FIFA, Need for Speed, Medal of Honor and The Sims Among Top Franchises to Reveal Deep Innovation and New Experiences for Consumers <\/p>\n
17 August 2010, Australia \u2013 Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced plans for gamescom 2010 in Cologne, where it will showcase a powerful slate of titles representing a selection of leading franchises across the company\u2019s Games, Sports and Play Labels. Media and consumers are invited for hands on experience with a whole host of innovative game play that highlights the company\u2019s focus on delivering fewer, better games and building direct to consumer digital offerings.<\/p>\n
\u201cGamescom has grown to become the largest show for interactive entertainment, and offers a unique chance for us to engage directly with consumers, retailers and media at one event,\u201d said Jens Uwe Intat, Senior Vice President and General Manager for EA Publishing in Europe. \u201cOur line up demonstrates the intense focus we have on building quality games with deep innovation for our consumers, and it\u2019s great to see the industry coming together to create such a milestone event in Europe\u201d. <\/p>\n
Five EA and EA Partner titles at gamescom have already received early recognition for their outstanding quality. The gamescom 2010 award nominations were announced today and include: <\/p>\n
FIFA 11 \u2013 Best Console <\/p>\n
Star Wars\u2122 The Old Republic\u2122 \u2013 Best Online and Best of gamescom<\/p>\n
Crysis\u00ae 2 \u2013 Best PC, Best of gamescom<\/p>\n
The Sims\u2122 3 console \u2013 Best Mobile title (NDS) <\/p>\n
Rock Band\u00ae 3 instruments \u2013 Best Hardware <\/p>\n
EA at gamescom 2010<\/p>\n
Tuesday, August 17th, 4:00pm<\/p>\n
EA Press Briefing: The Palladium, Schanzenstra\u00dfe 36, Geb\u00e4ude 197, 51063 Cologne<\/p>\n
A live stream of the press conference will be available at http:\/\/live-event.ea.com\/gamescom\/live\/ <\/p>\n
August 18th-22nd <\/p>\n
EA Booth: Hall 6.1 (A074)<\/p>\n
Games on show: Crysis 2, Darkspore\u2122, Dragon Age\u2122 2, FIFA 11, FIFA Manager 11, Medal of Honor\u2122, Need For Speed\u2122 Hot Pursuit, Rock Band 3, The Sims 3 on console, Star Wars: The Old Republic. For iPod\u2122: The Sims 3, The Sims\u2122 3 World Adventures, EA SPORTS FIFA 10, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa\u2122, and for iPad\u2122: Need For Speed Shift, Command & Conquer\u2122 Red Alert, SCRABBLE, Mirror’s Edge\u2122, Tetris\u00ae. <\/p>\n
Behind closed door game demonstrations in EA\u2019s Business lounge, Hall 5.1. Open to media only<\/p>\n
Bulletstorm, Crysis 2, Darkspore, Dead Space 2, Dragon Age 2, EA SPORTS Active 2, FIFA 11, FIFA Manager 11, EA SPORTS\u2122 MMA, Medal Of Honor, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Rock Band 3, The Sims\u2122 Medieval, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\u2122 – Part 1, The Sims 3 on console. Madden NFL 11 for iPhone as well as MONOPOLY Streets will be available for hands-on play in the EA Business Lounge. <\/p>\n
More information, screenshots and fact sheets at: info.ea.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FIFA, Need for Speed, Medal of Honor and The Sims Among Top Franchises to Reveal Deep Innovation and New Experiences for Consumers 17 August 2010, Australia \u2013 Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced plans for gamescom 2010 in Cologne, where it will showcase a powerful slate of titles representing a selection of leading franchises across<\/p>\n