Compete in the World’s Greatest Skateboarding Event with Skate 2’s
Latest Downloadable Content
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that starting July 9
gamers can download and compete in Skate 2’s Maloof Money Cup
Pack, based on the largest pursed event in the history of professional
skateboarding. The pack will be available in the PLAYSTATION® Store for
$3.00 and on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for 240 points in North America.
“Skate 2 has been embraced by the gaming and skateboarding
community across the globe, making it the perfect stage for the Maloof
Money Cup’s videogame debut,” said Joe Maloof, President of Maloof
Companies. “Now players everywhere can experience the world’s greatest
skateboarding championship and revel in the high-stakes excitement of
the competition for themselves.”
Skate 2’s Maloof Money Cup Pack will feature separate gameplay
events both online and offline – freeskate, single player vert and
street contests that put gamers against world class pros, and an online
mode in which gamers will be able to compete against their friends in
new activities and challenges for bragging rights. Xbox 360 gamers get
an added bonus as there are 250 achievement points up for grabs.
The Maloof Money Cup presented by etnies and Monster Energy boasts the
largest purse in the history of professional skateboarding with nearly
$450,000 in cash and prizes. The three-day competition and festival
takes place July 10-12, 2009 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa
Mesa, Calif., during the opening weekend of the OC Fair. All attendees
can ride the virtual course for themselves in the Skate 2 booth,
located near the front of the festival, where the Maloof Money Cup Pack
will be available for playing.
Skate 2 ups the ante in delivering all the grit, creativity, and
culture of skateboarding with all-new tricks that allow players to skate
it their way – both on and off the board. Gamers can create their own
epic skate spots which can then be shared and experienced by others
around the world. The game also features a revamped Thrasher Hall
of Meat mode that will have players spending countless hours pulling off
bone-crushing wipeouts and bails.
Skate 2 is developed by Black Box, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio
in Burnaby, British Columbia. The game is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB
and 16+ by PEGI.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
a leading global interactive entertainment software company.
