EA SPORTS Ships Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2003 on Three Platforms.Business Editors/Video-Gaming Writers REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2002 Hit the links with Tiger Woods, 14 of his PGA TOUR(R) friends as well as 12 original design characters in the new 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:
ERTS Earth Resources Technology Satellite (US NASA) ERTS Embedded Real Time Systems ERTS Enhanced Remote Transit Shed ). EA, continuing its exclusive partnership with the PGA TOUR and the world's best and most famous golfer, Tiger Woods, delivers the most realistic golf simulation for fans of console golf on the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube(TM). Compete on one of 12 exclusive courses including the home of golf, St. Andrews Golf Links, Pebble Beach(R) Golf Links, the Tournament Players Club Tournament Players Club (TPC) is a chain of American public and private golf clubs operated by the PGA Tour. Most of the courses either are or had been hosts for PGA Tour events, and even those that have never hosted an event on the main tour have frequently hosted events on the of Scottsdale and newly named 2008 U.S. Open site Torrey Pines, or on one of three original design courses. Try your hand at "Tiger's Dream 18", featuring 18 holes hand-picked by Tiger Woods from the courses available in the videogame. You can also create your own course by choosing from the 216 holes included in the game for a customized course, your own Dream 18 that can be named, saved and played. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2003 has a new online feature that will allow players to compare themselves to the best sports gamers in the world: an online ranking system that prints your golfer's resume on the web and posts your scores and statistics on a Worldwide Leaderboard. Players can also compete in a new unlockable bi-weekly tournament via a password revealed at www.ea.com. Speed Golf returns in the game, providing a two-player race to the hole and SkillZone debuts, where you can buy a bucket of balls to compete in a series of mini games to earn points and money. Play as Tiger Woods or one the 14 other PGA TOUR golfers, including Charles Howell III Charles Gordon Howell III (born June 20, 1979) is an American golfer. Howell was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, the home town of the Masters Tournament. He was a member of Augusta Country Club, which is adjacent to Amen Corner at Augusta National Golf Club. and Ty Tryon, two of the younger and exciting players on the PGA TOUR, as one of the six new original characters, or as one of the returning favorites like Big Mo or Yosh Tanigawa. CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Sports' leading golf team, David Feherty and Bill Macatee, provides commentary. EA SPORTS(TM) TRAX features the music of Saliva, Paul Oakenfold and Ash. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2003 for the PlayStation 2 console, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube are rated "E" (Everyone) by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board . Consumers may purchase the game directly at the EA Store(SM) (http://www.eastore.ea.com) or by calling EA Direct Sales at 877/324-2637. The suggested retail price is $49.95. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2003 is available for the PC on November 1. EA SPORTS (www.easports.com) is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world. Its top-selling franchises and games include FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f soccer, John Madden Football(TM), Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Golf, NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there (R) hockey, Knockout Kings(TM) boxing, NBA LIVE basketball, Triple Play Baseball(TM) and 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. Thunder(TM) racing. About Electronic Arts Electronic Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.7 billion for fiscal 2002. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for the Internet, personal computers and video game systems. EA markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA GAMES(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM) and EA.COM(SM). More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com. Note to Editors: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, EA GAMES, EA Store, John Madden Football, Knockout Kings, and Triple Play Baseball are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EA.COM is a service mark of EA.com Inc. The name, likeness and other attributes of Tiger Woods reproduced on this product are the trademarks and copyrighted designs, and/or other forms of intellectual property, that are the exclusive property of those licensers and may not be used, in whole or in part, without their respective written consents. PGA TOUR and TPC at Sawgrass The TPC at Sawgrass is a well-known golf course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and was the inaugural Tournament Players Club. Sawgrass has two courses, the Stadium Course and the Valley Course, and is also home to the PGA Tour's headquarters. are trademarks of PGA TOUR, INC. and used by permission. Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach Golf Links is one of several well known courses in Pebble Beach, California and probably the most famous golf course in the Western United States. Four of the courses in the coastal community of Pebble Beach, including Pebble Beach Golf Links,[1] is a trademark of Pebble Beach Company. Royal Birkdale is a trademark of The Royal Birkdale Golf Club Royal Birkdale Golf Club in the town of Southport, England, is one of the clubs in the Open Championship rotation. The club has hosted The Open eight times since 1954, with the next championship to be held in 2008. Merchandising Company Ltd. FIFA, NHL, NBA, NASCAR Thunder, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube are trademarks of their respective owners and used with permission. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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