Get a Taste of One of 2011's Most Anticipated Games Starting on
January 25
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
People Can Fly, Epic Games and Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today
announced a demo for Bulletstorm, the highly anticipated new
action shooter from the makers of the award-winning Gears of War and
Unreal series of games. Starting on January 25, the demo will give
players a taste of the guns, action and attitude Bulletstorm has
to offer, with Entertainment Weekly describing Bulletstorm as "an
intense, outrageous shooter," and Seth Schiesel from the New York Times
stating, "the name should say it all; big guns, lots of lead and
over-the-top mayhem."
Bulletstorm ships with three game modes: the pulp sci-fi,
single-player campaign; Anarchy multiplayer mode; and Echo
mode, a unique experience that tracks and compares players' scores while
they play through locations found in the campaign. The Bulletstorm demo
introduces a slice of Echo mode in which players traverse a
collapsed building on the deadly paradise planet Stygia as ex-Dead Echo
leader Grayson Hunt. Players will utilize the "Skillshot" system in Bulletstorm
as they crush enemies in increasingly creative ways to rack up
points using an arsenal of powerful weapons, from a futuristic assault
rifle called the Peace Maker Carbine, to the Flail Gun, which fires two
grenades linked by a chain, and the Screamer, a powerful revolver that
turns enemies into human fireworks.
From highest score to total number of skillshots performed, players
can compete with their friends for bragging rights in Echo mode
as they decimate enemies with over-the-top combat moves using some of
the most innovative weapons ever seen in a first-person shooter. With
more than 45 skillshots in the demo, players are encouraged to "Kill
with Skill" in Bulletstorm, finding stylish and ever imaginative
ways to take down anyone that stands in their way. The Bulletstorm
demo also allows players to unlock platform-specific upgrades* to use in
the game's Anarchy mode, from the Crimson Leash to Stealth Armor,
when they purchase the full game.
The Bulletstorm demo will be available for download January 25 on
Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace Worldwide and the PlayStation®Network in North
America. The demo will be available on January 26 on PlayStation®Network
in Europe. Poised to be one of 2011's most original games, the Bulletstorm
Epic Edition will be available for the Xbox 360® videogame and
entertainment system and grant early access to the Gears of War 3
beta as well as additional bonus content in-game**. The Bulletstorm
Limited Edition will be available for the PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system and PC and will also offer additional bonus content
in-game**. Bulletstorm will be available on Feb. 22, 2011 in
North America and Feb. 25, 2011 in Europe. For more information on Bulletstorm,
please visit www.bulletstorm.com
and www.facebook.com/bulletstorm
or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bulletstorm.
* Content subject to availability.
** Conditions and restrictions apply. Whiles supplies last. See back of
pack for details if and when available.
About People Can Fly
People Can Fly, an Epic Games studio, creates visually and technically
superior action games for PC and console entertainment systems. Founded
in 2002 and based in Warsaw, Poland, People Can Fly is developing
"Bulletstorm," an original, Unreal Engine 3-powered onslaught of ‘kill
with skill' gameplay and blockbuster moments to be released in 2011 by
Electronic Arts. People Can Fly made its mark on the shooter genre with
its award-winning "Painkiller" series of games for PC and Xbox prior to
shipping Epic's "Gears of War" for PC. Additional information about
People Can Fly can be found at www.peoplecanfly.com.
About Epic Games
Founded in 1991 and based in Cary, N.C., Epic Games develops
cutting-edge games and cross-platform game engine technology. Epic's
"Gears of War" series has sold more than 12 million copies and won more
than 50 Game of the Year awards. Epic's Unreal Engine 3 is the five-time
winner and Hall of Fame inductee for Game Developer's Best Engine Front
Line Award. Unreal Engine 3 has also won three consecutive Develop
Industry Excellence Awards, and consequently Develop magazine has dubbed
it the number one game engine. Visit www.epicgames.com
and www.unrealtechnology.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.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, and POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts
Inc. "PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE are
trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. People Can Fly and
Bulletstorm are trademarks or registered trademarks of People Can Fly Sp
z o. o. in the United States of America and elsewhere. Epic, Epic Games,
Gears of War, Gears of War 3, Unreal, Unreal Engine, UE3, and Unreal
Tournament are trademarks or registered trademarks of Epic Games, Inc.
in the United States of America and elsewhere. All other trademarks are
the property of their respective owners.
EA Games Label
Devin Bennett, 718-687-8615
PR Manager
devinb@ea.com
Peter
Nguyen, 650-628-3607
PR Director
pnguyen@ea.com
Tammy
Schachter, 650-628-7223
VP of PR
tschachter@ea.com
or
Epic
Games, Inc.
Dana Cowley, 919-447-4515
Senior PR Manager
dana.cowley@epicgames.com
Source: Electronic Arts Inc.
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