Former Football Student-Athletes Bring On-Field Experience to
Developing NCAA Football Videogame Franchise
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & LEXINGTON, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Electronic
Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and NCAA
Football today announced that Richard Mancuso and Clint Oldenburg
will join the EA
SPORTS™ NCAA®
Football development team as a part of the inaugural EA SPORTS
NCAA Football fellowship, a sixteen-week full-time, paid opportunity for
former football student-athletes to apply their skills and knowledge of
the sport to the development of the NCAA Football videogame.
Mancuso, a computer science and engineering graduate of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was a three-year starting
quarterback, New England Football Conference Rookie of the Year, and was
awarded the Boston Globe Golden Helmet Award. Oldenburg, a technical
journalism graduate of Colorado State University, was a starting
offensive lineman for three years and a fifth round NFL draft pick in
2007.
"We put a premium on identifying individuals that combine real-world
experience and knowledge of football with talent and passion for video
game development," said Cam Weber, GM of Football, EA SPORTS. "This
first-ever fellowship program provides the fantastic opportunity to help
us find experienced football student-athletes, such as Richard and
Clint, to add to our development teams and help take our game to the
next level."
For the past 18 years, the NCAA Football videogame franchise
has delivered the pride and pageantry of game day by connecting players
to the emotion of the college football experience. From fight songs to
school specific traditions, all 120 Division I FBS college programs are
recreated with unparalleled authenticity. The fellows will both
contribute to engineering and design development to further enhance the NCAA
Football gameplay experience.
"The inaugural fellows program continues to strengthen our relationship
with EA, and it gives former football student-athletes an opportunity to
turn their passion and skills for the game into a meaningful
professional experience," added David Bertram, Executive Director of
NCAA Football, the coalition established to promote college football,
which is managed by IMG College, a division of IMG Worldwide.
The fellowship term will run from January 17 to May 4, 2012. Both
positions will be based out of the EA Tiburon studio in Orlando, Fla.
NCAA Football is developed in Orlando, Fla. by EA Tiburon. EA
SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world,
with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive
technology, global videogame competitions, and breakthrough digital
experiences. EA SPORTS delivers personal access to the emotion of sports
through industry-leading sports simulation videogames, including Madden
NFL football, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey,
NBA JAM, NCAA® Football, Fight
Night boxing, EA SPORTS MMA, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR®
golf, and EA SPORTS Active. For more information about
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About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) 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.
EA, EA SPORTS, The Sims and Need for Speed are trademarks of Electronic
Arts Inc. Mass Effect is a trademark of EA International (Studio and
Publishing) Ltd. John Madden, NFL, FIFA, NHL, NBA, NCAA, Tiger Woods,
and PGA TOUR are trademarks of their respective owners and used with
permission. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
About NCAA Football
NCAA Football USA, Inc. represents a coalition of the American Football
Coaches Association (AFCA), the Collegiate Commissioners Association
(CCA), the Football Bowl Association (FBA), the National Association of
Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Football Foundation (NFF)
and serves as the collective voice to promote college football. NCAA
Football is managed by IMG College, a division of IMG Worldwide. For
more information on NCAA Football, visit www.NCAAFootball.com.
EA SPORTS
Rob Semsey, 407-386-5337
Communications Director
rsemsey@ea.com
or
NCAA
Football
Tiffany Greco, 859-226-4351
Manager
tiffany.greco@ncaafootball.com
Source: Electronic Arts Inc.
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