EA unveils E3 lineup

by: Chuck - posted: 5/27/2009 9:45:00 PM

Like everyone else EA has unveiled their parade of games for this year's E3.  Here's the full lineup:

• Army of Two:The 40th Day (360, PS3, PSP)
• Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (360, PS3, PC)
• Brutal Legend (360, PS3)
• Dante's Inferno (360, PS3, PSP)
• Dead Space Extraction (Wii)
• Dragon Age: Origins (360, PS3, PC)
• EA Sports Active (Wii)
• EA Sports: Grand Slam Tennis (Wii)
• FIFA 10 (360, PS3, Wii, PC, PS2, DS, PSP)
• Fight Night Round 4 (360, PS3)
• GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS)
• Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC/Mac)
• Madden NFL 10 (360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii)
• Mass Effect 2 (360, PC)

Looks like a solid lineup to me.  Interesting to see that Mass Effect 2 is still a 360/PC exclusive and that EA is going to make John happy by bringing Battlefield: Bad Company to the PC.  After seeing the list I can see why John and I will be spending nearly three hours with EA next week.  If there's something you really want coverage on leave it in the comments and we'll see what we can do.

EA SPOTLIGHTS BLOCKBUSTER TITLES AT E3

E3 Titles Showcase Quality, Innovation, Online Experiences and Focus on the Wii



REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – May 27, 2009 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today revealed the games it will present at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) June 2 - 4. The year’s lineup features blockbuster franchises, new intellectual property as well as ten titles for the Wii.



“This year at E3, we have an incredible slate of games for the Nintendo Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac and mobile devices,” said EA’s CEO John Riccitiello. “Our creative teams are developing some of the most innovative experiences on any platform. We couldn’t be more proud of the games we’re presenting this year.”



EA will kick off E3 with a press briefing hosted by John Riccitiello to highlight many of the company’s creative leaders and top titles from EA. For all the latest information on EA’s games, plus photos, videos, and interviews from the EA booth during E3 2009, visit www.ea.com/e3.



Titles which will be previewed in EA’s booth (#1501) at the Los Angeles Convention Center include:



ARMY OF TWO™: THE 40th DAY

The ultimate two-man private military team of Salem and Rios return in ARMY OF TWO: THE 40th DAY, where they must fight to survive a carefully orchestrated series of catastrophes that are dragging the city of Shanghai to the brink of disaster. The game has been built from the ground up with a focus on an incredible cooperative experience. A bigger playbook of features and a new arsenal of co-op moves are available to both players to perform at any time, opening up fresh strategies and choices. The result is a bigger, deeper, more organic and immersive co-op experience that lets players put their best two-man tactics to use whenever and wherever they want.

· Platforms – Xbox 360®, PLAYSTATION®3 and PSP®

· Ship Date – Winter

· ESRB Rating – Rating Pending



Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2

Specializing in online vehicle warfare since 1942 -- In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, DICE brings its best-in-class online vehicle warfare to a spectacular new level. By pushing destruction to new heights and delivering a host of land, sea and air vehicles, players will experience all-out-warfare like never before. Whether its intense battles online or in the single player campaign, players must use every weapon and vehicle at their disposal to survive and conquer. This unprecedented action unfolds on the battlefield to bring a new level of excitement to vehicular warfare never before experienced in a modern warfare action game.

· Platforms – Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PC

· Ship Date – Q1 2010 (calendar year)

· ESRB Rating – Rating Pending



Brütal Legend™

From the mind of Tim Schafer and Double Fine Productions comes Brütal Legend, a 3rd person action game starring Jack Black as the ultimate roadie Eddie Riggs. Rich in combat, imagery and storytelling, Brütal Legend delivers lighter-flicking fun sure to melt your face off, and will be playable for the first time in the EA booth.

· Platforms – PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360

· Ship date – Rocktober 13th in North America, Rocktober 16th in the UK and Europe

· ESRB – Rating Pending



Dante’s Inferno™

From Visceral Games™, award-winning creators of last year’s critically-acclaimed Dead Space™, comes one of 2010’s most highly anticipated 3rd person action adventure games, Dante’s Inferno. Based on part one of Dante Alighierei’s classic poem “The Divine Comedy,” EA’s Dante’s Inferno takes gamers on an epic adventure through Dante’s nine circles of hell – limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery. The game features a highly responsive, addictive combat system, which players will need to take Dante through a gauntlet of unimaginable evils as he fights to recapture the soul of his beloved Beatrice.

· Platforms – Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PSP

· Ship Date – Q1 2010 (calendar year)

· ESRB – Rating Pending



Dead Space™ Extraction

From Visceral Games comes Dead Space Extraction, the thrilling prequel to last fall’s award-winning Dead Space, built from the ground up exclusively for the Wii. In Dead Space Extraction gamers will experience the panic before the terror through the eyes of a handful of space colonists desperately struggling to escape from a horrific infection on the Aegis VII mining colony. The game introduces Lexine, a new heroine in the Dead Space universe, and it quickly becomes clear that protecting her may be the crew’s only hope for survival in one of the most cinematic action-horror game experiences ever made for the Wii.

· Platforms – Wii

· Ship Date – Fall 2009

· ESRB – Rating Pending



Dragon Age™: Origins

Award-winning RPG developer, BioWare™ invites players to experience their deepest RPG to date. For thousands of years, the Grey Wardens have been the guardians of the land. Now with an ancient evil on the rise again, it is up to players to unite the shattered lands and slay the corrupted dragon known as the Archdemon. In Dragon Age: Origins, players must make ruthless decisions and be willing to sacrifice their friends and loved ones for the greater good of mankind. At E3 2009, BioWare will be debuting one of the deadliest creatures in the game and will reveal how romance can have a significant impact on the adventure.

· Platforms – PC, Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3

· Ship Date – Fall 2009

· ESRB – Rating Pending



EA SPORTS Active™

EA SPORTS Active is an innovative, virtual fitness product that offers personalized, customizable workouts that can be done from the comfort of home. Developed in collaboration with fitness experts, EA SPORTS Active is a fun and cost-effective way to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Users will get their heart pumping through interactive circuit workouts from more than 25 different activities and exercises that target the upper and lower body, as well as cardio. Similar to a personal trainer, the program provides clear instruction, feedback on technique and encouragement, while also providing calories burned in real time. To help get started users can also choose to take the 30-Day Challenge, a fitness road map designed to provide tangible fitness goals with the guidance of the virtual trainer. EA SPORTS Active includes software, a specially-designed leg strap that holds the Wii Nunchuk™ controller to track lower body movements, as well as a resistance band to increase the intensity to upper body exercises. The program can support two players at one time, and is compatible with the Wii Balance Board™, which will add components to the sports drills.

· Platforms – Wii

· Shipped – May 19, 2009

· ESRB – E for Everyone



EA SPORTS™ Grand Slam® Tennis

EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis, launching first on the Wii, makes users feel like they are playing championship tennis in the comfort of their living rooms. The Wii MotionPlus™ accessory elevates the authentic tennis experience to a higher level with precise ball placement and added shot depth. With the accessory, tennis fans will appreciate the freedom to control the backswing of champions like John McEnroe, Serena Williams, Roger Federer or any one of the in-game players, as well as have the ability to run around a forehand or backhand. EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis is developed by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C.

· Platforms – Currently on Wii; additional platforms later in the year

· Ship Date – June 8, 2009 in North America; Street Date – June 12, 2009 in Europe

· ESRB – E for Everyone



FIFA 10

From EA Canada, FIFA 10 will deliver what matters most to fans by refining the critical fundamentals in gameplay, responding to feedback from more than 250 million online games played and innovating player control.

· Platforms – PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PlayStation®2, Nintendo DS PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and mobile

· Available in October 2009 in North America and Europe (Europe’s street date is in Q2 FY10)

· ESRB – Rating Pending



Fight Night Round 4

The champ is here! EA SPORTS challenges you to step into the ring with Fight Night Round 4. This highly anticipated iteration of the critically acclaimed franchise has perfected every jab, slip, and punch in the sport of boxing to bring you the most realistic fighting experience to date. With an advanced physics system, stunning graphics, and deep gameplay and feature enhancements, Fight Night Round 4 is putting the science back in the sweet science.

· Platforms – PLAYSTATION 3 and Xbox 360

· Ship Date – June 30, 2009 in North America; Street Date in the UK – June 26, 2009, rest of Europe July 3, 2009 (Europe’s street date is in Q1 FY10)

· ESRB – T for Teen



Games from EA Mobile

EA Mobile’s iPhone™ and iPod® touch games have consistently made it into Apple’s top 25 apps, and will be showcased at E3! The first is the highly-anticipated The Sims™ 3, which lets players manipulate their Sims destinies on the go. EA will also be giving sneak peeks into two thrilling action titles that have yet to be released – save the galaxy from peril in Mass Effect™ Galaxy, or use the touch screen to conquer enemies in Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™. And lastly, swing by the booth to line up a perfect putt on the green with Tiger Woods PGA TOUR®.

· Platforms – iPhone and iPod touch



G.I. JOE™ The Rise of Cobra™

G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra for all major video game consoles features an exclusive storyline that picks up where the live-action movie, from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment, in association with Hasbro, leaves off, allowing players to re-create and re-live the greatest moments from the film, cartoon series and action figure toy line. The game offers 16 playable characters – four of which are unlockable COBRA characters – each with unique abilities and weapons. Adding to the adrenaline rush is an intense single-screen co-op mode allowing two players to easily unite as a team in a classic struggle between good and evil to defeat the powers of COBRA.

· Platforms – Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS and mobile devices

· Ship Date – August 2009

· ESRB Rating – E10+ for Nintendo DS; Rating Pending for console and PSP versions



Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™

Relive the thrills, action, and excitement of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™ movie this summer! From EA and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game takes you to Hogwarts to help Harry survive a fraught sixth year. Engage in exciting wizard duels, mix and brew magical ingredients in Potions class, and take to the air to lead the Gryffindor Quidditch team to victory.

· Platforms – Wii, PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PSP, Nintendo DS, PC, Mac and mobile devices

· Ship Date – June 30, 2009 in North America; Street Date – July 3, 2009 in Europe (Europe’s street date is in Q1 FY10)

· ESRB Rating: E 10+ (ESRB)



LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE

New from the EA Play Label is LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE, an innovative, beautifully designed, safe online entertainment and community destination for girls based on the globally popular LITTLEST PET SHOP brand. The web-based LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE world is a girl’s gateway to fun and exciting online games and tons of activities, tools to customize and play with her favorite LITTLEST PET SHOP pets, and daily events to connect with friends and make new ones, too. LITTLEST PET SHOP ONLINE is a fun online community that stretches the imagination and allows girls to enter the coolest LITTLEST PET SHOP world ever.

· Platforms – Online

· Ship Date – Fall 2009

· ESRB – Rating Pending



Madden NFL 10

Experience first-hand what it’s like to Fight for Every Yard in Madden NFL 10 for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3. With the all-new Pro-Tak animation technology, players have more control over the outcome of each play. Whether driving a receiver towards the first down, or battling for a fumble at the bottom of a pile, the play won’t end until the whistle blows. Add to that the most immersive broadcast presentation and online innovation in franchise history, and Madden NFL 10 captures the authenticity and emotion of the NFL like never before. This year, Madden NFL 10 arrives on the Wii with breath-taking visuals that will captivate both seasoned veterans and newcomers to the franchise. Completely redesigned and built from the ground up, Madden NFL 10 introduces a unique art style that will define the look of sports games on the Wii. All-new player models embody characteristics of your favorite athletes, plus new larger-than-life stadiums showcase the unique details found at each of the 32 NFL fields. Madden NFL 10 epitomizes what fun looks like on the Wii, delivering the most social and dynamic experience from the franchise to date. Quick, exciting game modes ensure that anytime is the right time for Madden NFL 10 on the Wii.

· Platforms – Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PLAYSTATION 3, PSP and Wii™

· Street Date – August 14, 2009

· ESRB Rating – E for Everyone



Mass Effect™ 2

Mass Effect 2 is the gripping dark second chapter in the Mass Effect Trilogy, where players must recruit a diverse team of specialists who possess their own distinct and powerful skill sets as they embark on a suicide mission to save mankind. At E3 2009, Commander Shepard’s fate will finally be revealed in the explosive debut of Mass Effect 2.

· Platforms – Xbox 360 and PC

· Ship Date – Early 2010

· ESRB – Rating Pending



MySims™ Agents

In MySims Agents on the Wii, players take on the role of a special agent hired to foil the sinister plans of Morcubus, lord of the criminal underworld. By recruiting different MySims, each with their own special characteristics, players can build up their very own crime-busting dream team. From tracking footprints and using forensics to picking locks, hacking into computers, following leads and collecting clues, players must rely on their wits, skills and trusty gadgets to piece together the clues to solve the mystery. Jump aboard the jet to reach an ancient temple, a spooky mansion or an icy mountaintop chalet in search of clues that lead players closer to the sinister Morcubus. Return from the adventure with cool treasures that players can use to construct and customize their headquarters and make it their own.

· Platforms – Wii and Nintendo DS

· Ship Date – Fall 2009

· ESRB Rating – Rating Pending