EA'S MEDAL OF HONOR AIRBORNE SET FOR RELEASE THIS SUMMER
As a Member of the 82nd Airborne Division the First Step is Everything
CHERTSEY, UK., April 26, 2007 - Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that Medal of Honor Airborne, the newest installment from EA's critically-acclaimed Medal of Honor franchise which was credited with pioneering the First-Person Shooter (FPS) WWII genre when it debuted in 1999, will land on store shelves across Europe on August 31, 2007. While building on the key tenets of the franchise including historical accuracy and authenticity, Medal of Honor Airborne is set to redefine the series by introducing players to an entirely new way of experiencing a WWII FPS - namely the fully interactive Airborne experience. Medal of Honor Airborne will ship under the EA brand for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 videogame system from Microsoft, and PC.
"Medal of Honor Airborne is a new direction for the franchise introducing innovations that redefine the series as well as impact the FPS genre as a whole," explained Neil Young, VP and General Manager at EALA. "We can't wait for August when everyone can experience the new Medal of Honor, the first WWII game that allows the player to land anywhere and truly fight the way they want to."
Developed by EA Los Angeles (EALA), Medal of Honor Airborne has not yet been rated by PEGI or the USK. For more information on Medal of Honor Airborne and the Medal of Honor franchise, please visit: www.moha.ea.com. Please visit EA's press site at www.info.ea.com for information about all of EA's games.
About Medal of Honor
First launched in 1999, Medal of Honor has become one of the most popular, celebrated, and influential first-person shooter franchises in the world. Originally conceptualized by Steven Spielberg and inspired during the shooting of the film Saving Private Ryan, Medal of Honor launched a whole genre of World War II games as it became one of the best-selling franchises in the EA brand portfolio. Combined sales for the franchise have topped 31 million units worldwide* making it the best-selling WWII game series ever. For more information on the Medal of Honor franchise, please visit www.moh.ea.com.
According to NPD GroupAbout 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 videogame systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS BIGTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2006, EA posted revenue of $2.95 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
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