LOS ANGELES, June 2, 2009 – For decades, Nintendo has endeavored to provide the most creative and immersive experiences in the world of video games and to lead the industry in new directions. At its media briefing in advance of the E3 Expo, the video game industry's premier trade show, Nintendo announced products for social entertainment that stretch far beyond the current notion of what a video game can be, all while continuing to provide avid gaming fans with the challenges and thrills they desire.
"Nintendo continues to challenge how both new and longtime players perceive – and play – video games," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "From modern updates of our most iconic franchises to the introduction of inventive devices, we are continuing to add entirely new dimensions to the video game experience."
A summary of Nintendo's major announcements:
Wii™
• Wii MotionPlus™: Nintendo's Wii MotionPlus accessory offers motion-controlled precision when combined with specially designed games. When connected to the Wii Remote™ controller, it delivers on Nintendo's promise to provide even more immersive physical reality in its games. The device senses subtle motion and can locate where and how players hold the Wii Remote controller in 3-D space. It pushes active gaming to new levels of immersion and a new standard of control. Wii MotionPlus will complement a host of third-party games launching in the next few weeks.
• Wii Sports Resort™: Nintendo showcased the versatility of the Wii MotionPlus accessory in demos of some of the activities included in Wii Sports Resort, an immersive, expansive active-play game. Wii Sports Resort includes a dozen fun resort-themed activities that maintain the wide-ranging appeal that attracted millions to the original Wii Sports. Wii Sports Resort is easy to pick up and play, but comes coupled with deeper levels of play that are sure to challenge even the most experienced gamers with precise controls. The Wii MotionPlus accessory will help players come much closer to the physical reality of engaging in the actual sports. The Wii MotionPlus accessory launches June 8 at a suggested retail price of $19.99, and comes bundled with Wii Sports Resort on July 26 at a suggested retail price of $49.99.
• Wii Fit™ Plus: Wii Fit™ attracted millions of new players to the world of video games, and now Wii Fit Plus offers a range of new features and enhancements, along with exercises and balance games designed to keep workouts fun. Players will find an additional dimension to the Wii Fit experience as they easily set their own customized daily workout routines or choose 20-, 30- or 40-minute workouts based on how much time they have available. Users will also be able to choose from specialized workout routines that help players strive toward specific objectives, like toning tummies, tightening arms or even reducing stress. Workouts combine the original Wii Fit activities and selections from 15 new balance games and six new strength training and yoga activities. Wii Fit Plus will come packed with the Wii Balance Board™ accessory, and also will be sold separately as software for people who already have a Wii Balance Board at home. Both will be available in fall 2009.
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii™: Developers at Nintendo have dreamed of creating a simultaneous multiplayer Super Mario Bros. game for decades. The Wii console finally makes that dream come true for everyone this holiday season. Now players can navigate the side-scrolling worlds alone as before or invite up to three others to join them at the same time on the same level at any point in the game for competitive and cooperative multiplayer fun inNew Super Mario Bros. Wii. With the multiplayer mode, the newest installment of the most popular video game franchise is designed to bring yet another type of family entertainment into living rooms and engage groups of friends in fast-paced Super Mario Bros. Fun.
• Super Mario Galaxy™ 2: This upcoming adventure for the Wii console marks the first time a second 3-D Mario game has arrived in the same console generation. In the game, Mario rides his trusty dinosaur companion, Yoshi™, to new stars and the fantastic worlds found there. This 3-D platforming adventure provides longtime video game fans with a fresh round of out-of-this-world challenges in the style introduced in the critically acclaimed original. The game is planned for 2010.
• Metroid™: Other M: Nintendo showcased a trailer for a new installment in its acclaimed Metroid franchise for the Wii console. Metroid: Other M marks an unprecedented collaboration with world-renowned developers Team Ninja, and provides fans with high-energy, action-packed game play as it delves deeper into the back story of famed deep-space bounty hunter Samus Aran. This game is scheduled for release in 2010.
• Wii Vitality Sensor: Nintendo's newest groundbreaking product, the Wii Vitality Sensor, expands the appeal of video games. It will initially sense the user's pulse and a number of other signals being transmitted by their bodies, and will then provide information to the users about the body's inner world.
Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Minis March Again!: This game marks the third installment of this franchise and, more importantly, the first Nintendo DSiWare™ game to let players design levels from the ground up. Mario will need to dodge obstacles to confront his longtime nemesis Donkey Kong™, but this time the players will have full control over where to set traps, enemies and a host of power-ups in the construction zone. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! will be available in the Nintendo DSi Shop beginning Monday, June 8, for 800 Nintendo DSi Points™.
• Integrating Photos with Facebook: For its Nintendo DSi™ system, Nintendo announced the ability for users to upload pictures taken with the system's built-in camera and interactive lenses directly to Facebook. Using Facebook Connect, the integration will be available this summer with a Nintendo DSi system update, making it even easier for people to personalize and share their photos with friends and family on Facebook.
• Mario & Luigi™: Bowser's Inside Story: Nintendo revealed Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, a new chapter to the popular role-playing franchise that places players into the belly of the beast – literally. Players will get to enjoy trademark hilarious dialogue in the fall of 2009 as they juggle two concurrent storylines. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is playable on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi systems.
• Golden Sun™ DS: After going dark six years ago, 2010 will see a new dawn. Golden Sun DSupdates the popular portable Golden Sun role-playing series with an impressive graphical style. This installment follows the story of the previous heroes' descendants and immerses players into the magic of its adventure by pushing the boundaries of intuitive touch-screen controls. Golden Sun DS is playable on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi systems.
• WarioWare D.I.Y.™: This game, which puts the concept of user-generated content on center stage, allows players to design their own micro-games from scratch. Every element, such as the characters, the environment, the actions and even the purpose of the micro-game itself, is controlled entirely by the player. Players will then be able to share their completed micro-games with other WarioWare D.I.Y. owners. The latest game in the WarioWare™ series is playable on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi systems.
Nintendo-published games available to play on the show floor:
Wii:
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii™
• Wii Fit™ Plus
• Wii Sports Resort™
• Sin and Punishment™ 2
• Endless Ocean™ 2
• Line Attack Heroes™
• Span Smasher™
WiiWare:
• PictureBook Games™: Pop-Up Pursuit
• You, Me & the Cubes™
• Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
• BIT.TRIP.CORE
• Icarian: Kindred Spirits
• Sword & Soldiers
• Military Madness: Nectaris
• Cave Story
Nintendo DS:
• The Legendary Starfy™
• The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks
• Fossil Fighters™
• Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box™
• Mario & Luigi™: Bowser's Inside Story
• Pokémon™ Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
• Style Savvy™
• Glory of Heracles™
•Golden Sun™ DS
• Picross 3D™
Nintendo DSiWare:
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong™: Minis March Again!
• Flipnote Studio™
• Animal Crossing™ Clock
• Animal Crossing™ Calculator
• Photo Clock
• Mario™ Clock
• Mario™ Calculator
• Six in One Translator (working title)
• Crash-Course Domo™
• White-Water Domo™
• Hard-Hat Domo™
• Rock-n-Roll Domo™
• Pro-Putt Domo™
Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visitWii.com orNintendoDSi.com.
About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 2.9 billion video games and more than 496 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™ and Nintendo GameCube™. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, visit the company's Web site at www.nintendo.com.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Nintendo - What they have at E3
Monday, June 1, 2009
Activision - Ice gae Rise Of The Dinosaurs Announced.
Activison have announced Ice Age Rise Of The Dinosaurs for the 360, PC, Wii, DS, PSP, PS2 and PS3. The game will feature voice actors from the Movie, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah and Josh Peck.
You get to play as different characters from the Movie,Whilst the Possums offer the gamers tips and advice during the games 15 levels. the game also has multiplayer with 8 Mini Games, a first for the franchise.
Press Release
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 1, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- The talent from Twentieth Century Fox's highly anticipated Ice Age(TM): Dawn of the Dinosaurs feature film will reprise their roles in the upcoming video game from Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). The game features the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah and Josh Peck as members of an unlikely herd of prehistoric pals on a rescue mission across the tundra and beyond as they meet new friends and discover a mysterious world teeming with lush vegetation and fierce dinosaurs.
"The actors have brought life and familiarity to these admired prehistoric Ice Age characters," said Rob Kostich, head of marketing for licensed properties, Activision Publishing, Inc. "Their presence in the game brings authenticity to the experience, immersing players in the Ice Age movie universe."
For the first time in an Ice Age game, players take on the roles of multiple characters such as big-hearted Manny the mammoth (Romano), the earnest but goofy Sid the sloth (Leguizamo), Diego the saber-toothed tiger, fan favorite Scrat and more. Gamers also get gameplay tips from the wacky possum duo, Crash and Eddie (Peck), and Ellie the mammoth (Latifah). Each character features its own strengths and abilities, resulting in a wide variety of gameplay experiences as players work through more than 15 action-packed levels. Players can also team up with friends and family in eight competitive multiplayer mini-games, another first for the game franchise.
The Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs video game is being developed by Eurocom for the Xbox(R) 360 video game entertainment system from Microsoft, Games for Windows(R), Wii, the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system and the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system. The Nintendo DS version is being developed by Artificial Mind & Movement.
The console and Games for Windows versions are rated "E10+" (Cartoon Violence) and DS is rated "E" (Mild Cartoon Violence) by the ESRB. The Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs video game will debut at retail outlets nationwide this summer.
For more information on the Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs video game, please visit www.IceAgeGame.com.
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EA - Charm Girls Club Announced for Wii and DS. Screens for Both Games. - Press Release
EA has announced Charm Girls Club for both the Wii and DS. On the DS there will be 3 titles in the series, Charm Girls Club MY Dance Party, Charm Girls Club My Fashion Mall, and Charm Girls Club My Fashion Show. these are all expected to be out this year.
Press Release
Guildford - UK, June 1, 2009 – It’s all about fun, friendship, and charms, as the Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced its new, original video game franchise for girls: CHARM GIRLS CLUB™. Girls will be immersed in the fabulous Charm Girls’ world where they collect sparkly, virtual charms as they complete challenges that are sassy, fun, and relevant to their world. EA will release four CHARM GIRLS CLUB titles this year including CHARM GIRLS CLUB Pajama Party for the Wii™, and three titles for the Nintendo DS™: CHARM GIRLS CLUB My Dance Party, CHARM GIRLS CLUB My Fashion Mall and CHARM GIRLS CLUB My Fashion Show.
“CHARM GIRLS CLUB celebrates everything that’s fun about being a girl,” said Sarah Handley, Senior Director of Marketing, EA Play Label. “Girls are gamers too and EA wants to provide them with games that are fun, fabulous and appeal to their interests.”
In the CHARM GIRLS CLUB games, girls are introduced to their new BFFs, the Charm Girls. The Charm Girls guide players through the games, give them a helping hand, and get their back when the evil Queen B’s try to intervene. Girls begin by customising their own Charm Girl character that represents their unique style. Girls can choose from thousands of trendy and stylish combinations, customising their entire look from head to toe, including their facial features, hair, make-up, wardrobe, shoes and even their accessories!
Collecting virtual charms is key in CHARM GIRLS CLUB. Challenges that a girl completes can earn her a shiny new virtual charm that she will add to her virtual charm jewelry box. Special multiplayer charms can also be earned when playing with friends. Girls can show off their new charms to one another and see who collects them all.
Each CHARM GIRLS CLUB game presents its own unique scenario that will have girls grinning from ear to ear. In CHARM GIRLS CLUB Pajama Party for Wii, girls can play with the Charm Girls, or with as many as seven friends, for the ultimate interactive slumber party experience. Girls will have an all night gigglefest playing more than 30 hilarious games like Bed Bounce, Pillow Fight, Speed Hair Teasing, and many more. Using the Wii Remote’s motion-sensing technology, CHARM GIRLS CLUB Pajama Party takes classic pajama party games and activities to a whole new level.
And there’s even more fun to be had for girls on the go with three CHARM GIRLS CLUB titles for the handheld Nintendo DS system. In CHARM GIRLS CLUB My Dance Party, girls choose the perfect dress, the perfect date and play through dozens of zany activities before attending the big night! In CHARM GIRLS CLUB My Fashion Show, girls select their models and the most awesome outfits in a series of wild challenges to see who rules the virtual runway. In CHARM GIRLS CLUB My Fashion Mall, girls manage the mall and tackle wacky mall mishaps everywhere from the food court to the accessories boutique to the nail salon.
“With CHARM GIRLS CLUB, we’re providing girls with quality games that emphasize cool characters, fun challenges, customisation and lots of collectible charm rewards that can be shared across products,” said Dyan Williams, Senior Producer, EA Play Label. "Girls are really excited about a new line of games made just for them.”
Developed by the EA Casual Studios, the CHARM GIRLS CLUB games are scheduled to be available this year- 2009. These games have not yet been rated by PEGI. For more information, visit http://www.charmgirlsclub.com or to download artwork, visit www.eagames.co.uk/press.
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About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA Mobile TM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.electronicarts.co.uk. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at www.eagames.co.uk/press.
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THQ - World Of Zoo Announced. Screens and Video - Press Release
THQ have announced World Of Zoo for PC, Wii and DS. It is coming out this Fall 2009. In the game you build your own zoo and build relationships with animals through hands-on interactive gameplay. the game features many customising features enabling the player to create their own Zoo.
There will be 90 different animals as well as a animal creator enabling the player to create any animal they want. National Geographic has teamed up with THQ to provide animal facts for the player.
Press Release
GOURA HILLS, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Jun 01, 2009 THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced its new, original intellectual property, World of Zoo™ is currently in development to make its scheduled debut for Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and Windows® PC this fall. World of Zoo takes players beyond the fences and into their own zoo, allowing them to care for and build relationships with numerous animals through hands-on interactive gameplay. Packed full of customization features, players will be able to experience their own personalized virtual zoo creating an experience unlike any other animal-based simulation game. In addition, the game will be showcased at the upcoming E3 Expo 2009 being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
“We are excited to introduce this game to animal lovers and zoo fans of all ages,” said Randy Shoemaker, vice president, global brand management at THQ. “This game expands the real-world zoo experience, giving players an all-access pass to interact with the world’s most amazing animals up close and personal.”
World of Zoo is a family-friendly game that will open the gates for gamers to freely roam their zoo in ways they have only imagined. With more than 90 different animals spanning 11 families to care for, players will have ample opportunities to engage with all types of species. The Animal Creator feature will allow players to create an unlimited number of animals and be able to customize each one. They can even add animals to any of the 20 different exhibits available in the game utilizing the Animal Adoption Network feature. Players can also learn about their animals through fun animal facts provided by National Geographic. Each animal is completely unique with different personalities and behaviors. It will be up to the player to determine ways to gain their trust and keep their animals happy, ultimately earning a Magic Moment from their animal.
World of Zoo is being developed by Blue Fang, creator of the highly successful Zoo Tycoon® series. For more information on this game, please visit www.worldofzoo.com. Information on the rest of THQ’s line-up of family-friendly titles is also available on www.playthq.com.
About National Geographic Ventures
National Geographic Ventures (NGV) is a wholly owned, taxable subsidiary of National Geographic Society, one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations in the world. Founded in 1888 to “increase and diffuse geographic knowledge,” the National Geographic Society works to inspire people to care about the planet. NGV, part of the editorial group National Geographic Global Media, includes National Geographic Television (NGT) production and distribution, National Geographic Television International, Digital Media (including Nationalgeographic.com) and National Geographic Extended Platforms Group, comprising the Mobile, Gaming and Maps business groups. NGV creates and distributes content across multi-platforms and media providing outlets for the hundreds of scientific and expedition-based grants awarded each year. For more information, go to www.nationalgeographic.com.
About THQ
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com and www.playthq.com. THQ, World of Zoo and their logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.
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THQ - Cars Race-O-Rama Announced. Screens and Video - Press Release
THQ have just announced Cars Race-O-Rama for the Wii, DS, 360, PS3, PS2, and PSP. this is the third game in the series of Cars games that THQ have released.
You play as Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks in Radiator Springs as you prepare students to take part in the Race O Rama. there are 12 new characters, Lightning McQueen will also have improvements. Players can modify him, and he also comes with new racing kits.
The game is expected Fall 2009.
Press Release
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Jun 01, 2009 THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced plans to bring a new video game based on Disney Pixar’s highly successful Cars film, Cars Race -O-Rama, to all major systems worldwide beginning in fall 2009. Cars Race -O-Rama is currently in development across six game systems, including Wii™ video game system, Nintendo DS™, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. Cars Race -O-Rama will mark the third installment in THQ’s highly successful Cars video game franchise, which has shipped more than 13 million units worldwide to date. In addition, the game will be showcased at the upcoming E3 Expo 2009 being held in the Los Angeles Convention Center.
In Cars Race -O-Rama, players will join Lightning McQueen and Chick Hicks in Radiator Springs as they prepare their academy of student racers to compete in the Race-O-Rama Exhibition. Players will encounter 12 new playable characters making their video game debut. A new and improved Lightning McQueen will come fully equipped with special racing kits, allowing him to better maneuver brand new, action-packed tracks that will take players to metro city streets, the Baja desert and sandy beaches. In addition, players are now able to modify Lightning McQueen’s wheels, rims, hood, side skirt, rear bumper, spoiler and paint with special customization features, giving Lightning a personalized style and look that has never been seen before. As players compete in this high-speed, racing adventure game, they will be able to utilize Lightning McQueen’s newly designed drifting abilities and perform “Kachow” poses for enthusiastic reporters and fans encountered throughout the game. Cars Race -O-Rama will also feature multiplayer mini-games based on Disney Pixar’s “Cars Toons,” a series of animated shorts that are currently being aired on the Disney Channel.
For more information on the Cars Race -O-Rama video game, please visit www.carsvideogame.com. Information on the rest of THQ’s line-up of family-friendly titles can be found on www.playthq.com.
About Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar Animation Studios, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award®-winning film studio with world-renowned technical, creative, and production capabilities in the art of computer animation. Creator of some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time, including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille and most recently, WALL•E. The Northern California studio has won 22 Academy Awards® and its eight films have grossed more than $4.8 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The next film release from Disney•Pixar is “Up” (May 29, 2009).
About Disney Interactive Studios
Disney Interactive Studios, part of Disney Interactive Media Group, is the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS). Disney Interactive Studios self publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games, mobile games and interactive entertainment worldwide. The company also licenses properties and works directly with other interactive game publishers to bring products for all ages to market. Disney Interactive Studios is based in Glendale, California, and has internal development studios around the world. For more information, log on to http://www.disneyinteractivestudios.com.
About THQ
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com. THQ and the THQ logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
EA - EA Have Reelased The Games That They are Showing At E3. It Is A Long List Consisting of 27 Titles! - Press Release
The games at this years E3 by EA are:
Army Of Two: The 40th Day, Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2, Brütal Legend™, Dante’s Inferno™,
Dead Space™ Extraction, Dragon Age™: Origins ,EA SPORTS Active™,
EA SPORTS™ Grand Slam® Tennis, FIFA 10, Fight Night Round 4, Games from EA Mobile,
G.I. JOE™ The Rise of Cobra™, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™,
LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE, Madden NFL 10, Mass Effect™ 2, MySims™ Agents,
NCAA® Football 10, NHL 10, Need for Speed™ NITRO, Need for Speed™ SHIFT,
Spore™ Hero, Spore™ Hero Arena, The Sims TM 3, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 10,
Battlefield 1943, And The Saboteur
Press Release
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- May 27, 2009 Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today revealed the games it will present at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) June 2 - 4. The year’s lineup features blockbuster franchises, new intellectual property as well as ten titles for the Wii.
“This year at E3, we have an incredible slate of games for the Nintendo Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac and mobile devices,” said EA’s CEO John Riccitiello. “Our creative teams are developing some of the most innovative experiences on any platform. We couldn’t be more proud of the games we’re presenting this year.”
EA will kick off E3 with a press briefing hosted by John Riccitiello to highlight many of the company’s creative leaders and top titles from EA. For all the latest information on EA’s games, plus photos, videos, and interviews from the EA booth during E3 2009, visit www.ea.com/e3
Titles which will be previewed in EA’s booth (#1501) at the Los Angeles Convention Center include:
ARMY OF TWO™: THE 40th DAY
The ultimate two-man private military team of Salem and Rios return in ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY, where they must fight to survive a carefully orchestrated series of catastrophes that are dragging the city of Shanghai to the brink of disaster. The game has been built from the ground up with a focus on an incredible cooperative experience. A bigger playbook of features and a new arsenal of co-op moves are available to both players to perform at any time, opening up fresh strategies and choices. The result is a bigger, deeper, more organic and immersive co-op experience that lets players put their best two-man tactics to use whenever and wherever they want.
Platforms – Xbox 360®, PLAYSTATION®3 and PSP®
Ship Date – Winter
ESRB Rating – Rating Pending
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2
Specializing in online vehicle warfare since 1942 – In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, DICE brings its best-in-class online vehicle warfare to a spectacular new level. By pushing destruction to new heights and delivering a host of land, sea and air vehicles, players will experience all-out-warfare like never before. Whether its intense battles online or in the single player campaign, players must use every weapon and vehicle at their disposal to survive and conquer. This unprecedented action unfolds on the battlefield to bring a new level of excitement to vehicular warfare never before experienced in a modern warfare action game.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PC
Ship Date – Q1 2010 (calendar year)
ESRB Rating – Rating Pending
Brütal Legend™
From the mind of Tim Schafer and Double Fine Productions comes Brütal Legend, a 3rd person action game starring Jack Black as the ultimate roadie Eddie Riggs. Rich in combat, imagery and storytelling, Brütal Legend delivers lighter-flicking fun sure to melt your face off, and will be playable for the first time in the EA booth.
Platforms – PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360
Ship date – Rocktober 13th in North America, Rocktober 16th in the UK and Europe
ESRB – Rating Pending
Dante’s Inferno™
From Visceral Games™, award-winning creators of last year’s critically-acclaimed Dead Space™, comes one of 2010’s most highly anticipated 3rd person action adventure games, Dante’s Inferno. Based on part one of Dante Alighierei’s classic poem “The Divine Comedy,” EA’s Dante’s Inferno takes gamers on an epic adventure through Dante’s nine circles of hell – limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery. The game features a highly responsive, addictive combat system, which players will need to take Dante through a gauntlet of unimaginable evils as he fights to recapture the soul of his beloved Beatrice.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PSP
Ship Date – Q1 2010 (calendar year)
ESRB – Rating Pending
Dead Space™ Extraction
From Visceral Games comes Dead Space Extraction, the thrilling prequel to last fall’s award-winning Dead Space, built from the ground up exclusively for the Wii. In Dead Space Extraction gamers will experience the panic before the terror through the eyes of a handful of space colonists desperately struggling to escape from a horrific infection on the Aegis VII mining colony. The game introduces Lexine, a new heroine in the Dead Space universe, and it quickly becomes clear that protecting her may be the crew’s only hope for survival in one of the most cinematic action-horror game experiences ever made for the Wii.
Platforms – Wii
Ship Date – Fall 2009
ESRB – Rating Pending
Dragon Age™: Origins
Award-winning RPG developer, BioWare™ invites players to experience their deepest RPG to date. For thousands of years, the Grey Wardens have been the guardians of the land. Now with an ancient evil on the rise again, it is up to players to unite the shattered lands and slay the corrupted dragon known as the Archdemon. In Dragon Age: Origins, players must make ruthless decisions and be willing to sacrifice their friends and loved ones for the greater good of mankind. At E3 2009, BioWare will be debuting one of the deadliest creatures in the game and will reveal how romance can have a significant impact on the adventure.
-- Platforms – PC, Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3
-- Ship Date – Fall 2009
-- ESRB – Rating Pending
EA SPORTS Active™
EA SPORTS Active is an innovative, virtual fitness product that offers personalized, customizable workouts that can be done from the comfort of home. Developed in collaboration with fitness experts, EA SPORTS Active is a fun and cost-effective way to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Users will get their heart pumping through interactive circuit workouts from more than 25 different activities and exercises that target the upper and lower body, as well as cardio. Similar to a personal trainer, the program provides clear instruction, feedback on technique and encouragement, while also providing calories burned in real time. To help get started users can also choose to take the 30-Day Challenge, a fitness road map designed to provide tangible fitness goals with the guidance of the virtual trainer. EA SPORTS Active includes software, a specially-designed leg strap that holds the Wii Nunchuk™ controller to track lower body movements, as well as a resistance band to increase the intensity to upper body exercises. The program can support two players at one time, and is compatible with the Wii Balance Board™, which will add components to the sports drills.
Platforms – Wii
Shipped – May 19, 2009
ESRB – E for Everyone
EA SPORTS™ Grand Slam® Tennis
EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis, launching first on the Wii, makes users feel like they are playing championship tennis in the comfort of their living rooms. The Wii MotionPlus™ accessory elevates the authentic tennis experience to a higher level with precise ball placement and added shot depth. With the accessory, tennis fans will appreciate the freedom to control the backswing of champions like John McEnroe, Serena Williams, Roger Federer or any one of the in-game players, as well as have the ability to run around a forehand or backhand. EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis is developed by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C.
Platforms – Currently on Wii; additional platforms later in the year
Ship Date – June 8, 2009 in North America; Street Date – June 12, 2009 in Europe
ESRB – E for Everyone
FIFA 10
From EA Canada, FIFA 10 will deliver what matters most to fans by refining the critical fundamentals in gameplay, responding to feedback from more than 250 million online games played and innovating player control.
Platforms – PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PlayStation®2, Nintendo DS PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and mobile
Available in October 2009 in North America and Europe (Europe’s street date is in Q2 FY10)
ESRB – Rating Pending
Fight Night Round 4
The champ is here! EA SPORTS challenges you to step into the ring with Fight Night Round 4. This highly anticipated iteration of the critically acclaimed franchise has perfected every jab, slip, and punch in the sport of boxing to bring you the most realistic fighting experience to date. With an advanced physics system, stunning graphics, and deep gameplay and feature enhancements, Fight Night Round 4 is putting the science back in the sweet science.
Platforms – PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360
Ship Date – June 30, 2009 in North America; Street Date in the UK – June 26, 2009, rest of Europe July 3, 2009 (Europe’s street date is in Q1 FY10)
ESRB – T for Teen
Games from EA Mobile
EA Mobile’s iPhone™ and iPod® touch games have consistently made it into Apple’s top 25 apps, and will be showcased at E3! The first is the highly-anticipatedThe Sims™ 3, which lets players manipulate their Sims destinies on the go. EA will also be giving sneak peeks into two thrilling action titles that have yet to be released – save the galaxy from peril in Mass Effect™ Galaxy, or use the touch screen to conquer enemies in Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™. And lastly, swing by the booth to line up a perfect putt on the green with Tiger Woods PGA TOUR®.
Platforms – iPhone and iPod touch
G.I. JOE™ The Rise of Cobra™
G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra for all major video game consoles features an exclusive storyline that picks up where the live-action movie, from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment, in association with Hasbro, leaves off, allowing players to re-create and re-live the greatest moments from the film, cartoon series and action figure toy line. The game offers 16 playable characters – four of which are unlockable COBRA characters – each with unique abilities and weapons. Adding to the adrenaline rush is an intense single-screen co-op mode allowing two players to easily unite as a team in a classic struggle between good and evil to defeat the powers of COBRA.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS and mobile devices
Ship Date – August 2009
ESRB Rating – E10+ for Nintendo DS; Rating Pending for console and PSP versions
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™
Relive the thrills, action, and excitement of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™ movie this summer! From EA and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game takes you to Hogwarts to help Harry survive a fraught sixth year. Engage in exciting wizard duels, mix and brew magical ingredients in Potions class, and take to the air to lead the Gryffindor Quidditch team to victory.
Platforms – Wii, PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS, PC, Mac and mobile devices
Ship Date – June 30, 2009 in North America; Street Date – July 3, 2009 in Europe (Europe’s street date is in Q1 FY10)
ESRB Rating: E 10+ (ESRB)
LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE
New from the EA Play Label is LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE, an innovative, beautifully designed, safe online entertainment and community destination for girls based on the globally popular LITTLEST PET SHOP brand. The web-based LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE world is a girl’s gateway to fun and exciting online games and tons of activities, tools to customize and play with her favorite LITTLEST PET SHOP pets, and daily events to connect with friends and make new ones, too. LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE is a fun online community that stretches the imagination and allows girls to enter the coolest LITTLEST PET SHOP world ever.
Platforms – Online
Ship Date – Fall 2009
ESRB – Rating Pending
Madden NFL 10
Experience first-hand what it’s like to Fight for Every Yard in Madden NFL 10 for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3. With the all-new Pro-Tak animation technology, players have more control over the outcome of each play. Whether driving a receiver towards the first down, or battling for a fumble at the bottom of a pile, the play won’t end until the whistle blows. Add to that the most immersive broadcast presentation and online innovation in franchise history, and Madden NFL 10captures the authenticity and emotion of the NFL like never before. This year, Madden NFL 10 arrives on the Wii with breath-taking visuals that will captivate both seasoned veterans and newcomers to the franchise. Completely redesigned and built from the ground up Madden NFL 10 introduces a unique art style that will define the look of sports games on the Wii. All-new player models embody characteristics of your favorite athletes, plus new larger-than-life stadiums showcase the unique details found at each of the 32 NFL fields. Madden NFL 10 epitomizes what fun looks like on the Wii, delivering the most social and dynamic experience from the franchise to date. Quick, exciting game modes ensure that anytime is the right time for Madden NFL 10 on the Wii.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PLAYSTATION 3, PSP and Wii™
Street Date – August 14, 2009
ESRB Rating – E for Everyone
Mass Effect™ 2
Mass Effect 2 is the gripping dark second chapter in the Mass Effect Trilogy, where players must recruit a diverse team of specialists who possess their own distinct and powerful skill sets as they embark on a suicide mission to save mankind. At E3 2009, Commander Shepard’s fate will finally be revealed in the explosive debut of Mass Effect 2.
Platforms – Xbox 360 and PC
Ship Date – Early 2010
ESRB – Rating Pending
MySims™ Agents
In MySims Agents on the Wii, players take on the role of a special agent hired to foil the sinister plans of Morcubus, lord of the criminal underworld. By recruiting different MySims, each with their own special characteristics, players can build up their very own crime-busting dream team. From tracking footprints and using forensics to picking locks, hacking into computers, following leads and collecting clues, players must rely on their wits, skills and trusty gadgets to piece together the clues to solve the mystery. Jump aboard the jet to reach an ancient temple, a spooky mansion or an icy mountaintop chalet in search of clues that lead players closer to the sinister Morcubus. Return from the adventure with cool treasures that players can use to construct and customize their headquarters and make it their own.
Platforms – Wii and Nintendo DS
Ship Date – Fall 2009
ESRB Rating – Rating Pending
NCAA® Football 10
NCAA Football 10 brings an unparalleled college game day experience to football fans across the nation. True to the tradition of the award-winning franchise,NCAA Football 10 continues to push the bar on innovation with new online modes. NCAA Football 10 will bring the excitement of college football to fans across the nation like never before with the all-new Season Showdown. In this new mode, every game counts as fans declare their loyalty to a favorite school and give the ultimate show of support in a nationwide competition for pride. In addition to Season Showdown, NCAA Football 10 introduces TeamBuilder, an all-new, online create-a-school feature that will revolutionize the user’s ability to produce personalized content. A football fan’s dream, TeamBuilder will enable users to experience the excitement and pageantry of college football, defined by their own personalized creations.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PLAYSTATION 3 and PSP
Street Date – July 14, 2009
ESRB Rating – E for Everyone
NHL 10
From EA Canada, NHL®10 delivers a new, physical brand of hockey that includes first-person fighting to match the physical and emotional intensity real-world players endure in pursuit of a Stanley Cup™ Championship. The franchise that has won 19 sports game of the year awards since 2007 begins a new era with gameplay innovations that include all-new board play that lets you shield the puck with your body along the boards, kick-pass it to teammates, or pin an opponent, post-whistle action to instigate scrums, draw penalties, and fight, spectacular new ways to score like shooting from the knees and a new 360° precision passing mechanic that delivers precise control over the speed and direction of passes.
Platforms – PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360
Ship Date – September 2009
ESRB – Rating Pending
Need for Speed™ NITRO
Developed specifically for the Wii and Nintendo DS, Need for Speed NITRO delivers the fun and exhilaration of high-speed racing, combining the franchise’s trademark attitude and car culture with deep and thrilling gameplay. Hitting retailers worldwide in November, gamers must battle through the mayhem of aggressive cops, master the art of drifting to gain boost at 150 mph, and prove themselves across five mega cities at a silky smooth 60 FPS. With a nearly limitless visual customization system, not only can players design their dream car, but they can also create a personal graffiti style to attach to their ride. As they edge out competitors, their graffiti will dominate the world, vibrantly painting a story of racing supremacy. All this combined with fresh modes, tracks and locations make Need for Speed NITRO one of this Fall’s most innovative and exciting arcade racers for the Nintendo platforms.
Platforms – Wii and Nintendo DS
Ship Date – November 2009
ESRB – Rating Pending
Need for Speed™ SHIFT
Need for Speed SHIFT combines a groundbreaking cockpit experience, world-class physics, stunning pixel-perfect car models, and authentic race tracks to create one of the most intense racing experiences ever. Players are thrust into the loud, visceral, intense, athletic experience of racing a car on the edge of control through the combination of perception based G-forces, the hyper reality of the cockpit view and the brutal experience of a first person crash dynamic. A highly sophisticated AI system ensures that AI opponents will react and perform based on the player’s aggression and overall driving skill thus creating race experiences for all skill sets. Need for Speed SHIFT is the first racing game to accurately reflect the true driver’s experience.
Platforms – Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, PC and PSP
Ship Date – September 17 in Europe and September 22 in North America
ESRB Rating – Rating Pending
Spore™ Hero
Created exclusively for the Wii, Spore Hero delivers the unmatched creative freedom of Spore in an accessible, story-driven action-adventure. Set in a rich and vibrant 3D world, Spore Hero empowers players to create their own Hero as they embark on an epic quest to fight to save their new home world from destruction as a dark force threatens the planet. Taking full advantage of the Wii controls, Spore Hero engages players in heated battles, humorous missions, curious puzzles and more. Throughout the game, players will collect more than 250 parts with unique abilities and experience the unparalleled customization of the revolutionary Spore Creature Creator enhanced for the Wii. A combative multiplayer mode will be unveiled at the EA booth at this year’s E3 and available for hands-on play.
Platforms – Wii
Ship Date – Fall 2009
ESRB – Rating Pending
Spore™ Hero Arena
Spore Hero Arena catapults Nintendo DS players into a 3D galaxy filled with fun, intense arena-based combat. Players create a unique gladiator Hero creature and guide it from planet to planet as they fight dangerous enemy creatures and complete special missions, collecting new parts and abilities to gain upgrades along the way. By combining special abilities, parts, and upgrades, players create a fighting style of their own in hopes of stopping an evil force and save the galaxy. Built with multiplayer capabilities in mind, Spore Hero Arena allows players to battle with up to three friends locally or play with a friend over Wi-Fi. Players will have hands-on time with Spore Hero Arena for the first time at the EA booth at this year’s E3.
Platforms – Nintendo DS
Ship Date – Fall 2009
ESRB – Rating Pending
The Sims TM 3
Let there be Sims! InThe Sims 3 you can create lifelike Sims with a unique personality and take them anywhere in the neighborhood. The powerful Create-a-Sim tool allows you to create Sims that are more realistic that ever. Select from dozens of personality traits such as brave, artistic, kleptomaniac, clumsy, paranoid and romantic. With Create-a-Sim, you can create a limitless number of truly unique Sims. The Sims 3 allows for infinite possibilities to design the interior and exterior of your Sims’ surroundings using the Create-a-style feature. Additionally, you can enjoy the challenge of short-term and long-term goals and then reap the rewards! Based on personality traits, skills and career choices, your Sims have short and long term Wishes that provide constant fun challenges and so many things to do and achieve. You have the ultimate freedom to choose whether to fulfill their destiny, giving them lifetime happiness and rewards or not! Register your copy of The Sims 3 for PC and Mac at www.TheSims3.com to enjoy the robust online and community features unique to your game including an all-new town called Riverview that you can download for no additional charge once you register*. You will also gain access to 1,000 free SimPoints to purchase items from The Sims 3 Store to customize your Sims appearance and houses in all-new ways. Be the director of your Sims’ movies by capturing clips during your gameplay, visiting the official site, and editing the soundtrack, story, and transitions, then share it with the world. See what you can create with The Sims 3.
Platforms – PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod touch and mobile devices
Street Date – June 2, 2009
ESRB Rating – T for Teen
* INTERNET CONNECTION required. See product pack or digital distribution rules for details.
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 10
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 10 on the Wii will support the innovative Wii MotionPlus accessory and give players a near-perfect 1:1 swing. Golf fans will experience an authentic swing motion and be able to work the ball from tee box to green. For the first time in franchise history, take on one of the toughest tests in golf – the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. All-new to Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 is EA SPORTS Live Tournaments, where gamers go to prove themselves against the best players online and play alongside actual PGA TOUR pros during real-world tournament events. Fight a multitude of tough courses, real-time weather conditions, the challenge of online tournaments, and more – Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 provides an inside-the-ropes experience like never before.
Platforms – Wii, Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, PlayStation 2 and PSP
Ship Date – June 8, 2009 in North America; Street Date – July 3, 2009 in Europe (Europe’s street date is in Q1 FY10)
ESRB Rating – E for Everyone
In addition to the titles on the show floor, several titles will be shown in meeting rooms 406 and 407 on the second level in the concourse hall in the LACC, which is accessible to anyone with Exhibitor, VIP Retailer, Second-level Meeting Room or Press Badges. Titles shown in room 406 include The Sims 3, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Need for Speed Nitro, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10, Need for Speed Shift and EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis. Titles shown in room 407 include Dragon Age: Origins, Brutal Legend, Mass Effect 2, Dante’s Inferno as well as The Saboteur™:
Also featured at E3 will be:
Battlefield 1943
Battlefield 1943 is a premium arcade title that delivers endless hours of 24-player First-Person Shooter action on popular maps inspired by Battlefield 1942™. The game will have players battling over three tropic locations: Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. These maps have now been updated with the DICE Frostbite™ engine, providing destructibility to the battlefield and leaving players with almost nowhere to hide. Gamers play as the US Marines or the Imperial Japanese Navy, competing by land, air and sea. They have the freedom to pick their path in battle - be it as a rifleman crawling through the trenches, a steel fisted tank commander, or a dog fighting ace pilot that rules the skies!
Platforms – Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PC
Ship Date – Summer 2009 on console; September 2009 on PC
ESRB Rating – T for Teen
* Battlefield 1943 will be playable at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo) at the intersection of West Hall & Concourse Walkway.
The Saboteur
Fight, climb, and race your way through a uniquely stylized version of Nazi-occupied France in Pandemic Studios’ upcoming action sandbox game The Saboteur. Meet Sean Devlin, the daredevil hero of The Saboteur – a street-tough Irish racecar driver turned resistance fighter in 1940s Paris, where the women are sexy and the missions are epic.
Platforms – PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360 and PC
Ship date – Fall/ Winter FY10
ESRB – Rating Pending
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