Press Release
EA
SPORTS FIFA Football 2005 and SSX 3 make debut on new handheld
LONDON, UK - September 20th, 2005 – Gizmondo Europe
Ltd., subsidiary of Jacksonville, Florida-based Tiger Telematics
Inc. (other OTC, TGTL), and Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS),
today announced the launch of two popular games from EA on the
Gizmondo handheld gaming platform; EA SPORTS™ FIFA Football 2005
and SSX™ 3.
For true football fans that demand the finest gameplay and
comprehensive game modes, EA SPORTS FIFA Football 2005 is the
ultimate football experience. A new Career Mode gives players
the chance to take a team from the lower divisions, battle
through ranks, sign new players, and turn them into champions.
The action is deeper than ever with advanced levels of player
detail and responsiveness. With immersive atmospheres, benchmark
presentation, total realism with the world's premier clubs, and
industry-leading gameplay, EA SPORTS FIFA Football 2005 returns
as the true authority in football gaming.
SSX 3 allows gamers to go anywhere gravity will take them.
Players will discover a colossal mountain where they can immerse
themselves in a free-roaming snow paradise. The ultimate
all-mountain experience, SSX 3 features all-new events and
courses, awe-inspiring tricks, and a cast of cool, customizable
characters. Discover the open terrain, explore its hidden
crevices, and conquer its peaks. Produced under the EA SPORTS
BIG (TM) brand, a new game play experience allows users to
seamlessly ride from one awesome area to the next - entering
competitions, taking on Big Challenges, and discovering hidden
collectibles. SSX 3 has blown out the trick component with
unlimited combos and new over-the-top tricks.
Carl Freer, Co-founder and Chairman, Tiger Telematics, says: “As
we continue to develop our strategic co-publishing relationship
with EA for the Gizmondo platform, we’re delighted to introduce
these enormously popular titles to our growing portfolio of
content and look forward to extending the relationship with
further announcements in the near future.”
Editors Notes
About Gizmondo
The Gizmondo is powered by Microsoft Windows CE advanced
real-time operating system, boasting a 2.8-inch TFT color screen
with a Samsung ARM9 400Mhz processor and incorporates the
GoForce 3D 4500 NVIDIA graphics accelerator. It provides
cutting-edge gaming, multimedia messaging, an MP3 music player,
Mpeg4 movie playing capability, a digital camera and a GPRS
network link to allow wide-area network gaming. Additionally, it
contains a GPS chip for location-based services, is equipped
with Bluetooth for use in multi-player gaming and accepts SD and
MMC card accessories.
The Gizmondo device and its games are currently launching the in
UK and Continental Europe markets, with the North American
launch planned for summer 2005.
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 and the Internet.
Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA
SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2005, EA
posted revenues of $3.1 billion and had 31 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.
Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, POGO and SSX are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in
the U.S. and/or other countries. Official FIFA licensed product.
The FIFA Logo (C) 1977 FIFA TM. Manufactured under license by
Electronic Arts. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
About Tiger Telematics and Gizmondo
Gizmondo Europe Ltd. is an owned subsidiary of Tiger Telematics
Inc (TGTL) and is the maker of Gizmondo, a next-generation
mobile entertainment device. Launched in 2004, the gaming device
includes built-in music, video, messaging and picture functions
and GPS.
Tiger Telematics is a designer, developer and marketer of mobile
telematics systems and services that combine global GPS
functions and voice recognition technology to locate and track
vehicles and people down to street level in countries throughout
the world. The systems are designed to operate on GPS and are
currently being marketed to GSM current and potential
subscribers, primarily by the company’s United Kingdom based
subsidiaries.
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