E" for Everyone
iPad(TM)
EA Mobile(TM) recently launched best-selling iPad titles will also be
showcased at E3 in line at the EA booth. Players can experience a
top-quality mobile gaming experience with BOGGLE, SCRABBLE, Tetris,
Need for Speed SHIFT, Mirror's Edge(TM) and Command & Conquer Red
Alert(TM), all available for the iPad from the App Store or at www.itunes.com/appstore.
Madden NFL 11
Madden NFL 11 redefines the way you experience the game of
football. SIMPLER: From 350 plays down to 1, the all-new GameFlow
system puts you in the helmet of an NFL quarterback to execute an
authentic, situational game plan, one play at a time. QUICKER: With
60-minute game times reduced to as little as 30 minutes, spend more time
on the field and less in the playbook. FULL games, HALF the time.
DEEPER: Madden NFL 11 is feature-rich including an all-new online
innovation, improved animations, more intuitive controls, and Madden
NFL Ultimate Team...all to the play-by-play of the most exciting
voice in sports, Gus Johnson. Madden NFL 11 is - SIMPLER.
QUICKER. DEEPER than ever before.
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Platforms - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, PSP,
iPhone/iPod touch
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Street date - August 10, 2010
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ESRB Rating - "E" for Everyone
Medal of Honor(TM)
Medal of Honor is back with an all-new setting and a new hero.
For the first time in the franchise's 11-year history, Medal of Honor
is leaving the WWII theatre and putting players in war-torn Afghanistan.
EA has assembled a powerhouse team at EALA to develop the single-player
campaign and is coupling their expertise with the multiplayer know-how
at DICE. This fall, Medal of Honor will introduce players to the
Tier 1 Operator: a relatively unknown entity directly under the National
Command Authority who takes on missions no one else can handle. Inspired
by real events, Medal of Honor reveals the mission of today's
most elite American soldier - his will, his mindset and his
uncompromising professionalism.
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Platforms - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC
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Ship Date - October 12, 2010 (NA), October 15, 2010 (EU)
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ESRB - Rating Pending
MONOPOLY Streets
Play the world's family favorite game brand in a dynamic 3D world on
next-gen consoles as you buy properties, auction with your friends,
build hotels and create the ultimate MONOPOLY digital experience! To
celebrate the 75th anniversary of everyone's beloved and well-known
family game, the world of MONOPOLY comes to life through a living,
breathing city that you can build and own. It has everything fans love
about the time-tested Hasbro game, presented as a fully animated street
level tour through the eyes of MR. MONOPOLY. Players will be engaged in
a head-to-head race to build the greatest city and accumulate the most
wealth. Play against friends locally or online and see their Xbox(R)
avatars or Mii(TM) populate the world! New features such as property
auctions also add unique elements to the classic play. From the
economical motels on Baltic Avenue to the luxurious Boardwalk suites,
there is excitement around every turn of this re-imagined favorite.
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Platforms - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS
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Ship Date - October 2010
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ESRB Rating - "E" for Everyone
MySims SkyHeroes(TM)
Take to the sky to lead the resistance against Morcubus and his drone
army and to stop his plans to take over the skyways! MySims SkyHeroes
is an all new adventure that brings the thrill and high-speed action of
flying to the creative, immersive world of MySims. Go from unknown pilot
to celebrated hero as you defeat dangerous enemies in aerial dogfights,
test your reflexes in fast-paced speed challenges, and take on massive
enemy bosses that demand all your skill as a pilot to survive. As you
progress, you build, customize and tune your aircraft to give you an
edge in combat. Face Morcubus' drones with an ally in split-screen
cooperative gameplay, or take the game online to challenge your friends
in fun, competitive 12-player high speed action.
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Platforms - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS
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Ship Date - September 28, 2010
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ESRB Rating - E10+
NBA(R) ELITE 11
NBA ELITE 11 is the new moniker of the long running EA SPORTS NBA
videogame franchise. NBA ELITE 11 will revolutionize the way
basketball simulation games are played, with an all-new technology base,
a new control scheme and a real-time physics system. Centered on
delivering the ultimate control to users, NBA ELITE 11 will
redefine what is expected in a basketball videogame.
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Platforms - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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Ship Date - October 2010
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ESRB Rating - Rating Pending
NBA JAM
Boomshakalaka! It's baaaaaaaaack... EA SPORTS NBA JAM revives the
classic franchise with vintage NBA JAM gameplay, and all-new
features that deliver a fresh new take on the game. Featuring the sights
and sounds that fans of the franchise will instantly recognize, EA
SPORTS NBA JAM mixes the old school with the new, to deliver
a one-of-a-kind sports presentation on the Wii.
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Platforms - Wii
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Ship Date - October 2010
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ESRB Rating - Rating Pending
NCAA(R) Football 11
With remarkable presentation and gameplay improvements, along with an
innovative online-based feature, NCAA Football 11 delivers the
greatest product transformation in the history of the award-winning
franchise. NCAA Football 11 will give players real college
offenses that, for the first time ever, reflect the authentic style of
all 120 NCAA FBS schools in-game. With striking presentation elements
like team-specific pre-game run-outs and ESPN's broadcast graphics
package, NCAA Football 11 recreates the intensity of college
football Saturdays, achieving all-new levels of quality in presentation
and core gameplay by delivering an experience true to your school and
providing 120 ways to win. NCAA Football also includes the
new Dynasty Wire online feature. With Dynasty Wire, players create
stories that recap their Dynasty game, complete with video and photo
highlights, then share the news of the victorious triumph or devastating
loss by publishing the story through social networking sites for the
world to read.
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Platforms - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2
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Street Date - July 13, 2010
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ESRB Rating - E for Everyone
NHL(R)11
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the franchise that captured
22 'Sports Game of the Year' awards, over the past three years, has
raised the bar yet again with NHL11. Powered by an all-new
Real-Time Physics Engine, and introducing broken sticks, quick dekes and
an all-new faceoff system, NHL 11 lets you create highlight reel
moments as you experience the most authentic NHL action yet.
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Platforms - PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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Ship Date - September 2010
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ESRB Rating - Rating Pending
NHL(R)SLAPSHOT
EA SPORTS is bringing its first ever hockey game to the Wii with NHL
SLAPSHOT. The game includes the revolutionary NHL SLAPSHOT
Hockey Stick, a plastic hockey stick that allows you to insert the Wii
Remote(TM) and Nunchuk(TM) in and use the device as a hockey stick control, to
offer the most accessible and intuitive hockey controls on the Wii.
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Platforms - Wii
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Ship Date - September 2010
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ESRB Rating - Rating Pending
RISK: Factions
Developed by Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers
studio Stainless Games and featuring cinematics from veteran animation
studio Power House Animation, this new take on Hasbro's globally popular
game of strategy will offer innovative ways of experiencing the timeless
turn-based board game in both objective-based and world conquest modes
when it hits Xbox LIVE(R) Arcade on June 23rd for 800MSP.
Players will be able to engage as one of five playable factions, each
with different strengths, as they wage war on new maps with dynamic
terrain in their quest for missile silos in order to strategically
dominate the game. RISK: Factions features outlandish
factions, a unique art style, new gameplay twists and off-beat humor
that promises to challenge and captivate both new and seasoned RISK fans
on their quest for world domination.
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Platforms -Xbox LIVE Arcade
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Launch Date - June 23, 2010
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ESRB Rating - E 10+
The Sims 3 for console and handheld
Create Sims with unique personalities, fulfill their desires...or not, and
control their lives within a living neighborhood in The Sims 3
for console and handheld this fall. All-new features make it easier than
ever to play with life as players can unlock the ultimate "Karma Powers"
for instant control and unleash them on their Sims. With Karma Powers,
players can help their Sim "get lucky," bless them with "instant beauty"
or be deviant and curse them with an "epic fail." Exclusive to the Wii
version, players will be able to enjoy an all-new beach town with unique
residents, traits, careers and lifetime wishes. Never before seen on
Nintendo DS, players can use the stylus to build their Sims' homes,
craft their Sims' including facial features, hair styles and clothing,
and dictate personalities in the most robust Create a Sim yet for a
handheld game.
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Platforms - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS
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Ship Date - October 26, 2010
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ESRB - Pending
The Sims 3 Ambitions
Sims can now experience some of the most exciting and varied jobs ever
in The Sims 3 Ambitions. For the first time, be in charge of how
your Sims' career progresses and get to decide if they will work for
good or evil, pursue creative endeavors or technical affairs, climb to
the top quickly or be a slacker. Put out raging infernos as a
firefighter, hunt down vengeful spirits as the ghost hunter, invent
brilliant and potentially destructive gadgets as an inventor, craft
glorious masterpieces as a sculptor, and solve riveting cases by any
means necessary as an investigator with dozens of cases to solve and
numerous clues to find. Change the look and feel of your Sims' town and
the residents by becoming an architect or stylist.
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Platforms - PC, Mac(R), Mobile
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Ship Date - June 1, 2010
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ESRB - T for Teen
Spare Parts
In this new online action adventure from EA Bright Light, players join
courageous robots Mar-T and Chip as they find themselves dumped with the
trash on a strange planet. Working together in co-op mode, the
mechanical duo must find a way to repair their ship and escape the
planet before nefarious Lord Krung can dispatch his henchmen to destroy
them. Mar-T and Chip will need to collect upgradable action parts to
unlock new abilities that will aid them as they battle countless enemies
including the evil Krofax, hostile spider monkeys and even a Super Huge
Mega Laser! Can our heroes rescue their other stranded robotic friends
and unearth all of the spare parts they need to make their escape?
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Platforms - Xbox LIVE Arcade / PlayStation Network
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Launch Date - Winter 2010
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ESRB Rating - Pending
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR(R) 11
Lead your team to glory in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11! Fight for
honor, fight for country in the all-new Ryder Cup Challenge on The
Celtic Manor Resort in Wales in 2010, which is the course of this year's
Ryder Cup. The Ryder Cup brings together the best American and European
golfers in a team competition format, and the cover of Tiger Woods
PGA TOUR 11 is a direct reflection of the tournament - as Tiger
Woods denotes the U.S. team and Rory McIlroy represents the Europeans.
In addition to The Ryder Cup, gamers will be able to create their own
team and take on others in Online Team Play - up to 12 versus 12. In
addition, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 will be supporting the all-new
PlayStation Move controller for an authentic golf swing experience. So
swing away and hit the links!
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Platforms - Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, iPhone
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Street date - June 8, 2010 (NA), July 2, 2010 (WW)
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ESRB Rating - "E" for Everyone
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.
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