"TIMESPLITTERS FUTURE PERFECT" BLASTS ONTO
RETAIL SHELVES FROM EA
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., – March 22, 2005 –
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that "TimeSplitters Future
Perfect (TM)" has shipped to North American stores under the EA GAMES (TM)
brand. Produced by EA Partners and developed by Free Radical Design Ltd., "TimeSplitters
Future Perfect" marks the return of the critically-acclaimed console
first-person shooter franchise.
Featuring innovative "meet and assist
yourself" gameplay, "TimeSplitters Future Perfect" challenges players to team up
with past, present and future versions of themselves as they battle their way
through an action-packed story spanning more than 500 years and loaded with the
series’ trademark humor.
The game features:
* A deep story mode taking players from a
1914 Scottish castle to the frontlines of a robot war in 2243
* Online multiplayer action* for up to 16
gamers on Xbox Live(TM) and 8-player action for the PlayStation(R)2 computer
entertainment system, in 11 unique online game modes, including Deathmatch,
Shrink, Thief, Capture the Bag, Virus, Vampire and more
* Co-op mode allowing gamers to play through
the entire single-player game with a friend
* Deep Arcade and Challenge modes offering
dozens of mini-games and offline multiplayer action
* More than 150 playable characters, from
robotic super soldiers and Cold War commandos to zombie nurses and
pistol-packing monkeys
* Easy-to-use Mapmaker tools allowing players
to create their own single and multiplayer levels and share them online for
endless replay value
* More than 40 era-specific weapons and
vehicles – from time disruption grenades and giant mechs to flare guns and
machine-gun mounted trucks
"TimeSplitters Future Perfect" is available
for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(R) video game system
from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube(TM). The game is rated M for Mature and
carries an MSRP of $49.95. For more information about the game please visit
http://info.ea.com
or the game’s official Web site
www.timesplitters.ea.com.
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About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (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 videogame 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). In fiscal 2004,
EA posted revenues of $2.96 billion and had 27 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.
* Internet connection required for
online play. PlayStation 2 online play requires Internet Connection, Network
Adaptor (for PlayStation 2) and Memory Card (8MB) (for PlayStation 2) (each sold
separately). Online play may not be available on all platforms. See product pack
for details.
Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA
SPORTS BIG and EA GAMES are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic
Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. "TimeSplitters", "TimeSplitters
Future Perfect", "Free Radical Design" and all associated logos are trademarks
of Free Radical Design Ltd. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony
Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox Live are either trademarks
or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
About Free Radical Design Ltd.
Founded in 1999, Free Radical Design Ltd. is
a wholly independent videogame(s) developer based in Nottingham, UK. Free
Radical Design was the winner of Develop magazines’ ‘Best Independent Developer’
award in 2003. TimeSplitters 2 received 5 nominations for the 2004 BAFTA Games
Awards and Second Sight received 2 nominations for the 2005 BAFTA Game Awards.
