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Roy Jones Jr. Returns with EA SPORTS Fight Night 2004Posted on Thursday, December 11, 2003 @ 12:50:54 pm E.S.T
Heavyweight Champion of the World Roy Jones Jr. has reached an agreement with Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), the world's leading interactive software company, to be the cover athlete and spokesman for its new boxing game, EA SPORTS(TM) Fight Night 2004. Jones' will serve as the game's spokesman, and his image will be featured on packaging and merchandising for the game, which is currently in development for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft(R).
"Being selected as an EA SPORTS cover athlete is one of the greatest honors in sports today, and I'm thrilled to be on the cover of EA SPORTS Fight Night 2004," Jones said.
Built from the ground up to deliver the bone-crushing action of championship boxing, EA SPORTS Fight Night 2004 is an all-new boxing game that features revolutionary new gameplay mechanics and a dramatic new-school attitude to immerse players like never before. Innovative new analog Total Punch Control allows gamers to throw punches, block, bob, and weave with unprecedented fluidity and precision. The game also includes a deep create-a-player option, career mode, and online play* for the PlayStation 2 console via EA SPORTS(TM) Nation.
One of the most dynamic stars in boxing today with a record of 49-1 with 35 KOs, Roy Jones Jr. is the undisputed Light Heavyweight Champion of the World. He is also a former Olympian and National Golden Gloves winner and has held several Championship titles in his professional career, including the Heavyweight title.
EA SPORTS Fight Night 2004 is slated to ship in Spring 2004.
EA SPORTS is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world. Its top-selling titles and franchises include Madden NFL(TM) football, NBA LIVE basketball, FIFA Soccer, NHL(R) hockey, MVP Baseball(TM), NCAA(R) Football, and NASCAR Thunder(TM).
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 . More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, EA GAMES, EA SPORTS BIG, and John Madden Football are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. NHL. NFL, NBA, FIFA, NCAA, NASCAR, and NASCAR Thunder are trademarks of their respective owners. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. 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. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Posted By: Adam Paoli - 4146 Reads
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