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17th Apr 2008
![]() UEFA Euro 2008 vAvailable NowTrack, Manage, Upload And Discuss EA SPORTS Football Videogames At www.easportsfootball.com
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Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) threw the switch on http://www.easportsfootball.com today at the same time that UEFA EURO 2008™, the only officially licensed videogame of the real-world championship, became available in stores throughout Europe. UEFA EURO 2008 a more accessible, faster paced, and more responsive version of the market-leading EA SPORTS™ football engine – with all of the teams and official stadiums that will be part of UEFA EURO 2008™. Take one of 52 European national teams to glory from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the championship tournament. A new game mode called Captain Your Country will enable gamers to put themselves on the pitch, earn the captaincy of their team, and truly inspire their country to glory. Gamers will be able to celebrate their success on-field through user-controlled celebrations that will add to the pageantry and atmosphere of the event. With UEFA EURO 2008 now available in stores throughout Europe, gamers can log on at http://www.easportsfootball.com to track their results against rivals from around the world in the Battle of the Nations online game mode in UEFA EURO 2008. Battle of the Nations is a daily competition where you represent your country online against rival nations in a quest for continental supremacy. A groundbreaking points system means that, while you’re linked to the EA servers, your every performance in UEFA EURO 2008 is rated, recorded and uploaded and your ratings all count towards player and nation Leaderboards. You can play as any team against any opposition and still gain points for your selected country with bigger upsets netting you – and your nation – increased status points. The new EA SPORTS football website http://www.easportsfootball.com is set to become the premier destination for EA SPORTS football fans on where they can interact with and be a part of the world’s leading football gaming community. Users will be able to track statistics, get insight into features on all EA SPORTS football games, upload videos, join groups, and participate in tournaments and online leagues with football fans from all over the world for all EA SPORTS football games. Developed in five different languages the football gaming destination will be updated with new content, videos and features regularly so fans are encouraged to visit often to keep up-to-date on their favorite EA SPORTS football videogames. UEFA EURO 2008 is developed by EA Canada in Burnaby, B.C. It is in stores now throughout Europe on the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, the PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, PC and mobile. UEFA EURO 2008 is rated 3+ by PEGI. About Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2007, EA posted revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 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 SPORTS BIG, and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S and/or other countries. All rights reserved. The UEFA word, the UEFA EURO 2008 (tm) Official Logo, the Official Mascots and the UEFA European Football Championship(tm) Trophy are protected by trademarks and copyright. All rights reserved. The use of real player names and likenesses is authorised by FIFPro Foundation and national teams. Manufactured under license by Electronic Arts Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. “PlayStation”, “PLAYSTATION”, and “PSP” are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Memory Stick Duo™ may be required (sold separately). All sponsored products, company names, brand names and logos are the property of their respective owners. |
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