EA Scores With In-Game Music Soundtrack for NHL 07

July 12, 2006

EA Scores With In-Game Music Soundtrack for
NHL 07

He shoots, he scores! Sports fans glide into the
hockey season with the thundering roar of hard rock as Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:
ERTS) today revealed the unforgettable songs that comprise the NHL® 07 in-game
soundtrack. Boasting the largest song list ever incorporated into an EA hockey
game, the bands featured in NHL 07 hail from serious hockey towns such as
Montréal, Québec (Priestess, Mobile), Toronto, Ontario (Pilate), Minneapolis,
Minnesota (Quiet Drive), Buffalo, New York (Cute is What We Aim For), and
Stockholm, Sweden (The Hellacopters).

“Hockey is an amazingly visceral sport and we
wanted the soundtrack to be every bit as powerful. We are really proud that the
line-up of artists in the game are all true hockey fans from major hockey
towns,” said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Music Marketing at
EA.

“Coming from Montreal and being die-hard hockey
fans all our lives, we’re really glad to be a part of NHL 07,” said Mikey
Heppner, lead vocals/guitar with Priestess. “Last season while watching the
Montreal Canadiens on TV, we heard Talk To Her playing at the Bell Center before
a face-off and we were amazed. Needless to say, we’re thrilled to have our music
in this game!”

Chris #2, Bass player and Singer with ANTI-FLAG
commented on being in featured in NHL 07, “Being a product of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania and Mario Lemieux’s Pittsburgh Penguins, hockey is not only the
most important sport to me, its the most punk rock sport in general. The
Penguins reign in the 90’s and EA SPORTS NHL 94 were bad news for any type of
"life" that I had a chance of having… Being on the street or ice during all
daylight hours and playing the games almost until dawn… This isn’t just an
amazing opportunity to have other hockey/gaming fans hear our music and messages
of equality; this is the biggest pay off 10+ years of vested interest in the EA
SPORTS NHL franchise that a fan could imagine.”

The complete in-game soundtrack for NHL 07
includes:



ARTIST



SONG



CITY, STATE, COUNTRY


Anti-Flag


This Is The End (For You
My Friend)


Pittsburg, PA


Bloodpit


Platitude


Tampere, Finland


Cute Is What We Aim For


There’s A Class For This


Buffalo, NY


Gatsbys American Dream


Theatre


Seattle, WA


Good Riddance


Darkest Days


Santa Cruz, CA


Goodnight Nurse


My Only


Auckland, NZ


Hurt


Unkind


Los Angeles, CA


Inkwell


Equador Is Lovely This
Time Of Year


Winter Park, FL


Mashlin


The Shore


Winter Springs, FL


Mobile


Montreal Calling


Montreal, Quebec


NOFX


Wolves In Wolves’ Clothing


Berkeley, CA


Pilate


Barely Listening


Toronto, Ontario


Pistolita


Beni Accident


San Diego, CA


Priestess


Talk To Her


Montreal, Quebec


Protest The Hero


Divinity Within


Whitby, Ontario


Quietdrive


Rise From The Ashes


Minneapolis, MN


The Hellacopters


Bring It On Home


Stockholm, Sweden

EA SPORTS™ originally pioneered the Golden Age of
hockey videogames in the 1990s, and this year heralds in the next generation
with the most intuitive and authentic hockey experience to date. Powered by
advanced gameplay, NHL 07 features new responsive controls and photo-realistic
graphics. Players take complete command over every movement on the ice without
ever taking their hands off the analog sticks. A revolutionary new EA SPORTS™
Skill Stick system is an intuitive gameplay scheme that delivers an unparalleled
sense of on-ice speed and control. Using the left stick to direct the lower
body, and the right to control the upper, gamers will reach a level of fluidity
only experienced on the ice. Skate into the zone and glide around your defenders
while bringing your stick across your body and drawing it back to fire a
slapshot – all without touching a button.

NHL 07 is being developed at EA Canada for the
Xbox 360™ and at EA Montreal for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment
system, Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, PC-DVD and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
system. The game will ship in September 2006.