REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Apr 06, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Black Box, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today
that the demo for the highly-anticipated SKATE(TM) 3 will hit Xbox
Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Network on April 15th,
2010. The demo will give players a taste of the University District in
the all-new skater's paradise of Port Carverton. Players will shred
through a series of single and multiplayer challenges including
Domination, Own the Lot, and the bone-crushing Hall of Meat.
In addition to the modes and challenges, players can learn the ropes or
perfect their skills in the all-new Skate.School featuring Coach Frank.
Gamers can also sample the all-new object dropper by using 24 different
items to tweak and alter the University District to create a
personalized demo experience. Once players have that perfect trick
nailed, they can capture the moment with the in-game Replay Editor and
upload footage of themselves with the Skate series' immensely
popular Skate.Reel.
SKATE 3 is the definitive co-op skateboarding experience as
players build the ultimate team to take on unique team challenges,
compete against rival crews online and shred the streets. In the end, SKATE
3 takes skateboarding to a new level with more tricks, improved off
board actions, and gnarly Hall of Meat carnage.
SKATE 3 hits retailers in North America on May 11th,
2010 and worldwide on May 14th, 2010 and is available on the
Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation(R)3
computer entertainment system. The game is rated "T" for Teen by the
ESRB and "16+" by PEGI. More information can be found at www.skate.ea.com,
become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/skate,
or follow us on Twitter @ Hippyjump.
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 SPORTSTM, EATM, EA MobileTM
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.
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 SKATE are trademarks of Electronic
Arts Inc. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft
group of companies. "PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony
Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts Inc.
Dana Sissons, 604-456-5004
PR Manager
dsissons@ea.com
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Director
pnguyen@ea.com
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Senior Director
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