If you are looking for the perfect game to help vent some stress then you might want to check out EA's
Black which hits stores today. This is the first FPS game developed by Criterion (best known for their kick ass Burnout series) and there's a good amount of hype around the game as the game delivers near next gen graphics on current gen hardware along with a double dose of action. If you need more information on the game you can check out Cyril's conference call
report or hit the official
website for the game.
BLACK
ASSAULTS RETAIL SHELVES FROM EA
The
Game That Critics Call “Gun Porn†Now Available
Chertsey, Surrey, UK – February 28, 2006 –
Prepare to go in all guns blazing. Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today
announced that BLACKâ„¢ is now
available at North American retailers for the PlayStation®2 computer
entertainment system and Xbox® video game system from Microsoft.
The game is rated M for Mature with descriptors: Strong Language, Violence,
by the ESRB and carries an MSRP of $39.95.
A hotly-anticipated first person shooter from Criterion
Games (creators of the Burnoutâ„¢ franchise), BLACK delivers explosive Hollywood-style gun battles and
destruction set against the modern war on terror. BLACK casts players as Sgt. First Class
Jack Kellar, the leader of an enigmatic Black Operations team sent in to Eastern
Europe to eliminate a traitor.
BLACK challenges
gamers to master and exploit erodeable cover in a game world where bullets
affect every surface, and nearly everything can be destroyed.
Conceived following a trip to a Las
Vegas gun range, the game’s intent is to deliver the
loudest, most thrilling weapons and gunplay ever in a videogame … which
has earned the game a reputation for being “gun porn†among
industry press.
“Guns are loud, exhilarating and utterly terrifying
things,†said Alex Ward, creative director, Criterion Games.
“BLACK delivers a deep shooting experience that captures the paralyzing
sensation of pulling the trigger of dangerous and exotic automatic
weapons.â€
BLACK will
release under the EAâ„¢ brand and was developed by Criterion Games
in Guildford, UK. The
studio is also developing the next-generation debut of Burnoutâ„¢
Revenge, slated for release on March 7 for the Xbox 360â„¢.
For more information about BLACK, please visit http://black.ea.com
or our press Web site at http://info.ea.com
