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EA to Release Need for Speed Underground This FallPosted on Wednesday, July 09, 2003 @ 07:51:12 pm E.S.T
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2003--Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) will release Need for Speed(TM) Underground, the next chapter in its landmark Need for Speed(TM) franchise, this fall under the EA GAMES(TM) brand. Originally slated for release in early 2004, Need for Speed Underground thrusts gamers into the adrenaline-filled world of urban street racing, challenging gamers to win cash, cars and respect as they put their driving skills to the test in their own fully-customizable urban exotic supercar.
Featuring a thrilling sense of speed created by a team led by an OSCAR(R)-nominated special effects expert, Need for Speed Underground delivers an authentic look at the gritty world of underground street racing. The game offers 20 of the most sought-after tuner cars from manufacturers including Mitsubishi Motors, Subaru(R), and Toyota(TM). Gamers will be able to upgrade nearly every aspect of their car's appearance and performance with hundreds of after-market parts from more than 50 real-world manufacturers, including HKS(R), Sparco(R), NOS(R), and more.
Need for Speed Underground is slated to ship for the PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(TM) videogame console from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube(TM), Game Boy(R) Advance, and PC CD-ROM. The game is being developed by EA Black Box.
Need for Speed Underground will also feature online play on the PlayStation 2 console and PC CD-ROM.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of $2.5 billion for fiscal 2003. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA GAMES(TM), and EA SPORTS BIG(TM). EA's homepage and online game site is EA.COM(SM). More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at info.ea.com.
Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, EA GAMES, EA SPORTS BIG and Need for Speed 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. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance are trademarks of Nintendo. Microsoft and Xbox are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries and are used under license from Microsoft. OSCAR is a registered trademark of the Academy of Motion Picture and Sciences. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Posted By: Adam Paoli - 2837 Reads
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