The Highest Rated Game on Xbox 360 and PC in 2010 Comes to PS3,
Including Six Hours of Bonus Missions and New Exclusive Mass Effect
Genesis Interactive Comic
EDMONTON, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The time has arrived for PlayStation®3 owners to take on the role of
Commander Shepard and to join his fight to save humanity! BioWare™, a
division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), announced today that Mass
Effect™ 2 is now available on the PlayStation 3 for $59.99 in North
America at retail and on PlayStation® Network*. The PlayStation 3
version of Mass Effect 2, which received a perfect 10 out of 10
score from PlayStation: The Official Magazine, will include six
hours of bonus content, including " Kasumi — Stolen Memories",
"Overlord" and the award-winning "Lair of the Shadow Broker".
"The PlayStation 3 version of Mass Effect 2 offers gamers a great
entry point to the Mass Effect experience," said Casey Hudson,
Executive Producer of the Mass Effect franchise. "We're extremely
excited and proud to now bring PlayStation 3 owners the opportunity to
explore the rich and tumultuous universe of Mass Effect and shape
the story and events within it by the individual choices they make."
The Mass Effect trilogy is an epic science fiction adventure set
in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life and mysterious,
uncharted planets. In Mass Effect 2, players will step into the
role of the heroic Commander Shepard, commanding their crew of some of
the most dangerous operatives from across the galaxy on a mission so
challenging that it's potentially suicidal. Featuring intense shooter
action, a rich futuristic storyline, space exploration and emotionally
engaging character interaction, the game delivers an unparalleled
cinematic experience. Mass Effect 2 has received more than 120
awards, including 2010 Game of the Year honors from IGN.com, MSNBC.com,
GameTrailers.com, Eurogamer.net, Game Reactor and G4TV who praised it as
"one of the best synergies of writing, role-playing, and combat."
Mass Effect Genesis, an interactive comic from Dark Horse
Comics and BioWare, will also be available today exclusively on the
PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, giving players a high-level
overview of the events of the original Mass Effect. The
interactive comic offers players the chance to make critical choices
that will affect their storyline in Mass Effect 2 and beyond. Mass
Effect Genesis is included in the Cerberus Pack, a downloadable
content pack included for first time purchasers of Mass Effect 2
on PlayStation 3. Players who do not have original access to the
Cerberus Pack can purchase it for $14.99 on the PlayStation Network.
Mass Effect 2 on the PlayStation 3 has a MSRP of $59.99 in North
America, and it will be available in Europe on January 21, 2011. For
more information, please visit http://masseffect.bioware.com/
and follow the development team at twitter.com/masseffect2 or at http://www.facebook.com/masseffect.
*Requires PlayStation Network account and internet connection
About BioWare
BioWare develops high quality console, PC and online role-playing games,
focused on rich stories, unforgettable characters and vast worlds to
discover. Since 1995, BioWare has created some of the world's most
critically acclaimed titles, including Baldur's Gate™, Neverwinter
Nights™, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™, Jade
Empire™, Mass Effect™ and Dragon Age™. BioWare
operates in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada), Montreal (Quebec), Austin
(Texas), Fairfax (Virginia) and Galway (Ireland). Currently announced
projects at BioWare include the PlayStation 3 version of Mass Effect
2, one of the highest rated video games of all time, Mass Effect 3,
Dragon Age 2, the highly anticipated sequel to 2009's "RPG of the
Year" Dragon Age: Origins, and the story-driven massively
multiplayer online game, Star Wars®: The Old Republic™. In
2008, BioWare was acquired by Electronic Arts, a leading global
interactive entertainment publisher. For more information on BioWare,
visit www.bioware.com,
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To join the millions of fans already registered on our community, go to http://social.bioware.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 SPORTS™, EA™, EA Mobile™ and POGO™. 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.
BioWare, Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Jade Empire are trademarks of EA
International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and
POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. 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.
Electronic Arts
Cindy Lum, 650-628-3835 (Sr. Publicist)
clum@ea.com
Andrew
Wong, 650-628-2781 (Sr. PR Manager)
awong@ea.com
or
fortyseven
communications for Electronic Arts
Chase Colasonno, 212-391-4707
bioware@fortyseven.com
Source: Electronic Arts Inc.
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