| | | | Need for Speed SHIFT Puts Racers in Control
Los Angeles Racer Wins the Need for Speed SHIFT Competition, Drives Home in a Brand New 2009 BMW M3
Electronic Arts today announced details on the exclusive driver profile system in Need for Speed SHIFT. Driver profile is the ultimate extension of the true driver’s experience. Extending through the single player career and online multiplayer modes, driver profile gives each player a unique game experience based on the way each player drives on the track. This exclusive driver profile system pushes the entire racing genre forward.
| | Dwight Howard on the Cover of NBA LIVE 10
hree-Time NBA All-Star Currently Looking for First NBA Title
Electronic Arts announced today that Orlando Magic center, Dwight Howard, will be the cover athlete for NBA LIVE 10. A three-time NBA All-Star, Howard is currently looking to lead the Magic franchise to their first NBA Championship. The No. 1 pick of the 2004 NBA Draft was the 2009 NBA Defensive Player of the Year presented by Kia Motors, an All-NBA First Team selection the last two seasons, and stole the show at the 2008 NBA Sprite Slam Dunk Contest with his superhero antics. Additionally, Howard was the starting center of the 2008 U.S. Basketball Men’s Senior National Team which won the gold medal at the Olympics in Beijing. NBA LIVE 10 is currently in development under the EA SPORTS brand by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. and will be available worldwide this October.
| | Millions Embrace The Sims 3 with Biggest Launch Week in History
More Than 1.4 Million Units Sold and 7 Million Downloads of Player Created Content Within First Week
Electronic Arts today announced that the hotly anticipated The Sims 3, stormed retail shelves starting June 2nd and sold thru more than 1.4 million PC/Mac units within the first week making it the best-selling PC launch in EA’s history. Fan intensity is evidenced through the more than 7 million downloads of player created content including: Sims, houses, stories and more. The Sims 3, also available for download from the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPod touch, shot up to #1 paid app position on launch day and has maintained that spot since launch.
| | Multiplatform Development of Crysis 2
Next Installment of the Critically-Acclaimed Crysis Franchise Will Be First Game Built on Crytek’s Multiplatform CryENGINE 3 Technology
Electronic Arts announced today that it has agreed to a deal extension with Crytek GmbH, the award-winning developers of the Crysis universe, to publish Crysis 2. Renowned for their technical excellence, artistic craftsmanship and commitment to quality, Crytek is building Crysis 2 on their new state-of-the-art multiplatform game development solution CryENGINE 3 for the Xbox 360, the PLAYSTATION 3, and the PC.
| | Jay-Z, Eminem and DJ Hero Bring DJ Culture to Gaming
Innovative Partnership Includes Special Edition Featuring Music CDs from Both Artists
Jay-Z and Eminem - two of the music industry's most influential and successful artists - will join DJ Hero), the highly-anticipated new game that is bringing DJ culture and new music genres including hip-hop, electronic, R&B and soul music to the successful Guitar Hero platform, Activision announced today.
| | Xbox 360 Sees Record Growth in 2009
Year-over-year growth jumps as Xbox 360 console sales hit 30 million globally and Xbox LIVE community reaches 20 million users.
Microsoft announced today that sales of Xbox 360 consoles have passed the 30 million mark globally, with its Xbox LIVE community swelling to more than 20 million active members. After the biggest year in its history in 2008, Xbox 360 achieved the highest percentage growth in hardware sales of any console so far in 2009, up 28 percent over the previous year.
| | Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony for Download on Xbox 360
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City Available on Disc for Xbox 360 this Fall
Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, is proud to announce the fall release of both the second episode of Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony - exclusively for download on Xbox LIVE online entertainment network, and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, which will include both episode one The Lost and Damned, and episode two The Ballad of Gay Tony together on a single disc exclusively for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.
| New Zune HD Portable Media Player
Premium Zune digital entertainment service to be available internationally on Xbox LIVE.
Microsoft today announced the evolution of Zune, the company’s end-to-end music and entertainment service, to a new platform and new markets. Zune will extend its video service to Xbox LIVE internationally this fall. This marks an important development in the Zune strategy and brings the Zune brand to more than 17 million international Xbox LIVE subscribers. In addition, Microsoft confirmed the next generation of the Zune portable media player, Zune HD. Available in the U.S. this fall, Zune HD is the first portable media player that combines a built-in HD Radio receiver, high-definition (HD) video output capabilities, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touch screen, Wi-Fi and an Internet browser.
| | Megan Fox in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Video Game
Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Peter Cullen and Frank Welker Return to Provide Voice-Over Performances
Activision has assembled an all-star cast for the upcoming Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen video game, including the film's leads Shia LeBeouf and Megan Fox, who will reprise their starring roles in the game, and fan favorites Peter Cullen and Frank Welker, the voices of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON from the original animated series. In the new game, developed under license from Hasbro, players are thrust into an adrenaline-pumping battle to defend Earth from a DECEPTICON attack that threatens mankind.
| | Xbox 360 Elite Includes Halo 3 and Fable 2 Free
Beginning in May, the Game of the Year Xbox 360 Elite Console arrives on store shelves. Enjoy the premium experience of the Elite console with two highly-acclaimed Xbox 360 exclusives included at no additional cost. Halo 3 is the thrilling conclusion of Master Chief's epic fight against the Covenant and Fable II is the masterful role-playing sequel with limitless choices and consequences.
| | EA Montreal Announces Army of Two: The 40th Day
The Ultimate Two-Man Private Military Team is Back in Action Delivering New and Groundbreaking Cooperative Gameplay
EA Montreal today announced ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY. The ultimate two-man private military team of Salem and Rios return in this epic sequel where they must survive and prevail in a city under siege. EA Montreal is once again leading the next evolution in co-op shooter games offering a fresh, innovative and fluid co-op experience with a deep arsenal of customizable weapons so players can team up with their friends online for the fight of their lives.
| | Wednesday, March 11, 2009 |
| AMD Ships 50 Million Graphics Processors for the Wii
ATI ‘Hollywood’ graphics processor firmly establishes its position as most popular AMD GPU for consoles to date
AMD announced that the 50 millionth ATI ‘Hollywood’ graphics processor for the Wii game console from Nintendo shipped today. With 50 million units delivered, the ATI graphics processor code-named ‘Hollywood’ becomes the most successful AMD game console chip to date in terms of unit sales.
| | Monday, February 23, 2009 |
| Street Fighter IV Breaks Two Million Sold Mark
The game has enjoyed successful first period sales thanks to the revitalization of the series with its first title in 11 years!
Capcom is proud to announce that it has shipped two million copies of Street Fighter IV, the newest title in the company’s popular series, Street Fighter. The all new Street Fighter IV has the unmistakable feel of a 2D fighting game and is jam-packed with beloved characters from previous iterations. Beautiful graphics only capable with the newest game consoles, combined with various new additions to the combat system has created a title can be enjoyed by both fighting game and Street Fighter fans alike. As a bonus, the multi-platform console versions (Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3) boast an array of additional characters.
| | Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
| Covert Mission to Create Action-Packed G.I. JOE Video Game
G.I. JOE Set to Invade All Major Video Game Platforms in Summer 2009
Electronic Arts today announced that development is underway to bring Hasbro’s legendary G.I. JOE brand to all major console and handheld gaming platforms in summer 2009 to coincide with the theatrical release of the G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA live-action movie from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment, in association with Hasbro, which opens in theaters August 7, 2009. EA will unveil a “first look” of the G.I. JOE video game at Hasbro’s Showroom at Toy Fair on February 15-17, 2009 in New York City.
| | Thursday, January 8, 2009 |
| Square Enix Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Ubisoft
Agreement to Strengthen Square Enix’s Product Lineup and Diversify Japanese Game Market
Square Enix today announced that Square Enix and Ubisoft Japan entered into an exclusive distribution agreement under which Square Enix is entitled to distribute Ubisoft games exclusively in Japan starting April 2009.
| | EA Licenses NVIDIA PhysX Technology
NVIDIA PhysX Technology Made Available as a Development Platform for EA’s Global Studios
NVIDIA today announced that Electronic Arts has licensed NVIDIA PhysX technology as a development platform which will be available for EA’s studios worldwide. NVIDIA PhysX technology is the world’s most pervasive development platform for physics acceleration in interactive entertainment.
| | Xbox 360 Registers Biggest Black Friday Ever
Xbox 360 consoles and games sell at record levels; outsells PlayStation 3 by three-to-one ratio.
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system kicked off the holidays with record-breaking console sales on one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year in the U.S. Retailers reported Xbox 360 console sales over the Black Friday weekend were on pace to beat previous years, outselling the PlayStation 3 by a three-to-one ratio and estimating a 25 percent increase from Xbox 360 Black Friday sales figures from 2007.
| | Thursday, November 6, 2008 |
| Sega Announces Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
SEGA today announced the development of Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection for the Xbox 360 and the PLAYSTATION 3. This compilation will feature the best first-party games from SEGA’s venerable 16-bit Genesis years as well as feature bonus content from its 8-bit Master System and 1980’s arcade era games library. Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection is slated to ship to retailers in North America in Spring of 2009.
| | Wednesday, October 8, 2008 |
| New Xbox Experience to Invite Everyone on November 19
Xbox also delivers great value, great games with new holiday offer that appeal to all.
Get ready. The evolution is coming. Microsoft today announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2008 that the New Xbox Experience, a transformation in home entertainment, will launch on Wednesday, Nov. 19. On that day, millions of Xbox 360 owners worldwide will experience a completely new Xbox 360 that is fun, social and simple to use — and puts more entertainment at their fingertips than any other device connected to the TV.
| | Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
| Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Sells 1.5 Million Units
Becomes Fastest-Selling Star Wars Game of All Time
After less than one week on store shelves worldwide, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is on track to become the best-selling Star Wars game of all time. LucasArts today announced that more than 1.5 million customers worldwide have purchased Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, making it both the fastest-selling Star Wars game and LucasArts game ever.
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