EA’s NHL 2005 SKATES INTO STORES
EVERYWHERE today
Top Selling Pro Hockey Franchise
is THE Place to Play Hockey this Fall
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Wednesday,
September 22, 2004 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that NHL®
2005, the best-selling professional hockey franchise has hit stores worldwide.
Shipped under the EA SPORTS™ brand, NHL 2005 delivers top-shelf gameplay that
captures the speed, flow and hard-hitting action of pro hockey. Online* gamers
will enjoy enhanced features on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system
and for the first time, Xbox Live™ support. NHL 2005 gives hockey fans a chance
to play as their favorite teams and players while not able to watch them on TV.
New EA SPORTS Open Ice Control
allows players to execute offensive plays such as Give-and-Go’s and breakaway
passes or call for a defensive double team with the touch of a button. A
completely overhauled skating engine captures both the explosive speed of
offensive skating and the surgical precision of backwards defensive movement.
The all-new face-off formations allow the user to be strategic before the puck
is dropped.
EA SPORTS Dynasty Mode™ goes even
deeper with a new, easier to navigate interface, and more interactive GM/owner
relationships, including a deep new e-mail system. NHL 2005 also delivers all
the action of the World Cup of Hockey™, with International teams and venues from
North America and Europe. In addition to all 30 NHL teams, NHL 2005 includes 39
teams from the Swedish, Finnish and German Elite Leagues, as well as 21
International teams.
Developed by EA Canada in Vancouver,
B.C., NHL 2005 is available for the PlayStation 2 console, Xbox, Nintendo
GameCube and PC. The game is rated “E” (Everyone) by the ESRB. More information
can be found on the game’s official website at
www.nhl05.com.
About EA SPORTS™
Electronic Arts’ EA SPORTS™ brand is
the leading interactive sports software brand in the world. Its top-selling
titles and franchises include Madden NFL Football, FIFA Soccer, NBA LIVE
basketball, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR®, MVP Baseball™, NCAA® Football and NASCAR®
racing. The EA SPORTS home page is
www.easports.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA),
headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive
entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, EA posted revenues of $2.96
billion for fiscal 2004. The company develops, publishes, and distributes
interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and
the Internet. In 2003, EA had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies.
Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA
GAMES™ and EA SPORTS BIG™. EA’s homepage and online game site is
www.ea.com.
* Internet connection required for
online play. Not all features available with all platforms. See
www.easports.com or back of product
pack for details.
Electronic Arts, Dynasty Mode, John
Madden Football, MVP Baseball, EA, EA SPORTS, EA GAMES and EA SPORTS BIG are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or
other countries. NHL and National Hockey League are registered trademarks of the
National Hockey League. All NHL logos and marks and team logos and marks
depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective teams and may not
be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. 2004
NHL. All Rights Reserved. Officially Licensed Product of the National Hockey
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the NHLPA and are used under license by Electronic Arts Inc. NHLPA. Officially
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