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EA to Make New GoldenEye
(Press Release -- GoldenEye Mentioned in Second Half)
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Feb. 27, 2004 – James Bond’s fifth interactive mission for Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), James Bond 007Ô: Everything or NothingÔ, has launched worldwide to critical and commercial success, the company announced today. The EA GAMES™ branded title has achieved critical praise internationally while shipping at #1 in sales across consoles in the US and #2 on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system in Japan, making it the company’s most successful Bond videogame debut to date for one of the biggest movie-based franchise in videogames. The game is being released in Europe today.
What critics around the world are saying about Everything or Nothing:
“As the #1 console title in the US, Everything or Nothing, EA’s critically acclaimed new Bond game has it all, including original music from Grammy winner Mya and top Hollywood talent such as Pierce Brosnan and Heidi Klum,” said John Riccitiello, EA’s President and COO. “And we’re not done yet—today we’re announcing that we are developing GoldenEye 2 (working title), a game where players become the ultimate villain in the Bond universe,” Riccitiello added.
“Everything or Nothing’s success continues to showcase the enormous strength of our collaborative relationship with EA and Danjaq,” added Travis Rutherford, Senior Vice President of MGM Consumer Products and Interactive. “We look forward to continued success with this fall's release of a new chapter in the Bond saga and the creation of another blockbuster franchise in GoldenEye 2.”
In GoldenEye™ 2, players will explore the dark side of the Bond underworld, playing an agent who was a candidate for 00 status before being dismissed from MI6 for reckless brutality. Players will join ranks with the legendary super-villain Auric Goldfinger, fighting for control of the world’s greatest criminal organization. The game is under development at EA Los Angeles for multiple console platforms, scheduled for release this holiday season under the EA GAMES brand. More details will be forthcoming at a later date.
Officially licensed by MGM Interactive, James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing is rated “T” (Teen) by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $49.95 on console platforms and $29.95 for Game Boy® Advance.
ABOUT ELECTRONIC ARTS Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of $2.5 billion for fiscal 2003. The company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA GAMES™, and EA SPORTS BIG™. 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.
ABOUT MGM INTERACTIVE MGM Interactive, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. (NYSE: MGM), manages business development and production of interactive products for a variety of multimedia platforms, as well as talent and developer relationships. For more information, visit www.mgm.com.
ABOUT EON PRODUCTIONS/DANJAQ, LLC Eon Productions/Danjaq, LLC is owned by the Broccoli family and has produced twenty James Bond films since 1962. The Bond films make up the most successful franchise in film history and include the recent blockbuster films, GOLDENEYE, TOMORROW NEVER DIES, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, and DIE ANOTHER DAY produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. Eon Productions and Danjaq, LLC are affiliate companies and control all worldwide merchandising of the James Bond franchise. |
