Chertsey,
Surrey, UK -, Nov. 14, 2005 – Electronic Arts today announced the
launch of online digital distribution that will deliver full games,
demos, game trailers, and existing game updates to PC gamers worldwide.
"Digital
distribution will keep content flowing to players, keeping their current
EA games fresh and delivering new EA games quickly and
conveniently," said Frank Sagnier, Vice President for Online at EA
Europe. "We are always looking for ways to better connect with our
customers, and EA is innovating to give our game-playing community
access to exciting and immersive content."
Beginning
today with Battlefield 2: Special ForcesTM, players can pre-buy and
pre-download the game using a desktop application designed for
convenience and ease of use. Then, on the Battlefield 2: Special Forces
launch day (Nov. 22 in North America and Nov. 25 in Europe), Battlefield
fans will be ready to play.*
"Battlefield
2: Special Forces is the first online downloadable offering from EA in
Europe; a wide array of games and new game content will become available
in the future. For more information about the EA download service, visit
www.downloader.ea.com.
For
more information about Battlefield 2: Special Forces, visit www.battlefield.ea.com.
Battlefield 2: Special Forces will also be available at retail.
In
order to play Battlefield 2: Special Forces, players must own
Battlefield 2TM.
About
Electronic Arts
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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 videogame systems, personal computers and the
Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names:
EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS BIGTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2005, EA posted
revenues of $3.1 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one
million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.electronicarts.co.uk.
EA,
Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, POGO and The Sims are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S
and/or other countries. Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2: Special Forces
are trademarks of Digital Illusions CE AB. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.