Assassin's Creed III and Other Top Ubisoft Hits Join the Origin
Lineup; EA Brings Dead Space 3 and More to Uplay
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Delivering more choice, more great content and more places for gamers to
play their favorite games, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today
announced that popular PC digital download titles from Ubisoft including Assassin's
Creed® III, Far Cry®
3 and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
Conviction are coming to Origin™. Ubisoft titles are available for
purchase and download to PC gamers on Origin starting today in North
America, with Europe and Asia availability beginning on February 22.
"The heart of any valuable gaming service is delivering all the great
content that players want, and the addition of Ubisoft's top PC titles
on Origin, as well as EA's titles to Uplay, is a big win for all of our
players," said Michael Blank, Vice President of Production for Origin at
EA. "Today, Origin is reaching more players than ever before, and these
exciting additions from Ubisoft show how committed we are to continually
expanding the roster of hit games available and ready for download on
Origin."
In addition, for the first time EA is bringing top PC downloadable
titles to the Uplay shop, Ubisoft's digital distribution service. Dead
Space™ 3, FIFA Soccer 13, Need for Speed™ Most Wanted, Mass
Effect™ 3 and The Sims™ 3 are among the first EA games now
available worldwide on the Uplay shop. For more information on Uplay and
the available titles, players should visit www.uplay.com.
"Making our biggest franchises like Assassin's Creed and Far
Cry available on Origin is a great way of exposing even more PC
gamers to these great titles and giving them another choice in where and
how they buy their games," said Chris Early, Vice President of Digital
Publishing at Ubisoft. "Also, by adding excellent titles from EA to the
Uplay shop, we're taking another important step in making Uplay the most
rewarding set of services available to our customers."
Today, Origin has nearly 40 million users across PC, Mac® and iOS
platforms. Origin for PC offers more than 500 titles from EA and
publishing partners around the globe, and is designed to offer a more
dynamic and convenient play experience for the gamer. Origin for iOS
devices is integrated into more than 50 EA games, offering single ID
sign-on across multiple games, cloud saves, friend lists and achievement
sharing. For more information, or to download today, please visit www.origin.com.
For the very latest news and offers from Origin, follow @OriginInsider
on Twitter® or head to www.facebook.com/OriginInsider.
For more information on EA and assets including images, please visit http://info.ea.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,
tablets and social networks. EA has more than 275 million registered
players and operates in 75 countries.
In fiscal 2012, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.1 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 http://info.ea.com.
Origin, Dead Space, The Sims and Need for Speed are trademarks of
Electronic Arts Inc. Mass Effect is a trademark of EA International
(Studio and Publishing) Ltd. Battlefield is a trademark of EA Digital
Illusions CE AB. John Madden, NFL and FIFA are the property of their
respective owners and used with permission.
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a
strong and diversified lineup of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has
offices in 29 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around
the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge
video game titles to consumers. For the 2011—12 fiscal year Ubisoft
generated sales of 1.061 billion euros. To learn more, please visit http://www.ubisoftgroup.com
© 2012 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Assassin's Creed,
Ubisoft, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in
the US and/or other countries.
© 2005 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Far Cry, Ubisoft and
the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US
and/or other countries. Based on Crytek's original Far Cry directed by
Cevat Yerli. Powered by Crytek's technology "CryEngine".
© 2010 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Tom Clancy's,
Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell Conviction, Sam Fisher, the Soldier Icon,
Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in
the U.S. and/or other countries.
Electronic Arts
John Reseburg, 650-628-3601
jreseburg@ea.com
Source: Electronic Arts
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