Now Available For Purchase New Adventure Pack For The Sims Medieval
Brings Epic Story, Treasure Hunting, Birds and More!
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Gather your doubloons. The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc.
(NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that The Sims Medieval™: Pirates and
Nobles is now available across North America. The Sims Medieval:
Pirates and Nobles is an adventure pack to The Sims Medieval*,
a new series that places the popular simulated characters from The
Sims into the Middle Ages and lets players create heroes, venture on
quests and control a kingdom. The adventure pack includes a new
storyline, additional quests and one new Kingdom Ambition for players to
embark on in their medieval kingdoms.
"We set out to take advantage of the great questing feature of the base
game and with The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles tell an epic
story complete with adventure, drama romance, a royal wedding, a
courtroom scene and more," said Scott Evans, General Manager of The
Sims Studio. "It's a kind of storytelling that you won't see in any
other Sims game. On top of that we added some great new features,
including treasure hunting, interrogation, and pet parrots and falcons."
Players can unleash their inner swash-buckling pirate or regal noble by
creating a new Hero Sim or customizing their existing medieval Sim with
new clothing and accessories. They begin the epic adventure by choosing
a side — pirate or noble — and then the adventure is up to them for how
it plays out. They can battle an enemy in a sword fight or explore the
exciting new gameplay feature of treasure hunting. Players will have to
find hidden objects and search for desirable rewards that will benefit
their Sim's quests. Additionally, players embark on exhilarating quests
such as finding the fountain of youth, protecting the kingdom from an
evil sorcerer, or engaging in a forbidden love affair. Once the story is
finished, they can replay the story choosing different quests and see
what ending they'll get the next time around.
New to the adventure pack, The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles bring
birds in a variety of colors and species into the medieval world as
lovable, or not so lovable, sidekicks. Players can own a falcon or
parrot that they can use to hunt, train, feed, or even send on missions.
If one finds that they are unhappy with a rival, parrots can also be
sent to do some dirty work and attack the Sim for them. Another useful
gameplay feature is the interrogation chair. Players who are looking for
more information out of a fellow Sim will find the new item quite
useful. The interrogation chair can be used to persuade their enemies to
spill their deepest secrets and help players move forward in their
quests and Kingdom Ambition. With The Sims Medieval: Pirates and
Nobles, the new adventures to explore are endless.
The Sims Medieval is rated T for Teen by the ESRB. To download
artwork, please visit www.info.ea.com.
For more information about The Sims Medieval please visit www.info.ea.com,
or the official website at www.piratesandnobles.com.
*Requires The Sims Medieval for PC/Mac to play
About The Sims
The Sims™ franchise, the groundbreaking game series that allows
players to create and live a virtual, simulated life on a computer,
celebrated its ten year anniversary in 2010 with an impressive more than
140 million units sold since its launch in February 2000. Now translated
into 22 different languages and available in 60 different countries, The
Sims series has quickly become a universal gaming and cultural
phenomenon. Since its June 2009 launch, The Sims 3 has sold more
than 10 million copies worldwide across multiple platforms and was the
#1 best-selling PC title for 2009 in North America and Europe. Fan
intensity is evidenced through nearly 250 million downloads of player
created content including: The Sims characters, houses, stories and
more. The Sims 3 community site, www.thesims3.com,
welcomes up to seven million unique visitors monthly, handles more than
240 content downloads every minute and more than 3.5 million uploads
have been made to date, including 11 movies each hour. The Sims 3
YouTube Channel is within the top 10 most viewed sponsored channels of
all time with more than 45 million video views. Visit The Sims 3
official website to see what the players are creating at www.TheSims3.com
or the official YouTube Channel for The Sims at http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSims.
The Sims 3 is available for PC, Mac, iPhone®, iPod touch®, mobile
devices, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360®
videogame and entertainment system, Nintendo DS™, Wii™, and Nintendo 3DS.
Join The Sims 3 Facebook or Twitter communities at www.facebook.com/thesims3
and www.twitter.com/thesims3.
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 and Need for Speed are trademarks of Electronic
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Computer Entertainment Inc. Wii and Nintendo 3DS are trademarks of
Nintendo. iPhone and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered
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EA
Cindy Lum, 650-628-3835
PR Manager
clum@ea.com
Rachel
Steinberg, 650-628-5183
PR Coordinator
rsteinberg@ea.com
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Source: Electronic Arts Inc.
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