Five EA titles for the Xbox 360 will be shown at Microsoft's X05 event
in Amsterdam on October 4th and 5th. All of them showcased will be in
the sports line so you won't get a glimpse of
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat nor
Burnout Revenge. Still, you'll get an up and close view of some good titles. If
NBA LIVE 06's gameplay is like the Xbox though, I'd stay away.
EA Spotlights Launch Line Up on Xbox 360; EA to Showcase Xbox 360 Launch Titles at X05 in Amsterdam
CHERTSEY, Surrey, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2005--Electronic
Arts Inc. (Nasdaq:ERTS) today announced it will showcase five Xbox
360(TM) launch titles at Microsoft's X05 event in Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, on October 4th and 5th. Xbox 360 games from well-known EA
franchises under the EA SPORTS(TM) and EA(TM) brands that will be
available to play include: Need for Speed(TM) Most Wanted, FIFA 06:
Road to FIFA World Cup(TM), NBA LIVE 06, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR(R) 06 and
Madden NFL 06.
"It's a great moment for us to finally put this many EA Xbox 360 launch
titles into the hands of enthusiastic gamers for them to really feel
what makes these next generation videogames," said Gerhard Florin, EA
Executive Vice President and General Manager of International
Publishing. "The visual richness and engaging gameplay are just two of
the many reasons that gamers all over the world have something to look
forward to this autumn with the Xbox 360 launch."
"EA will
have our biggest game franchises like Need For Speed, FIFA and NBA LIVE
ready for the launch of Xbox 360, so that the first game experience on
the new system is unforgettable," said Frank Gibeau, EA Executive Vice
President and General Manager of North American Publishing. "This week
at X05 gamers will get an early look at the stunning graphics and
compelling gameplay that awaits them later this autumn when Xbox 360
ships."
Additional EA titles under development for Xbox 360
include: The Godfather(TM), Battlefield 2: Modern Combat(TM) and a new
title from the Burnout(TM) Revenge franchise. Release dates for these
titles and additional titles under development for Xbox 360 have not
been announced.
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Experience
illicit street racing at its best! Need for Speed Most Wanted takes
gamers on a wild ride through the world of day-time street racing
combined with the intensity of strategic police pursuits. Players can
customize any type of car to go bumper to bumper against any class of
vehicle including tuners, muscle cars, and exotics. But beware; these
in-game police aren't your typical video game cops. They're intelligent
and will use a number of real-life strategies and tactics to get you
behind bars and your tuned-up car impounded. In Need for Speed Most
Wanted for Xbox 360, players will face more intense cop pursuits with a
higher volume of police on patrol, as well as more interactive
environments and traffic. Gamers will also see the infinite detail that
can only be visually achieved on a next generation console in the
environments and on the in-game cars. From the dynamic time of day
changing from sunrise to sunset, down to the paint flecks on the
vehicles, players will live, breathe and race through the highly
detailed world of Need for Speed Most Wanted.
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup
EA celebrates its new exclusive FIFA World Cup interactive
entertainment partnership with the release of FIFA 06: Road to FIFA
World Cup, a game which immerses players into the emotional intensity
of next generation football. Utilizing the power of the Xbox 360, fans
will be able to revel in the world's most sophisticated representation
of football ever. Experience a newly enhanced gameplay engine that
delivers extremely responsive controls and greater level of depth. New
physics and animations mean that players will now react more
realistically to every tackle, shot or pass of the ball. For the first
time you'll see and feel the joy, anguish and pain of 90 minutes of
soccer in a videogame. Through the power of HD technology you'll see
how the detail of the players is accurately recreated in fine detail.
The power of the Xbox 360 truly brings to life 80,000 chanting fans in
a stadium and immerses you in the emotional intensity of FIFA World Cup
football.
NBA LIVE 06
Live and breathe basketball like
never before with NBA LIVE 06 on the Xbox 360. Rebuilt from the ground
up and powered by next generation gameplay, players can see and feel
the emotion and intensity of the complete basketball experience with
NBA LIVE 06. Players jump to life with real-world physics and enhanced
animations including sweat rolling down the players' faces. With
true-to-life details, major gameplay advancements, and unprecedented
player graphics, the sport of basketball is elevated to a whole new
level with NBA LIVE 06.
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 06
With
greatness comes pressure and in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 06 on Xbox 360,
players experience the intensity of competing in championship PGA TOUR
events. Thousands of fans line the fairways and pack grandstands
surrounding the greens, watching every shot as players aim to become
the world's #1 golfer. Players have a shot at realizing their ultimate
dream of earning a PGA TOUR Card through Q-school and climbing the
ranks on the PGA TOUR by playing against some of the world's greatest
golfers like Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Chris Dimarco. With 108 holes
of golf on six of the most prestigious courses, all brought to life
with realistic and stunning detail, players will experience what it
takes to read a severely sloping green at Pinehurst No.2 and sink that
critical putt or escape from the waist-deep grass at Carnoustie in
Scotland while trying to save par. It's that pressure and the challenge
of competing against some of the world's top golfers on intimidating
courses that await you in the next generation of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR
06.
Madden NFL 06
Setting the bar for the next
generation of gaming, Madden NFL 06 for the Xbox 360 has been built
from the ground up to deliver completely redesigned gameplay and the
most lifelike football experience ever created. You will feel the true
emotion and passion of the NFL, on and off the field, with
revolutionary player models and a new graphics engine that provides
realistic lighting and visual effects on players, stadiums and fans
that have never been seen before. With a full Franchise mode, in-depth
online(1) play and a new play calling and presentation style, Madden
NFL 06 will once again deliver the most intense experience as the only
authentic and licensed NFL videogame.
