1 DEAD SPACE 3 – EA - Video Game Preview – February 5, 2013 2-5-2013 - Written By: David L. $Money Train$ Watts & Howard Hobson – FuTurXTV - Funk Gumbo Radio – Auggie Cavanagh - Cameraman & Still Photographer DEAD SPACE 3 LAUNCHES TODAY TO GLOBAL CRITICAL ACCLAIM – HERALDED AS ONE OF THE BEST GAMES OF THIS GENERATION EA and Visceral Games Announce Spine-tingling Downloadable Content Pack: Dead Space 3 Awakened REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Feb. 5, 2013 – The tense, frightening and action-packed fight against the Necromorphs returns – but this time gamers don’t have to go at it alone! Visceral Games™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) studio, today announced that Dead Space™ 3, the first big entertainment blockbuster of 2013, is now available at retail stores in North America and on Origin.com. Heralded by more than 30 press outlets including USA Today, Forbes, NBC News and IGN as one of the most anticipated games of 2013, Dead Space 3 introduces an innovative drop-in/drop-out feature, all-new weapon crafting system and takes players on a thrilling ride through the terrors that lie hidden in deep space and the unforgiving ice planet of Tau Volantis. Dead Space 3 is an International hit having received a 9.0 from Multiplayer.it in Italy, 9.0 from AusGamers in Australia, 8.8 from 3DJuegos.com in Spain and a 9.75 from Game Informer magazine in North America. As a result of these four, the game is launching with an average score of 91, and being raved by Game Informer magazine who said Dead Space 3, “[is] one of the best games of this generation.” Funk Gumbo Radio: http://www.live365.com/stations/sirhobson • @FUNKGUMBO • [email protected] • www.funkgumbo.com 2 Visceral Games also announced today that gamers can extend this brutal adventure in March with Dead Space™ 3 Awakened, an all-new digital download pack. In Dead Space 3 Awakened, players will experience the franchise’s darkest chapters as the Necromorph battles become even more gruesome and terrifying than ever before. The pack will be available in March on the PlayStation®Network and PC via Origin.com for $9.99 and Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for 800 MS Points. “With Dead Space 3 our goal was to evolve the franchise bringing in innovative new features like drop-in/drop-out co-op, weapon crafting, and an engaging atmosphere while still retaining the incredible suspense, horror, action and sound that the series is known for,” said Steve Papoutsis, Vice President and General Manager of Visceral Games and Executive Producer on Dead Space 3. “Gamers are going to be thrown in and out of space, taken to a violent new ice planet and allowed to explore several different abandoned spaceships and caves. But we’re not stopping there. In Dead Space 3 Awakened, gamers will experience some of the most disturbing content they have ever seen in a Dead Space game – they are going to love it.” Dead Space 3 takes players to the edge of the psyche on a suspense-filled expedition to uncover the secret of the Necromorph infestation and unravel the mystery behind the mysterious Markers. For the first time in the franchise, players can choose to experience this alone or with a friend using the fully integrated drop-in/drop-out co-op feature. In co-op, players take on the role of Sergeant John Carver – a merciless soldier who lost his family to the Necromorph infestation – as they unlock story details, side missions and gameplay mechanics that only he can uncover. Dead Space 3 also introduces a hostile new planet called Tau Volantis that pits players against deadly, subzero conditions and highly- evolved enemies including new Necromorphs and gigantic boss creatures. Using the all-new weapon crafting system, players can scavenge for parts and build devastating new weapons to defeat any enemies that stand in their way. Dead Space 3 is now available in North America for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system with Kinect support, and the PC, and will be available February 8 in Europe. The game is rated PEGI 18. Follow us on Twitter® at: www.twitter.com/deadspace. Become a fan on Facebook® at www.facebook.com/deadspace. For additional information and news, visit www.deadspace.com. Additional information and assets are available at http://www.info.ea.com. Funk Gumbo Radio: http://www.live365.com/stations/sirhobson • @FUNKGUMBO • [email protected] • www.funkgumbo.com 3 EMBARK ON A THRILLING RIDE ACROSS A FROZEN NECROMORPH-INFESTED PLANET IN EA’S DEAD SPACE 3 Scavenge The Enemy-Infested Territory Alone Or Team Up With A Friend To Experience The Thrills – And The Chills – Together EMBARK ON a thrilling ride across a frozen NecromOrph-infeSted Planet IN EA’s Dead Space 3 Scavenge The Enemy-Infested Territory Alone Or Team Up With A Friend To Experience The Thrills – And The Chills – Together LOS ANGELES, Calif. – June 4, 2012 – Cut to the heart of deep space terror as Visceral Games, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) studio, today announced that the critically acclaimed Dead Space™ series will return with Dead Space 3. Delivering award-winning suspense, horror, action and audio, Dead Space 3 will send players on an exhilarating and hair-raising new adventure in the dead of winter 2013. After crash-landing on a hostile new planet known as Tau Volantis, hero Isaac Clarke discovers that this planet could be the key to ending the Necromorph infestation. In his violent hunt for answers, Isaac must battle subzero, icy conditions and deadly, highly-evolved enemies including all-new Necromorphs, gigantic boss creatures and even misguided zealot humans. Fortunately, Isaac is not alone. Players can choose to team-up with a friend anytime in the game with the fully integrated drop-in/drop-out co-op feature. Players that choose to take down the terror together will experience additional story details and gameplay mechanics only found when playing as the co-op character, Earthgov Sergeant John Carver. Funk Gumbo Radio: http://www.live365.com/stations/sirhobson • @FUNKGUMBO • [email protected] • www.funkgumbo.com 4 Funk Gumbo Radio: http://www.live365.com/stations/sirhobson • @FUNKGUMBO • [email protected] • www.funkgumbo.com 5 Steve Papoutsis, Vice President and General Manager of Visceral Games and Executive Producer on Dead Space 3, said “Dead Space 3 will deliver action and horror on a scale that far exceeds anything we’ve done before. The game will range from the depths of space and tight, indoor corridors to a harsh new planet with explorable environments that offer new challenges. For fans that love playing alone in the dark, they still can have the classic Dead Space experience that makes the franchise so unique. Likewise, players that want to share that immersive and intense experience with a friend now have that option thanks to the addition of co-op. Either way, the action is intense, the adventure is breathtaking, and the thrills are unforgettable.” Since the series debut in 2008, Dead Space has been one of EA’s top rated wholly-owned intellectual properties. With close to 100 industry awards and an average critic score of 89*, Dead Space is loved by videogame fans the world over. In 2009, EA launched Dead Space Extraction, a prequel to the original Dead Space that expanded the fiction and brought the franchise to the Wii™. In 2011, EA launched Dead Space 2 where hero Isaac Clarke returned for another heart-pounding adventure and was heralded as one of the top games of 2011 by Seth Schiesel from the New York Times’ and has received over 70 scores of 90+ from top gaming outlets such as Official Xbox Magazine, Playstation: The Official Magazine and Game Informer. Dead Space 3 will be on display at the EA booth #1601 South Hall during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) from June 5 – 7, 2012 at the L.A. Convention Center . Dead Space 3 will be available February 2013 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and the PC. This product has not yet rated by ESRB or PEGI. Follow us on twitter at: www.twitter.com/deadspace. Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/deadspace. For additional information and news, visit www.deadspace.com. For additional information including assets, please visit info.ea.com. According to Gamerankings.com and Metacritic.com Funk Gumbo Radio: http://www.live365.com/stations/sirhobson • @FUNKGUMBO • [email protected] • www.funkgumbo.com 6 Funk Gumbo Radio: http://www.live365.com/stations/sirhobson • @FUNKGUMBO • [email protected] • www.funkgumbo.com 7 Funk Gumbo Radio: http://www.live365.com/stations/sirhobson • @FUNKGUMBO • [email protected] • www.funkgumbo.com 8 About Electronic Arts Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. The Company delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones, tablets and social networks. EA has more than 220 million registered players and operates in 75 countries. Funk Gumbo Radio: http://www.live365.com/stations/sirhobson • @FUNKGUMBO • [email protected] • www.funkgumbo.com 9 In fiscal 2012, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.1 billion. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for a portfolio of critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster brands such as The Sims™, Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, Need for Speed™, Battlefield™ and Mass Effect™. More information about EA is available at http://info.ea.com. Visceral Games, Dead Space, The Sims and Need for Speed are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. Mass Effect is a trademark of EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd.