Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, NBA LIVE 14 and EA SPORTS UFC to Launch
Within Next 12 Months
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) announced today that it has developed EA
SPORTS™ IGNITE, a new game engine that will power EA SPORTS games on
Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft,
and PlayStation®4. Fueled by EA SPORTS IGNITE, EA SPORTS games will be
alive with players who think, move, and behave like real athletes and
dynamic living worlds, transforming the way people play and experience
games on next gen consoles. Created with the EA SPORTS IGNITE engine, Madden
NFL 25, FIFA 14, NBA LIVE 14, and EA SPORTS™ UFC, will
each launch within the next 12 months.
EA SPORTS IGNITE blends new technology with the best rendering,
run-time physics, animation, intelligence, locomotion, and online
systems from across EA into one powerful, new engine. Athletes will
possess human-like intelligence for advanced decision-making, players
will have the agility required to change speeds and directions with true
athletic motion, and living worlds will make the game experience as rich
and dynamic as real-world stadiums and arenas. A video showcasing how EA
SPORTS games will look and play on Xbox One can be viewed here.
"Through years of investment and innovation, we have built technology
across EA SPORTS to create a game engine that will deliver stunning
accuracy, realism and experiences that we previously could only dream
about," said Andrew Wilson, Executive Vice President and Head of EA
SPORTS. "With EA SPORTS IGNITE and the power of next generation
consoles, our games will come alive—with more authenticity, more
emotion, more connectivity, and more fun."
Athletes in EA SPORTS next gen games will be able to make intelligent
decisions with human-like reaction times. EA SPORTS IGNITE computes four
times more calculations per second than previous consoles, unlocking
nearly infinite potential for how players think, and enabling them to
make more difficult decisions faster. Players are alive with contextual
awareness and instincts—thinking, anticipating, and reacting—just like
real athletes, and players are conscious of their environment. In FIFA
14, for example, a player's sense of urgency increases as the match
draws on and a goal is needed, rushing to take a free kick, corner, or
goal-kick if time is running down.
EA SPORTS IGNITE will deliver the dynamic movements and biomechanics of
the world's best athletes. With 10 times more animation depth and detail
than previous consoles, and thousands of new sport-specific animations
to drive new locomotion systems, players now plant, pivot and cut,
quickly change speeds, and shift momentum with the agility and
explosiveness of superstar athletes.
EA SPORTS games for the next generation will have stunning accuracy and
visuals. By creating living worlds, the in-game environment is now as
dynamic as real-world stadiums and arenas that change throughout a
match. For the first time ever, 3D crowds and dynamic sidelines will
impact the experience, and rich sports atmospheres will change
organically based on the progress of a match. Player actions will change
depending on the situation, and crowds will have an expectation of how a
game is likely to play out, and react accordingly.
Madden
NFL 25, FIFA
14, EA
SPORTS UFC and NBA
LIVE 14, will release worldwide within the next 12 months on
Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, and will be available for pre-order
soon. Madden NFL 25 will release in North America on August 27
and worldwide on August 30 on the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment
system and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. FIFA 14
will also be available on the Xbox 360, PlayStation3, PC and additional
platforms. The release date has not yet been announced.
For more information about EA SPORTS IGNITE, watch the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxE5MaKuCEc,
visit www.easports.com/ignite
or join the EA SPORTS community at http://www.facebook.com/easports.
Follow us on Twitter @easports and use the hash tag #EASPORTSIGNITE. For
information about EA SPORTS games visit www.easports.com.
FIFA 14 and EA SPORTS UFC are in development
at EA Canada. Madden NFL 25 and NBA LIVE 14 are developed
in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon. The games have not yet been rated.
EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the
world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive
technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital experiences. EA
SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sports
through industry-leading sports videogames, including Madden NFL
football, FIFA, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA®
Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® golf, SSX™, and Fight
Night boxing. For more information about EA SPORTS, including news,
video, blogs, forums and game apps, please visit www.easports.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is a global leader in digital interactive
entertainment. The Company delivers games, content and online services
for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and
tablets. EA has more than 285 million registered players and operates in
75 countries.
In fiscal year 2013, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.8 billion.
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for a
portfolio of critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster brands such
as The Sims™, Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed™, Battlefield™ and
Mass Effect™. More information about EA is available at www.ea.com/news.
The Sims, Need for Speed, Mass Effect and Battlefield are trademarks of
Electronic Arts Inc. and its subsidiaries. John Madden, NFL, NBA, NCAA,
NHL, Tiger Woods, and PGA TOUR and FIFA are the property of their
respective owners and used with permission. "PlayStation" is a
registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Communications
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