SPECIAL GOLD EDITION OFFERS FANS EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AT LAUNCH
REDWOOD CITY,
Calif. – April 15, 2008 –
Prepare for the gold rush! This summer, the blockbuster action event of the
season will not be in theatres. EA DICE, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc.
(NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that Battlefield: Bad Company™ will ship to
retail outlets on June 23. Action fans and gamers worldwide will get their
chance to join the ‘B’ company on exciting, sometimes irreverent, missions that
take them through deserts, cities and mountain terrain to capture the spoils of
war. Players will experience the tactical, destructive power in the deep single
player campaign or go online for intense multiplayer action that only the
Battlefield team can deliver.
For a limited time only, gamers will be able to purchase the Gold Edition of
Battlefield: Bad Company. The Gold Edition pack features exclusive content with
behind-the-scenes action and strategy videos giving Battlefield: Bad Company
players tricks and tips on how to own the battlefield. The Gold Edition also
gives gamers early access to five unique weapons that players can take into
battle. These weapons can also be unlocked after the launch of the game by
ranking up to the highest level in multiplayer mode.
“Players can forget about using walls as cover as we’ve fundamentally changed
the way to play shooters offline and online through the use of tactical
destruction,” says Karl-Magnus Troedsson, Senior Producer for Battlefield: Bad
Company. “Players will get the chance to reap the spoils of war this summer as
they annihilate the enemy and search for gold in the dark, character-driven,
single player storyline while returning Battlefield fans will love the intense
and vehicle heavy multiplayer.”
Developed by Sweden-based developer EA DICE (Digital Illusions Creative
Entertainment, www.dice.se), Battlefield: Bad Company will be
available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft
and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. The game is rated “T” by
the ESRB and “16+” by PEGI. For more information about the game, please visit http://www.battlefield.com
or our press web site at http://info.ea.com.
