Hit game for iPhone and iPod touch to land on new platform
LONDON – September 16, 2009 – Firemint today announced that its hit game “Flight Control” will soon be landing on Nintendo DSi. The game was revealed at an exclusive preview event held by Nintendo, and will be released as DSiWare for wireless download via the DSi Shop.
More Red Alert Action for Consoles Now Available for Under $10
Los Angeles, Calif., September 16, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 Commander’s Challenge, a new action-packed chapter in the storied Command & Conquer franchise, is available now for download on Xbox LIVE and on September 24th at the PlayStation Store. Players can challenge the world’s toughest commanders and conquer the world in a gauntlet of 50 unique challenges for 800 Microsoft Points at the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and $9.99 at the PlayStation Store. Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge is a standalone arcade title and does not require Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 to play.
New FLASH Application Gives Spore Players New Ways to Get Creative
Emeryville, CA – September 16, 2009 – The revolutionary Spore™ Creature Creator is going 2-D! Maxis™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today announced Spore™ Creature Creator 2-D, a new Flash application where players experience an all new take on the variety and creative fun offered by the original 3-D Spore Creature Creator. Now available for free* at www.spore2d.com, players can create a creature from scratch or import a creature from the Sporepedia™, the library of 120+ million pieces of user-generated content in Spore. Five legs or ten, bat wings or horns; there are no limits to what users create. Once players have created their 2-D creature, they can embed it onto their social networking pages, and share it with friends via email. Spore Creature Creator 2-D takes creature-creating to new heights by making it a social, shared experience.
The Family Friendly Pick Up and Play Football Game Hits Shelves September 29, 2009
TORRANCE, Calif., September 15, 2009 - Video game developer and publisher Tecmo today announced that the Wii"-exclusive Family Fun Football" has gone gold and will be launching in North America on September 29, 2009. Families will enjoy the casual, "pick up and play" gameplay style, simple playbook, and intuitive motion controls that help create the ultimate fun football experience. Addicting mini games, whimsical characters, and mascot modes keep kids and parents alike coming back for more, not to mention the ability to play as your Mii caricature!
Skateboarding Just Became the Ultimate Team Experience
Vancouver, British Columbia September 15, 2009 Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today revealed the next title in the companys landmark skateboarding franchise: SKATETM 3, and confirmed that it will ship in May 2010. SKATE 3 breaks new ground by taking all of the camaraderie and competitive excitement of real-life skateboarding and brings it to the hands of gamers. Whether online or offline, players can now team up to build the ultimate skate crew in the definitive skateboarding co-op experience. In SKATE 3, players take part in team-based challenges, compete against rival crews and leave their mark on the all-new skaters paradise, Port Carverton.
RPG Sends Players on a New Adventure Down the Beloved Yellow Brick Road
Torrance, Calif., (September 14,2009) – XSEED Games today announced that THE WIZARD OF OZ: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road, licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and rated E for Everyone, will be shipping in North America exclusively for the Nintendo DS™ on September 29, 2009. Released as RIZ-ZOAWD by D3Publisher in Japan, THE WIZARD OF OZ: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road is an RPG inspired by the beloved tale of Dorothy and her magical journey through the Land of Oz, revealing a new perspective on what happened after reaching the end of the Yellow Brick Road.
Creativity and Combat Come to Life on Nintendo Platforms October 6
September 11, 2009 – The epic fight to save the galaxy is almost here as Spore™ Hero and Spore™ Hero Arena go gold – officially completed and ready for manufacturing! Built from the ground up exclusively for the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ platforms, Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena introduce a new level of action-packed adventure, creativity and combat to the critically acclaimed Spore franchise. Both games will be available at North American retailers on Oct. 6 2009 and internationally on Oct. 9, 2009.
Third Novel in Series Offers Readers an Epic Account of Destruction’s Battle to Inflict Widespread Chaos throughout the World
FAIRFAX, Virginia – September 3, 2009 – Mythic Entertainment™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, and The Black Library, a division of Games Workshop, today announced FORGED BY CHAOS, an original novel based on the critically acclaimed MMORPG, Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning® (WAR). The third in a series of WAR novels, FORGED BY CHAOS will be available in all major bookstores and on the Black Library website in the fall of 2009.
The Epic Journey through Hell Features a Dramatic Original Score from Heralded Film, Television and Video Game Composer
Redwood City, Calif. - September 9, 2009 - Visceral Games", the developers behind the critically-acclaimed Dead Space" franchise and a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that award-winning film, television and video game composer Garry Schyman will be creating the hellish score for the highly anticipated 3rd person action adventure game Dante's Inferno. The renowned composer, who won many prestigious awards most recently for his work on BioShock, is creating a dramatic score that sets the tone for Visceral Games' adaptation of Dante Alighieri's epic poem.
FIFA Soccer 10 Game Face Available Now
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – September 9, 2009 – EA SPORTS today announced that the Live Season premium service has been expanded into a new game mode for FIFA Soccer 10 enabling subscribers to feel the weekly pulse of soccer with dynamic updates of real-world information to make the game as close to real life as possible.
