Advanced Gravis and Electronic Arts announce a special EA SPORTS edition of the GamePad Pro with Madden Football Limited Edition.BURNABY, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 1997--Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Ltd., leading game controller manufacturer, today announced that it is partnering with leading game software publisher Electronic Arts(R) to provide a special edition of the GamePad Pro bundled with a EA SPORTS(TM) John Madden John Madden is the name of:
The new GamePad Pro will display the EA SPORTS logo and will be available on Jan. 27, 1997 with a suggested retail price of $119.95 "We're pleased to be partnering with Gravis to market EA SPORTS-branded controllers for the personal computer," said Nancy Smith, senior vice president of sales at Electronic Arts. "The EA SPORTS/Gravis GamePad Pro will give PC customers the ultimate in game control which is essential when playing fast-paced sports titles such as John Madden football." The GamePad Pro is a digital Pro version of the best-selling Gravis PC GamePad The Gravis PC GamePad is a game port game controller produced by Advanced Gravis Computer Technology. It was the first gamepad for the IBM PC compatible in a market then dominated by joysticks. . With support for Gravis' award-winning GrIP technology, the GamePad Pro's 10 buttons and multiplayer capabilities bring an exciting dimension to any PC game. "This is a very exciting relationship for us," says Mike Cooper
For more press information, product for evaluation or photography, please contact Kathryn Gilmore at Imagio, 206.625.0252 or by e-mail at kathryn@imagio.com -0- Advanced Gravis is the world's No.1 provider of computer game devices. Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Advanced Gravis Computer Technology, Ltd. was a manufacturer of computer peripherals and hardware. The company was founded in 1982 in British Columbia, Canada. Their most famous products were the Gravis PC GamePad, at one time one of the the most popular gaming controllers for the Ltd. Is headquartered at #101 - 3750 North Fraser Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E9. Telephone: 604.431.5020, Fax: 604.431.5155, Tech. Support: 604.431.1807. European Sales: Advanced Gravis Europe B.V., Antennestraat 70,1322 AS Almere, The Netherlands. US Distribution Center: Bellingham, Washington Bellingham, Washington is the county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the largest city in Whatcom County and tenth largest in Washington. It is situated on Bellingham Bay, which is protected by Lummi Island, Portage Island, and the Lummi Peninsula, and , Internet: www.gravis.com Electronic Arts, headquartered in San Mateo San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. is a leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, EA posted revenues over $530 million for fiscal 1996. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and advanced entertainment systems such as the PlayStation(TM) and Sega Saturn The Sega Saturn (セガサターン Sega Sataan (TM). Electronic Arts markets its products worldwide under five brand names: EA SPORTS, Electronic Arts, Origin Systems(R) Inc., Bullfrog Productions(TM) Ltd. And Jane's(R) Combat Simulations. EA has subsidiaries in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Austin, Texas, and Seattle. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com . Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, John Madden Football, Bullfrog Productions, Jane's Combat Simulations Jane's Combat Simulations was a brand of PC flight and combat simulators released by Electronic Arts (EA). The Jane's Information Group sold the rights to EA so that EA could lend authenticity and accuracy to their growing line of combat games. and ORIGIN Systems are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts or its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Playstation is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sega Saturn is a trademark of Sega Enterprises Ltd. CONTACT: Imagio Kathryn Gilmore, 206/625.0252 kathryn@imagio.com |
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