Redwood City, Calif. – January 16, 2008 –
All aboard! Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that Rail Simulator® has shipped to North
American retailers for the PC. Train enthusiasts will find even more control,
track options and unprecedented graphics in Rail
Simulator as they take the helm of historic and contemporary trains
on more than 1,000 miles of real-life routes from around the world. Developed
by Kuju Entertainment, the North American version of the game features new
content including U.S.
trains and the famous Barstow
to San Bernadino route modeled in extraordinary detail. Rail Simulator shipped in Europe in October 2007.
“Our team is
excited to be able to bring Rail Simulator
to North America and really pleased to be able
to provide rail fans with content specifically created for their market,”
said Tim Gatland, managing director of Rail Simulator Developments Limited.
“It’s been great working with the team at EA Partners once again
following our European launch a few months ago.”
“At EA
Partners, we are always looking to work with independent developers who are
leaders in their categories, and Kuju Entertainment is unquestionably at the
head of this genre,” said David DeMartini, vice president and general
manager of EA Partners. “We have had a great experience working with Kuju
and are looking forward to getting Rail
Simulator out to train enthusiasts across North
America.”
From the team
behind the popular Microsoft Train Simulator,
Kuju Entertainment is continuing to push the genre to new heights. Rail Simulator puts players in full
control of every aspect of the train’s operation and even gives players a
powerful track editor to create and share their own routes. Varying
difficultly levels tailor the game to players of all skill levels, from Easy to
Full Simulation.
Rail
Simulator is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. More
information about Rail Simulator
is available at www.railsimulator.com.
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About
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 video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the
Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA
SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2007,
EA posted revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one
million copies. 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
Kuju Entertainment
Kuju Entertainment is one of Europe's
leading independent game developers on console, PC and handheld platforms and
has been creating top-rated games for over eighteen years. Kuju operates five
studios in the UK;
Chemistry, Kuju London, Zoe Mode, Nik Nak and doublesix. Kuju Entertainment is
part of the Catalis N.V. media services group.
About Rail Simulator
Rail Simulator was developed for the PC platform by Kuju
Entertainment (www.kuju.com) for Rail Simulator
Developments Limited. For more information, please see www.railsimulator.com or contact Tim
Gatland +44 131 225 9677.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, and POGO are trademarks or
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