EA's NBA LIVE 06 In Stores Throughout North America Today; EA SPORTS Freestyle Superstars and New Player Visuals Highlight Best-Selling Hoops Franchise.REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- NBA LIVE 06, the authentic new basketball videogame from Electronic Arts (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ERTS ERTS Electronic Arts, Inc. (stock symbol) ERTS Earth Resources Technology Satellite (US NASA) ERTS Embedded Real Time Systems ERTS Enhanced Remote Transit Shed ), has shipped to retailers and is in stores throughout North America today under the EA SPORTS(TM) brand. The evolution of NBA LIVE's signature EA SPORTS(TM) Freestyle Control continues in NBA LIVE 06 with all-new EA SPORTS(TM) Freestyle Superstars, where players have complete user control over all the dazzling passes, dunks, rebounds, shots and steals of the NBA's best players. The NBA LIVE 06 ground-breaking advancements in gameplay include an improved transition game and highlight-reel fast break scenarios, while the ability to control EA SPORTS Freestyle Superstars like Playmakers, Highflyers, Stoppers, Shooter, Scorers and Power players redefines the experience. Also featuring enhanced player graphics, an electrifying e·lec·tri·fy tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies 1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. presentation, and NBA all-star Dwyane Wade from the Miami HEAT on its cover, NBA LIVE 06 celebrates up-tempo, fast-break, and physical basketball. A rich collection of game modes -- including Dynasty Mode(TM), EA SPORTS(TM) Online(1), and NBA All-Star Weekend -- adds to the deepest offering of the game ever. NBA LIVE 06 is in stores on the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft, the Nintendo GameCube(TM), and PC. NBA LIVE 06 will debut on the PSP (PlayStation Portable) See PlayStation. (TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) handheld entertainment system on October 18, while the mobile version of the game will launch in November and be available across all major carriers by December. NBA LIVE 06 on Xbox 360(TM) is slated to hit stores in November. Developed in Vancouver, B.C., by EA Canada, the studio which is also home to the popular NBA STREET and NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association (R) March Madness(R) franchises, NBA LIVE 06 is rated "E" (Everyone) by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board . The game's official website is www.nbalive06.com. EA SPORTS is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world. Its top-selling titles and franchises include Madden NFL Football, FIFA Soccer, NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there (R) hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. Baseball(TM), NCAA(R) Football, NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. (R) racing, and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Tiger Woods PGA Tour is a series of video games developed and published by Electronic Arts featuring professional golfer Tiger Woods. History EA has had three golf series in its history:
(1) INTERNET CONNECTION required for online play. Not all features available with all platforms. See full product for details. About Electronic Arts Electronic Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. , 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(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM) and POGO(TM). 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, MVP Baseball, Dynasty Mode, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. The NBA and individual NBA member team identifications used are trademarks, copyrighted designs, and other forms of intellectual properties of NBA Properties, Inc. and the respective NBA member teams and may not be used, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of NBA Properties, Inc. John Madden, NCAA, March Madness, NFL, NASCAR, NHL, Tiger Woods, PGA TOUR and FIFA are trademarks of their respective owners and used with permission. PSP is a trademark and PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Nintendo GameCube is a trademark of Nintendo. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox 360 are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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