EA Unleashes The Godfather The Don's Edition on PLAYSTATION 3 and The Godfather Blackhand Edition for the Nintendo Wii.REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- 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 ) and Paramount Digital Entertainment today announced two new versions of The Godfather; The Godfather[R] The Don's Edition for the PLAYSTATION[R]3 computer entertainment system and The Godfather[R] Blackhand Edition for Nintendo's Wii[TM] video game and entertainment system. The Godfather The Don's Edition includes The Corleone Expansion Pack with new gameplay and missions while The Godfather Blackhand Edition gives an enhanced combat experience with motion-based Blackhand Control by integrating Nintendo's innovative Wii controller. Take over the Big Apple in these fully interactive open-world games based on the classic film by Paramount Pictures and the critically-acclaimed book by Mario Puzo. The games are scheduled to ship in March 2007. The Godfather The Don's Edition for the PLAYSTATION 3 and The Godfather Blackhand Edition for Nintendo's Wii offer brand new ways to go from Soldier to Don as you gain control of the streets of New York. Follow the path of an Enforcer or Operator; each with its own unique perks and abilities to earn. Now you can chat up specific characters to get the skinny on dirty cops, take down two additional revised compounds of rival Families, execute five new contract hits, and call in larger Corleone Hit Squads when the going gets tough. With The Godfather The Don's Edition also having the new Shipyard and Rail yard transportation hubs to explore and exploit; your path to the head of La Cosa Nostra is wrought with all new perils and excitement. The Godfather The Don's Edition takes full advantage of the SIXAXIS[TM] controller for PLAYSTATION 3; manhandle man·han·dle tr.v. man·han·dled, man·han·dling, man·han·dles 1. To handle roughly. 2. To move or handle by manpower alone. your controller to manhandle your opponent. For improved, hyper-intuitive Blackhand Control in The Godfather Blackhand Edition, use gestures with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to really beat down your opposition, or point directly at the screen using the Wii Remote for pinpoint firearm accuracy. Developed by EA Redwood Shores, The Godfather The Don's Edition, and The Godfather Blackhand Edition have not yet been rated by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board . More information about EA games is available at www.info.ea.com or the game's homepage at www.godfather.ea.com. 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. About Paramount Digital Entertainment Paramount Digital Entertainment (PDE PDE Pennsylvania Department of Education PDE Plug-In Development Environment PDE Partial Differential Equation PDE Phosphodiesterases PDE Personal Digital Entertainment PDE Pulse Detonation Engine PDE Product Data Exchange PDE Present-Day English ) is part of the Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC See Pocket PC, PowerPC and pay-per-click. PPC - PowerPC ), a unit of Viacom (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B). PPC is a global entertainment company that produces and distributes filmed entertainment through the Paramount Motion Picture Group (PMPG PMPG Passenger Miles Per Gallon PMPG Payments Market Practice Group PMPG Planned Maintenance Production Group PMPG Pirie Mission Partnership Group (Blackhall St. Columba's Church, Edinburgh, UK) ). PDE is responsible for the digital delivery of filmed entertainment content to consumers across current and emerging global platforms including online, wireless and gaming on behalf of PMPG labels, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Films and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Home Entertainment Paramount Home Entertainment (formerly Paramount Home Video) and (Paramount Video) is a home video company founded in 1976. It is a division of Paramount Pictures, which in turn is owned by Viacom. , Paramount Studios and Worldwide Television Distribution. Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. [R] & [c] 2006 Paramount Pictures. PLAYSTATION is a registered trademark and SIXAXIS is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. [TM], [R], Nintendo and Wii are trademarks of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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