EA ANNOUNCES
BOOGIE, A
NEW
MUSIC-BASED
VIDEOGAME
EXCLUSIVELY
FOR THE WII
EA Montreal
Delivers the
Complete
Videogame
Entertainment
Package to
Gamers of
All Ages
Adding
Another
Title to
Their Roster
of New EA
Intellectual
Property
Montreal,
Canada –
March 23,
2007 –
Electronic
Arts
(NASDAQ:
ERTS)
announced
today that
Boogie™ – an
all new
intellectual
property in
development
at EA
Montreal
will be
released
exclusively
for the Wii™
worldwide in
2007. Boogie
is a unique
music/rhythm-based
game that
takes
advantage of
the
innovative
Wii controls
to get
gamers off
their couch,
playing and
dancing to a
new beat.
“We’re
creating
something
new and
different
for gamers
of all ages
to enjoy;
the complete
party
package
where gamers
can dance as
well as
sing,” said
Alain Tascan,
Vice
President
and General
Manager, EA
Montreal.
“Nintendo’s
Wii is an
amazing
console that
really gives
us a
platform to
be creative
and to
re-think
traditional
game
development.”
Boogie will
have gamers
dancing,
singing and
starring in
their own
music
videos.
Players can
also choose
and
customize
different
characters
in the game
to best show
off their
dancing
style and
karaoke
skills. With
innovative
gameplay
that
perfectly
matches the
unique Wii
controls,
Boogie is
the ultimate
videogame
party
package.
Boogie is
the latest
addition to
EA
Montreal’s
roster of
high profile
games
including
SSX™ Blur
and ARMY OF
TWO™. SSX
Blur is the
newest
version of
the
critically
acclaimed
snowboarding
franchise
that shipped
exclusively
for the Wii
in February.
EA Montreal
is also
working on
ARMY OF TWO,
the highly
anticipated
shooter and
original
intellectual
property
that will
redefine
strategic
two-man
cooperative
play. The
game was
ranked at
the top of
the list in
Electronic
Gaming
Monthly’s
Top 50
Coolest New
Games cover
story in
their August
issue. ARMY
OF TWO will
be released
for the
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system and
Xbox 360™
videogame
and
entertainment
system.
EA
established
the studio
in downtown
Montreal in
2004. EA
Montreal
uses
state-of-the-art
technology
and the
remarkable
creative
talents of
its game
makers to
develop the
next-generation
of
interactive
entertainment
pushing the
envelope in
creativity
and
innovation.
Since
opening its
doors in
2004, the
EAM team has
released
NHL® 07 for
current-gen
systems
which is the
top selling
game in
Canada last
year.
About
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 SPORTS™,
EA™, EA
SPORTS BIG™
and POGO™.
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
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
Electronic
Arts, EA, EA
SPORTS, EA
SPORTS BIG,
POGO, Boogie
and Army of
Two are
trademarks
or
registered
trademarks
of
Electronic
Arts Inc. in
the U. S.
and/or other
countries.
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of Nintendo.
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Computer
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