2010 FIFA World Cup Demo Available Beginning April 8
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Apr 07, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Turn up the music, raise your hands and voices and join the celebration!
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) today revealed the 28 artists across 20
countries who will usher in the EA SPORTS(TM) 2010
FIFA World Cup South Africa(TM) with an international soundtrack
that celebrates the cultural vibrancy of the first FIFA World Cup(TM) to be
held in Africa.
EA SPORTS 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa(TM) captures the sounds
and history of the musical landscape in Africa with a rhythmic, tribal
blend of 28 songs that, through mass exposure to soccer, videogame and
music fans, will become synonymous with the 2010 FIFA World Cup South
Africa(TM) worldwide. Somali-born poet, musician and rapper, K'NAAN,
headlines the soundtrack with his song "Wavin' Flag Coca-Cola
Celebration Mix".
A full playable demo of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa for the
PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system will be available for
downloadable at the PLAYSTATION Store, and for the Xbox 360(R) videogame
and entertainment system on Xbox Live Marketplace, beginning April 8
worldwide. Play as Spain or Italy and discover a soccer experience that
brings to life the passion and emotion of the actual tournament. New
players to the FIFA Soccer franchise will be able to choose to play the
demo utilizing new Two-Button controls designed to enable new gamers to
pass, shoot and compete for the 2010 FIFA World CupTM
with an accessible control scheme that utilizes just two buttons. In
addition to playing a match soccer fans and gamers will be able to
upload their replays from the demo to EA
Football World for other fans to watch.
"2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is a landmark project in the evolution
of world music and its African heritage," says Steve Schnur, Worldwide
Executive of Music and Marketing at Electronic Arts. "We've brought
together such legendary African artists as Nigerian drummer/activist
Babatunde Olatunji, Senegal icon Baaba Maal, and 'The Bob Marley of
Ghana' Rocky Dawuni, with global superstars like Sergio Mendes and Nas &
Damian Marley. But we're perhaps most proud of K'NAAN, the unsigned
Somali artist we discovered in 2004 whose music has now appeared in five
different EA SPORTS video games."
To listen to streaming music clips from this EA SPORTS one-of-a-kind mix
of music, learn more about the bands and get details about features in
the 2010 FIFA World Cup videogame, visit http://www.FIFA-WORLD-CUP.EASPORTS.COM.
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ARTIST
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SONG
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COUNTRY
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Baaba Maal
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International
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Senegal
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Babatunde Olatunji
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Kiyakiya
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Nigeria
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Basement Jaxx feat. Santigold
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Saga
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England
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Buraka Som Sistema
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Restless
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Portugal
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Buscemi feat. Lady Cath
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Dipso Calypso
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Belgium
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Fedde Le Grand feat. The Stereo MCs
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Wild & Raw
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Holland
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Florence + The Machine
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Drumming Song
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England
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Fool's Gold
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The World Is All There Is
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USA
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Future Sound Of London
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Papua New Guinea
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England
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Gang Of Instrumentals
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Oh Yeah
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South Africa
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John Forté
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Your Side
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USA
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Jonathan Boulet
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Ones Who Fly Twos Who Die
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Australia
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Kid British
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Winner
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England
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K'NAAN
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Wavin' Flag - Coca-Cola Celebration Mix
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Somalia
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Last Rhythm
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Last Rhythm
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Italy
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Latin Bitman
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The Instrumento
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Chile
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Marisa Monte
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Não É Proibido
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Brazil
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Michael Franti & Spearhead feat.
Cherine Anderson
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Say Hey (I Love You)
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USA
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MIDIval PunditZ
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Atomizer (Pathaan's Dhol Mix)
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India
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Miike Snow
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In Search Of
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Sweden
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Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
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Strong Will Continue
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USA/Jamaica
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Rocky Dawuni
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Africa Soccer Fever
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Ghana
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Rox
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Rocksteady
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England
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Sérgio Mendes
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Emoriô
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Brazil
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Sia
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Bring Night
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Australia
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The Kenneth Bager Experience feat.
the Hellerup Cool School
Choir
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Fragment Eight "The Sound Of Swing"
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Denmark
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The Very Best feat. Ezra Koenig
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Warm Heart Of Africa (So Shifty Remix)
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Malawi/France/Sweden
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White Rabbits
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Percussion Gun
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USA
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM) will also be available on the Wii(TM), PSP(R)
(PlayStation(R) Portable) and iPhone(R) on April 27, 2010 in North America
and April 30, 2010 in Europe and Asia. Visit http://www.FIFA-WORLD-CUP.EASPORTS.COM
for more information about features. The game is rated "E" for
Everyone by the ESRB and 3+ by PEGI in Europe.
Screenshots can be downloaded at http://info.ea.com.
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 videogame franchises,
including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL(R)
hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA(R) Football and NCAA
Basketball, Fight Night boxing and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR(R)
golf.
For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs,
forums and game apps, please visit www.easports.com
to connect, share and compete.
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
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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.
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