Electronic Arts

09.02.10
With the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings set to kick-off the 2011 NFL Season, EA Sports has used Madden NFL 11 to get an early look. After getting a taste of the NFL Playoffs during the 2009 season, the Baltimore Ravens and Green Bay Packers are expected to build on last year’s performance by securing their conference’s best record in 2010 according to the official Madden NFL 11 regular season simulation. With less than a week before the season kicks off, EA SPORTS predicted divisional winners, league leaders and individual award winners for the 2010 NFL season.
08.30.10
Napa Valley – Electronic Arts Chief Technology Officer Rich Hilleman was on hand at the recent Ayzenberg A-List Summit in Napa Valley to discuss the impact of 3D gaming on marketing during a full day of panels. Hilleman then sat down for an exclusive video interview to talk about the current 3D landscape with Sony PlayStation 3, NVIDIA 3D Vision and Nintendo 3DS.
08.25.10

 For the past 75 years, people of all ages from around the world have collected $200 when passing “GO!”, anxiously waited to get out of “jail”, and secretly wished that all of the money in the MONOPOLY game could be real. To celebrate this monumental milestone of a cultural icon, Hasbro is celebrating with a series of MONOPOLY-themed events around the world and online on August 25, 2010.

08.10.10

While Drew Brees and the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints were at the White House, EA Sports celebrated the launch of the 22nd edition Madden with a Mardi Gras-themed event in New Orleans, entitled Madden Gras. As part of the event, EA SPORTS Orlando-based Tiburon studio, which develops the game, will make a $100,000 donation to the National Wildlife Federation to assist in the Gulf Coast oil spill relief and wetlands restoration efforts. Former USC wide receiver and current Tennessee Titan Damian Williams talks about Madden NFL 11 in this exclusive interview.

08.10.10

Former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, who’s on the cover of EA SPORTS NCAA® Football 11, talks about making the grade in the NFL and getting scanned for Madden NFL 11. The Heisman winner and current Denver Bronco was in Santa Monica earlier this year to get the Madden treatment. He talks about the new game in this exclusive interview.

08.10.10

EA Mobile is bringing the fan-favorite Madden NFL videogame franchise out on the latest digital devices and platforms reaching new consumers.  For the first time, consumers can now play Madden NFL 11 on iPad. Madden NFL 11 for iPad, iPod touch and feature phone versions are launching alongside the franchise console offerings today. A version for Android phones will be available later in the year. Gerald McCoy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers talks about the latest Madden game in this exclusive interview.

08.03.10

Electronic Arts announced that all new copies of NBA ELITE 11 will include a one-time download code that will enable users to access three modes of NBA JAM – Play Now, Classic Campaign and Online. Already set to revolutionize the way basketball simulation games are played with new Hands-On Control, the inclusion of the NBA JAM modes will add a bonus to NBA ELITE 11, which ships for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on October 5, 2010. Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks talks about the new EA Sports game in this exclusive interview.

08.02.10

Following the announcement of their highly anticipated role-playing game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, 38 Studios visionaries Curt Schilling and R. A. Salvatore will be at Gen Con Indy 2010 on Friday, August 6, greeting attendees and giving away Reckoning t-shirts created exclusively for the conference.  Salvatore talks exclusively about the new game in this video interview.

07.31.10

Electronic Arts revealed new details of the Medal of Honor Limited Edition that will be released in North America on October 12, 2010. The Limited Edition features a host of weapons, powerful ammunition and camouflage. The weapons and camouflage give players a tactical gameplay advantage on day one. Gamers who own the Medal of Honor Limited Edition will receive an invitation to the beta for another highly-anticipated EA shooter, Battlefield 3. Battlefield 3 is the latest entry in the award-winning shooter franchise from DICE in Stockholm, Sweden.

07.27.10

EA SPORTS is developing EA SPORTS Active NFL Training Camp for the Wii. The football-based training program puts users right into the football drills and conditioning workouts of an NFL training camp. San Francisco 49er Patrick Willis talks about the new game, as well as the upcoming Madden NFL 11, in this exclusive interview.

07.23.10

SAN DIEGO, California – (REUTERS) Back in 1982, first-time director Steven Lisberger brought mainstream audiences into the world of videogames using computer-generated imagery. While “TRON” failed to initially make a splash during a summer dominated by Steven Spielberg’s “E.T.,” the pioneering film paved the way for today’s CGI blockbusters.

07.21.10

Electronic Arts and 38 Studios will debut Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the company’s first title previously referred to under the codename “Project Mercury,” at Comic Con 2010. Reckoning is an epic, open-world role-playing game set in Amalur, a mysterious and magical new fantasy world created by New York Times best-selling author R. A. Salvatore. Brought to life visually through the trademark visceral style of renowned artist and Spawn creator Todd McFarlane, Reckoning brings a new level of intense action combat to the RPG genre. The game is being developed under the leadership of Ken Rolston, lead designer of the critically acclaimed RPGs Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and is scheduled for release in fall 2011.

07.15.10

Electronic Arts is bringing a new dimension to MONOPOLY and helping Hasbro celebrate the 75th anniversary of the classic board game. Today, the MONOPOLY brand provides entertainment experiences for players around the world that provide a MONOPOLY experience to fit every lifestyle. This Fall, Hasbro will introduce MONOPOLY: Revolution Edition and the U-BUILD MONOPOLY game. For more information about these new games, please visit www.monopoly.com. Stemming from the strategic alliance between Hasbro and Electronic Arts, EA has created digital versions of the MONOPOLY game which are available for download for mobile phones or free online at www.Pogo.com. The MONOPOLY game will ship for Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3.

07.13.10

Just in time for the release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Electronic Arts' new console games, fans can re-live the earlier films on Blu-ray. This holiday season, conjure the gift of magic when Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Ultimate Editions arrive on Blu-ray and DVD October 19 from Warner Home Video. EA discusses the new shooter game below and more information on the Blu-rays follows.