Electronic Arts Ships NCAA Football 98 for the PC; Only Game to Feature FedEx Orange Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and Nokia Sugar Bowl.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 21, 1997--Electronic Arts(TM) (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 ), a leading global interactive entertainment software company, today announced the shipment of NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association (R) Football 98 for the personal computer. The game features current and past teams, authentic stadiums, team fight songs and superior gameplay. NCAA Football 98 includes all 112 teams from the ten different Division I-A conferences. It has 20 all-time historic games, with 40 of the greatest college football teams ever to step onto the gridiron. It is therefore possible to recreate such memorable games as the historic 1987 Fiesta Bowl The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips (a Frito-Lay product), is a United States college football game played annually since 1971. Originally, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium where it remained until 2006. that featured the great 1986 teams from Penn State and Miami. Accurate position rankings and skill levels for each school enhance the game's realism. Exclusive rights to the FedEx Orange Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and Nokia Sugar Bowl provide real life bowl games not found in any other interactive football game. NCAA Football 98 also has the rights to the Rose Bowl. The 1998 FedEx Orange bowl will host this season's National Championship game, and with the exclusive rights to this bowl NCAA Football 98 is the only interactive college football game in which the user can play for the undisputed National Championship. "The personal computer provides an outstanding platform to make NCAA Football 98 the most exciting, interactive college football experience on the market," said Ken Balthaser, producer, EA SPORTS(TM). "The combination of LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. and modem play, incredible 3-D graphics, and real crowd and team sounds recorded at actual games make NCAA Football 98 the most technically advanced and realistic college football PC game available. "You play this game and you feel like you are on the field and part of the college football experience. The emotion, tradition, rivalries and enthusiasm that surround the college game are very intense and EA SPORTS has captured that feeling in NCAA Football 98." The level of detail in the game is very sharp from the jersey numbers that are shown on each player, to fully-rendered and authentically reproduced stadiums for every team in the league. Extra stadiums for post-season play bring the game's total to 122 stadiums. Over 30 licensed fight songs are in the game. In order to ensure a competitive game against the computer, whether the game player is a novice or an expert, skill settings can be placed at Junior Varsity, Varsity or All-American levels. EA SPORTS has created a football game that stays true to the feel of a Saturday afternoon college event. The voice of Rose Bowl announcer Chuck White can be heard during the match-up as he announces game calls. EA SPORTS worked with former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Coach Terry Donahue to make sure the playbook for each team was authentic and reflects the style of play that team actually uses. Rival mode instantly brings up the main rival for each team in the game, and with every Division I-A school in the game the number of matchups is huge. With team rivalries being a major part of college football, the rival mode adds an element to the game that defines what the college football experience is all about. Many times a winning season for a team is still considered a failure because of the simple fact that the team lost to its main rival. NCAA Football 98 captures that feeling and immerses the user in the passion of the college game. NCAA Football 98 carries a suggested retail price of $49.95. EA SPORTS is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world. Its top-selling titles 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), NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there (R) Hockey, NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= Live Basketball, PGA TOUR(R) Golf, Triple Play Baseball(TM), NCAA 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) and Andretti Racing. Electronic Arts(EA), headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., is a leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, EA posted revenues of $625 million for fiscal 1997. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and advanced entertainment systems such as the PlayStation(TM), Nintendo(R) 64 and Sega Saturn(TM). Electronic Arts markets its products worldwide under six brand names: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS(TM), Maxis(TM), Inc., ORIGIN Systems(TM) Inc., Bullfrog bullfrog, common name of the largest North American frog, Rana catesbeiana. Native to the E United States, this species has been successfully introduced in the West and in other parts of the world. The body length is 4 to 8 in. (TM) Productions Ltd. and Jane's(R) Combat Simulations. EA has international subsidiaries in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The company has North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. development operations in San Mateo and Walnut Creek, Calif.; Baltimore, Md.; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Wash.; and Vancouver, British Columbia. 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