Press Release
EA DELIVERS CRUSHING VEHICULAR
PAYBACK IN BURNOUT REVENGE
Players Rip Through Traffic and Settle
the Score In the Sequel to 2004's Racing Game of the Year
Chertsey, Surrey, UK - April 4, 2005 - According to
the 2004 Urban Mobility Report by the Texas Transportation
Institute, U.S. commuters endured 3.5 billion hours of traffic
delays in 2002, at a cost of more than $63.2 billion. It's hell on
the highway and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced plans
to let gamers live out their wildest commuter fantasies this
September with "Burnout Revenge(TM)."
"Burnout Revenge" lets gamers rip through rush hour traffic and lay
waste to scores of rubbernecking roadhogs in an over-the-top scene
of vehicular mayhem. The game is currently in development by
Criterion Games for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment
system and Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft.
"Burnout Revenge" is the sequel to 2004's award-winning "Burnout 3:
Takedown," which has garnered dozens of awards, including "Game of
the Year" by Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, "Multiplatform Game
of the Year" by Electronic Gaming Monthly and "Best Xbox Game of
2004" by GameSpot.
In addition to tricked out new race, crash and road rage modes,
"Burnout Revenge" takes the series' blistering speed and spectacular
destruction to dizzying new heights with an all-new Revenge mode,
challenging gamers to battle the clock and unleash their
frustrations on rush hour traffic.
EA will debut Burnout Revenge at the Electronic Entertainment Expo
(E3) in Los Angeles on May 18, 19 and 20, 2005.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (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 and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products
under three brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA GAMES(TM) and EA SPORTS
BIG(TM). In fiscal 2004, EA posted revenues of $2.96 billion and
had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage
and online game site is www.ea.com.
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