Electronic Arts Ships F1 2001 for the PlayStation 2 and PC-CD.Business/Entertainment Editors & Technology Writers 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2001 Experience the Formula One(TM) circuit as it comes to life with fully interactive pit stops, roaring crowds, a buzzing grid, and driver animations in F1 2001 for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, released yesterday by Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS ERTS Electronic Arts, Inc. (stock symbol) ERTS Earth Resources Technology Satellite (US NASA) ERTS Embedded Real Time Systems ERTS Enhanced Remote Transit Shed ). The latest iteration of the EA SPORTS(TM) F1 franchise for the PC will be in stores next week. EA's F1 2001 development team collaborated with Formula One insiders including British American Racing British American Racing was a Formula One constructor that competed in the sport from 1999 to 2005. BAR began by acquiring Tyrrell, and used Supertec engines for their first year. Subsequently they formed a partnership with Honda which lasted for the next six years. (BAR) in order to capture the essence of Formula One racing This article focuses on a specific subtopic of Formula One. A Formula One race takes place over an entire weekend, with two free practice sessions on Friday, a practice session and a qualifying session on Saturday, and the race on Sunday. . Motion captures, feedback from key members of race teams and test-driven product are among the authentic elements that the world of Formula One offered to the development and realism of F1 2001. "We wanted to stretch the boundaries of motor sports gaming and shake up the racing genre all together," said EA SPORTS Formula One Executive Producer, John Rostron. "F1 2001 has a new engine that has enabled us to do that, giving the gamer a new representation of the race circuit from car handling and opponent AI to the realism of each car and circuit." Interactive pit-stops which challenge the gamer to complete a series of tasks in order to improve pit time, pit crew-to-driver communication, realistic Formula One environments and weather models are among the numerous changes to the latest Formula One game from EA SPORTS. Additionally, gamers will enjoy new single player game modes, multiplayer game See multiplayer gaming. modes, opponent AI, sound, animation and added camera angles. F1 2001 from EA SPORTS is officially licensed by Formula One Administration Ltd. and features all 22 Formula One drivers, 11 teams and 17 tracks from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest to Monza. Developed by EA UK, F1 2001 carries an ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board rating of "E" for Everyone and a MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of US$39.99 for PC-CD and US$49.99 for the PlayStation 2 console. F1 2001 for Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft is scheduled to ship in November. Consumers may purchase the game directly by going online at (http://www.eastore.ea.com) or by calling toll free at 877-EA GAMES (877-324-2637). Screenshots are available on an informational press site at http://info.ea.com. About Electronic Arts Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS), 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, Electronic Arts (EA) posted revenues of more than $1.3 billion for fiscal 2001. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for the Internet, personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM), EA GAMES(TM) and EA.COMSM. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.info.ea.com. Notes to Editors: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG and EA GAMES are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EA.COM is a service mark of EA.com Inc. "Formula One", "Formula 1", "F1" and "FIA FIA feline infectious anemia. Formula One World Championship" (together with their foreign translations and permutations) are trademarks of the Formula One group of companies. An official product of the FIA Formula One World Championship licensed by Formula One Administration Limited. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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