REDWOOD
CITY, Calif.--Oct. 17, 2005--Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced
today that NFL Head Coach ((1) working title) will be available in
stores in spring 2006, under the EA SPORTS(TM) brand. NFL Head Coach is
in development in Orlando, Fla. by EA Tiburon, makers of other NFL
properties including Madden NFL Football and NFL STREET. The new
exclusive deal with the NFL has allowed EA to build this franchise and
work with all coaches in the NFL Coaches Club.
"NFL
Head Coach, the third pillar in our NFL portfolio, was developed to
satiate all those Monday morning quarterbacks and fantasy football
fanatics," said Dale Jackson, Executive Producer, EA Tiburon.
"NFL Head Coach is an entirely new football experience that every
level of football gamer can play. It provides the strategy that the
hardcore fan will demand, but with very easy-to-use controls and
assistance for more casual fans. Football will no longer be intimidating
for the casual user."
NFL
Head Coach reinvents football gaming by introducing the first 3D
strategy sports game that challenges gamers to build and manage every
aspect of a football team from the ground up. A simple conversation
system and an engaging 3D graphical interface allow users to immerse
themselves into the lives of an NFL head coach. As head coach, you
develop a team
strategy,
execute it on and off the field, and try to build a winning organization
year after year. Your status as a coaching legend will rise and fall
based on all of your actions as you strive to become the greatest head
coach of all time. Behind the desk, on the practice field, or while
wearing the headset on game days, take the reins of your favorite NFL
team and lead it to victory.
NFL
Head Coach will be available for the PlayStation(R)2 computer
entertainment system,
Xbox(R)
videogame system from Microsoft, and PC-CD. This product is not yet
rated by the ESRB.
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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 videogame systems, personal computers, and the
Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names:
EA(TM), EA SPORTS(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM), and POGO(TM). 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.ea.com.
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