Players Brace for Impact as the Award-Winning Burnout Series Comes to
Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network in Fall 2011
GUILDFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Traffic got you down? Blow it up! Criterion Games, an Electronic Arts
Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today announced Burnout™
CRASH! The next installment in the internationally acclaimed Burnout
series will explode onto Xbox LIVE® Arcade and PlayStation®Network in
Fall 2011. Criterion Games has gone back to its roots with Burnout
CRASH! by bringing the series' fan-favorite Crash mode to the
forefront, adding new top-down gameplay, exciting features and Autolog
to let players compete with their friends while embracing their road
rage.
In the game, players are rewarded for causing traffic chaos by crashing
into cars, triggering explosions and destroying everything in sight.
Powered by the acclaimed Autolog technology, players will be able to
connect, compete and compare high scores to earn the master of disaster
crown, as well as use the all new Autolog Challenges feature to go head
to head with their friends.
"Burnout CRASH! is a crazy mix of pinball and game shows," said
Richard Franke, Creative Director, Burnout CRASH! "We've evolved
the core gameplay which everyone loved about Crash Mode, and expanded
the whole experience using music, style and Autolog to create what we
feel is the most mindless fun you can have on any gaming platform."
Burnout CRASH! packs countless hours of reckless chaos into an
easy to pick up, but difficult to master gameplay experience. There are
three explosive game modes available across 18 crash junctions in six
unique locations, each requiring different skills and strategies to
maximize damage and destroy everything in sight. With a variety of
player vehicles to unlock, high-value targets to seek and destroy, and
crazy surprise features to discover, players will be hooked on an
adrenaline-fueled rampage to the top of the Crashwall.
Burnout CRASH! is also EA's first Xbox LIVE Arcade title to
feature a game mode designed exclusively for Kinect™ in which two teams
use gestural controls to play on one television in a party battle! For
more information, please visit www.criteriongames.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) is a global leader in digital interactive
entertainment. The Company's game franchises are offered as both
packaged goods products and online services delivered through
Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and
tablets. EA has more than 100 million registered players and operates in
75 countries.
In fiscal 2011, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.6 billion.
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for
critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster franchises such as The
Sims™, Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed™, Battlefield, and Mass
Effect™. More information about EA is available at http://info.ea.com.
The Sims, Need for Speed and Burnout are trademarks of Electronic Arts
Inc. Mass Effect is a trademark of EA International (Studio and
Publishing) Ltd. John Madden, NFL and FIFA are the property of their
respective owners and used with permission. PlayStation is a registered
trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox, Xbox LIVE and Kinect
are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and used with
permission.
EA Games Label
Evan Dexter, 514-664-8206
PR Coordinator
edexter@ea.com
Shirley
Chu, 514-386-8207
PR Manager
shirleyc@ea.com
Kelly
Ekins, 514-664-8143
SR PR Manager
kekins@ea.com
Tammy
Schachter, 650-628-7223
VP of PR
tschachter@ea.com
Source: Electronic Arts Inc.
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