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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - March 9, 2010 –
Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that one of
the most prestigious tournaments in golf, The Ryder Cup, will be
featured in
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 11. In addition,
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 will support Sony’s new
PlayStation 3 Motion Controller to give gamers an authentic
interactive swing experience. The game will be available on June 8
on the Wii™, Xbox 360®, PlayStation®3 and
iPhone™ platforms.
Gamers will select a team and square off to try and bring home
The Ryder Cup for their squad in
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 on all console platforms. The
Ryder Cup is one of the last great sporting events to be founded in
prestige rather than prize money. Choose from the U.S. or European
squad and participate in the various competition formats –
foursomes where players hit alternate shots, fourballs and singles
which traditionally bring the biennial event to a close with
players going head to head. When playing The Ryder Cup mode
offline, gamers will have the option to swap matches, thus giving
you the ultimate control over the outcomes of other matches.
The Ryder Cup, a competition hosted by Ryder Cup Europe LLP and
the PGA of America, brings together the best American and European
golfers in a team competition format, and the cover of
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 is a direct reflection of the
tournament – as Tiger Woods denotes the U.S. team and Rory
McIlroy represents the Europeans. McIlroy, hailing from Northern
Ireland and currently ranked 9th according to the Official World
Golf Rankings, has posted several impressive showings early in his
professional golfing career. Last year, McIlroy had five top 10 PGA
TOUR finishes including a third-place tie in the 2009 PGA
Championship and made the cut in all four majors. As an amateur,
McIlroy also has a strong history in team play events, which
include appearances in the Junior Ryder Cup and Walker Cup.
“This is a huge honor for me to be the on the cover with
Tiger Woods as I grew up idolizing Tiger,” said McIlroy.
“The Ryder Cup has always been my favorite sporting event and
the tournament is being played at The Celtic Manor Resort in Wales
in 2010. Also, I’m hopeful to have an opportunity to
represent the European team later in the year – it’s
all very special.”
Not only will players have the ability to participate in team
play but they will now be able to take a team online* via the Xbox
360 and PlayStation 3. A first for the franchise, this all-new mode
will allow up to 24 players to compete head-to-head as members of
team. Team members can also talk strategy with their teammates over
Xbox LIVE or PlayStation Network.
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 on the Wii brings the links to
your living room with two all-new enhanced swing mechanics while
using the Wii MotionPlus™. The Advanced Plus swing difficulty
will read rotation and swing angle while the Tour Pro swing
mechanic assesses rotation, swing plane and point of contact. The
Tour Pro swing features an innovative first-person camera angle
from the tee box to the putting green called True View. True View
creates the most immersive and authentic golf experience in any
video game – you are no longer watching the golfer, you are
the golfer!
Since 1986, EA has produced immersive golf experiences that give
fans the ability to hit the links via an authentic gameplay
experience. Since the launch of
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 99 the franchise has sold more than
25 million units worldwide**. The critically acclaimed Tiger Woods
PGA TOUR 10 on the Wii was a finalist for IGN.com’s 2009
Sports Game of the Year.
For
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 assets, go to
www.info.ea.com.
EA SPORTS™ is one of the leading sports entertainment
brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises,
award-winning interactive technology, global videogame competitions
and breakthrough digital experiences. EA SPORTS delivers personal
access to the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports
simulation videogames, including Madden NFL football, FIFA Soccer,
NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA® Football and NCAA
Basketball, Fight Night boxing and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® golf,
EA SPORTS MMA and EA SPORTS Active.
For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video,
blogs, forums and game apps, please visit
www.easports.com to connect, share and
compete.
- Internet connection and EA account required.
** Based on totals from NPD data and EU-based retail tracking
services, including internal EA sales data.
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About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City,
California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software
company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and
distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems,
personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic
Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM,
EATM, EA Mobile™ and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP
net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than
one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is
www.ea.com. More information about EA's products
and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at
http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks of Electronic
Arts Inc. John Madden, NFL, NBA, FIFA, NHL, NCAA, NASCAR, Tiger
Woods and PGA TOUR are trademarks of their respective owners and
used with permission. Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. Xbox and the
Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.
PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc. iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc. All other
trademarks are property of their respective owners.
About PGA TOUR
The PGA TOUR is the world’s premier membership
organization for touring professional golfers, co-sanctioning more
than 100 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide
Tour.
The PGA TOUR’s mission is to entertain and inspire its
fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for
volunteers to give back, generate significant charitable and
economic impact in communities in which it plays, and provide
financial opportunities for TOUR players.
In 2010, the three Tours collectively have tournaments in 34
states and in 12 countries outside of the U.S. PGA TOUR tournaments
are broadcast to nearly 600 million households in 231 countries and
30 languages.
Virtually all tournaments are organized as nonprofit
organizations in order to maximize charitable giving. In 2009,
tournaments on the three Tours generated nearly $109 million for
local charitable organizations, bringing the TOUR’s all-time
total of charitable contributions to nearly $1.5 billion.
The PGA TOUR's web site is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf,
and the company is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
Contact:
Katherine Coulthart
Sr. Publicist
Ph: 407-386-4812
kcoulthart@ea.com
Rob Semsey
Sr. PR Manager
Ph: 407-386-5337
rsemsey@ea.com
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