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The EA Sports Nation Debuts Online for the PlayStation 2Posted on Monday, September 15, 2003 @ 11:59:28 pm E.S.T
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced the launch of the ultimate online sports gaming destination, the EA SPORTS(TM) Nation. The service features head-to-head online competition with tournaments, ladders, leaderboards, downloadable rosters, rankings, team updates, instant messaging and voice chat. EA SPORTS Nation is available exclusively to players who enter from the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system.
Since August, more than 250,000 players have registered to compete on Madden NFL 2004 and NCAA(R) Football 2004. The number of players is expected to grow dramatically in the next week when EA adds Tiger Woods PGA TOUR(R) 2004, NASCAR Thunder(TM) 2004 and NHL(R) 2004. In October, EA will introduce NBA Live 2004 and FIFA Soccer 2004. NCAA(R) March Madness(TM) 2004 college basketball and MVP Baseball(TM) 2004 will follow.
"Last year, more than 500,000 players registered to be matched on EA SPORTS titles," said Senior Vice President of Marketing Frank Gibeau. "Registering an additional 250,000 players on just two additional games demonstrates the extraordinary potential of the EA SPORTS Nation."
On September 14, peak simultaneous users on Madden NFL 2004 alone reached 7000. Peak Simultaneous Users is a vital statistic because it measures the number of players available to compete on a given game. No other console-based sports title can boast 7000 players at one time.
EA SPORTS Nation Features include:
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Downloadable Content: Keep your teams current with downloadable roster updates for all team-based pro sports so that rosters reflect the latest signings and trades.
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EA SPORTS Nation Rankings: Sports gaming is all about proving your skills. Leader boards sort player standings in multiple categories based on skill level. Check out the leaderboard for Madden NFL 2004 -- REALISTEBC Rules!
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Intuitive Matchmaking: Find opponents of your skill level with lobbies, chat, automated Quick Match matchmaking, game rooms that can be password-protected to set up a meeting place for friends, user blocking, and the ability to choose ranked or unranked opponents. (Some matchmaking features vary by title.)
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EA SPORTS Tournaments: Compete in laddered organized competitions.
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EA SPORTS Talk: With voice chat over IP, you can talk trash or discuss strategy over a hands-free headset (USB headset and broadband connection required).
"The competition never sleeps -- you can get a game on EA SPORTS Nation anytime from anyplace," said Gibeau. "Right now, the world's number one Madden player is REALISTEBC -- but several thousand competitors are fighting up the ladder to knock him off. You can follow the action at: http://www.easportsonline.com/games/madden2004/ leaderboards/home.jsp?start=1&range=25&page=1&ranking= 0&rankingtype=0&rankingname= 0&range=25." (Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field.)
PlayStation 2 online play requires an Internet connection, a network adaptor and memory card for the PlayStation 2.
What about Xbox?
"Madden NFL 2004 is the number one football title on the Xbox," said Gibeau. "Sales and market share for the Xbox version of Madden have grown dramatically this year."
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., 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 . 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 MVP Baseball are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. NFL, NCAA, March Madness, NBA, NHL, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR, NASCAR, NASCAR Thunder and FIFA are trademarks of their respective owners and used with permission. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox is either a trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Posted By: Adam Paoli - 1400 Reads
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