EA Showcases Best Ever Product Line Up for European Consumers This Holiday and in 2009
LEIPZIG, Germany, Aug 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
After an award winning showcase of titles at E3 in July,
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced its product line up
for the Leipzig Games Convention. EA will demonstrate the innovation
and creativity of its portfolio for seasoned gamers and newcomers
alike, as it leads the way with great interactive entertainment
offerings for broad consumer tastes this year.
On show in Leipzig are Europe's best selling franchises and
consumer favorites like FIFA, Need For Speed(TM), The Sims(TM) and
Harry Potter, a wide range of casual and family titles for Nintendo
platforms including LITTLEST PET SHOP, Boogie(TM) SuperStar, Zubo(TM)
and MONOPOLY, brand new IP like SimAnimals(TM), Mirror's Edge(TM),
Dead Space(TM), Dragon Age(TM): Origins, Battleforge(TM), Spore(TM),
the new MMORPG Warhammer(R) Online: Age of Reckoning(TM), and EA
partner titles Left 4 Dead(TM) from Valve, Rock Band and Rock Band 2
from MTV Games/Harmonix and Crysis Warhead(R) from Crytek.
"Never before has EA had such a diverse and powerful slate of
offerings, and it's been great to see consumer and critical response
to our games," said Jens Uwe Intat, Senior Vice President and General
Manager of EA European Publishing. "As more and more people come into
interactive entertainment, we are ready with the best games in sports,
action, casual, horror, simulation, and online. We'll be bringing more
new games to market this year than in our history, and Leipzig is a
great European window to showcase those offerings for the broad range
of people that love to play them."
At a press briefing planned for Wednesday, August 20, creative
leaders from EA studios around the world will be on stage to present
some of EA's upcoming blockbusters including:
FIFA 09
The Sims(TM) 3
SimAnimals
Boogie SuperStar
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(TM)
LITTLEST PET SHOP
MONOPOLY
Command &Conquer(TM) Red Alert(TM) 3
Warhammer(R) Online: Age of Reckoning(TM)
Dragon Age: Origins
Need For Speed(TM) Undercover
And a sneak peak at RAGE from EA Partner, id Software
Behind closed door sessions for media include:
FIFA 09, FIFA Manager 09, FIFA 09 All-Play, Tiger Woods PGA
TOUR(R) 09 All-Play, FaceBreaker(TM), Dragon Age: Origins, The
Godfather(R) II, Mirror's Edge, Need for Speed Undercover, Command
&Conquer Red Alert 3, Dead Space, Left 4 Dead, Battleforge, Crysis
Warhead, Rock Band 2, The Lord of the Rings: Conquest(TM), The Sims 3,
SimAnimals, MySims(TM) Kingdom, SimCity(TM) Creator, Harry Potter and
the Half-Blood Prince, HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT, Boogie SuperStar,
LITTLEST PET SHOP, Zubo, and a range of titles from EA Mobile.
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will be available for media to
play at the GOA business lounge located at Level 1 B03.
EA titles on display for consumers at the Games Convention
include:
Boogie SuperStar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, LITTLEST
PET SHOP, MONOPOLY, Zubo, Battleforge, Battlefield Heroes(TM),
Burnout(TM) Paradise, C&C Red Alert 3, Dead Space, Rock Band, The Lord
of the Rings: Conquest, Mirror's Edge, Need for Speed Undercover,
Skate It, Spore, Crysis Warhead, Left 4 Dead, Mercenaries 2: World in
Flames(TM), FaceBreaker, FIFA 09, FIFA Manager 09, Madden NFL 09, NBA
LIVE 09, NHL 09, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09, MySims Kingdom, The Sims(TM)
2 Apartment Life, The Sims(TM) 2 Apartment Pets, SimCity Creator,
MySims(TM).
The Leipzig Games Convention runs from August 20-24, 2008. The EA
booth is located in Hall 3, Booth B02.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City,
California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software
company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and
distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems,
personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic
Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA(TM), EA
SPORTS(TM), EA SPORTS Freestyle (TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2008, EA
posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold
more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is
www.ea.com.
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EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS Freestyle, POGO, Need for Speed, The
Sims, Boogie, Zubo, SimAnimals, Mirror's Edge, Dead Space,
Battleforge, Spore, Command & Conquer, Red Alert, FaceBreaker, MySims,
SimCity, Burnout, Mercenaries and Mercenaries 2: World in Flames are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the
U.S. and/or other countries. Dragon Age is a trademark or registered
trademark of EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. in the U.S.
and/or other countries. Battlefield Heroes is a trademark or
registered trademark of EA Digital Illusions CE AB in the U.S. and/or
other countries. RAGE is a trademark and/or registered trademark of id
Software, Inc. John Madden, NFL, FIFA, Tiger Woods PGA Tour and NBA
are trademarks of their respective owners and used with permission.
Crytek, Crysis, and Crysis Warhead are trademarks or registered
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Dead and Valve are trademarks or registered trademarks of Valve
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Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserve. LITTLEST PET SHOP, MONOPOLY,
HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with
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