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EA's Medal of Honor Airborne Set to Ship This Summer.


As a Member of the 82(nd) Airborne Division the First Step is Everything

REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- Electronic Arts (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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) today announced that Medal of Honor Medal of Honor

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 Airborne[TM], the newest installment from EA's critically-acclaimed Medal of Honor[TM] franchise which was credited with pioneering the First-Person Shooter (FPS (Frames Per Second) The measurement of full-motion video performance. See frame.

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 genre when it debuted in 1999, will ship to store shelves August 28, 2007. While building on the key tenets of the franchise including historical accuracy and authenticity, Medal of Honor Airborne is set to redefine the series by introducing players to an entirely new way of experiencing a WWII FPS - namely the fully interactive Airborne experience. Medal of Honor Airborne will ship under the EA[TM] brand for the PLAYSTATION([R])3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360[TM] videogame system from Microsoft, and PC.

"Medal of Honor Airborne is a new direction for the franchise introducing innovations that redefine the series as well as impact the FPS genre as a whole," explained Neil Young, VP and General Manager at EALA EALA East African Legislative Assembly
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. "We can't wait for August when everyone can experience the new Medal of Honor, the first WWII game that allows the player to land anywhere and truly fight the way they want to."

Developed by EA Los Angeles EA Los Angeles (formerly DreamWorks Interactive) was founded in 1995, as a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG. Also known as EALA, it is a computer and video game developer.  (EALA), Medal of Honor Airborne has not yet been rated by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board
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. For more information on Medal of Honor Airborne and the Medal of Honor franchise, please visit: www.moh.ea.com. Please visit EA's press site at www.info.ea.com for information about all of EA's games.

About Medal of Honor

First launched in 1999, Medal of Honor has become one of the most popular, celebrated, and influential first-person shooter franchises in the world. Originally conceptualized by Steven Spielberg and inspired during the shooting of the film Saving Private Ryan, Medal of Honor launched a whole genre of World War II games as it became one of the best-selling franchises in the EA([TM]) brand portfolio. Combined sales for the franchise have topped 31 million units worldwide1 making it the best-selling WWII game series ever. For more information on the Medal of Honor franchise, please visit www.moh.ea.com.

1 According to NPD Group

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (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, cellular handsets 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 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 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 Medal of Honor Airborne are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Medal of Honor is a trademark or registered trademark of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries for computer and video game products. Microsoft, Xbox, and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. PLAYSTATION is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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