EA SPORTS FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 3 DELIVERS A HARD HITTING HIP-HOP SOUNDTRACK
CHERTSEY UK, February 8, 2006 - The most highly anticipated boxing videogame of the year is about to enter the ring with style. Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) today revealed the 12 songs that will score EA SPORTSTM Fight Night Round 3. With cutting-edge artists Obie Trice, Atmosphere and Consequence (Kanye West's protégé) highlighting the soundtrack, you can be sure this realistic boxing experience will knock your socks off when the game ships on February 20 for the Xbox 360TM system, Xbox® videogame system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and PSPTM (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system.
"EA SPORTS Fight Night is a spectacularly brutal game with bone-crunching gameplay and photo-realistic visuals. We wanted to make sure that the soundtrack is as powerful as the boxer's punches," said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Music Marketing at EA. "Each song gets your heart pounding and makes you want to move faster, dig deeper and punch harder."
The music in EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 features:
Back Again - Dilated Peoples
Crook Dancin - Slic One
Don't Stop - Roc 'C'
Itz Nothin - Young Roscoe
Knock Em Down - L.T.D. A.
Never Gonna Get It - Sean Biggs feat. Akon & Topic
Night Night - Consequence
Round One - Kray Twinz feat. D&G
The Arrival - Atmosphere
The Best Out - Dipset
Uh-Oh - Brasco
Wanna Know - Obie Trice
For clips from soundtrack, visit: http://www.easports.com/fightnightround3/theater.jsp?media=music
The award-winning EA SPORTS Fight Night series is back to defend its title as the undisputed champion of boxing videogames. EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 brings the most intense boxing videogame experience to the virtual ring. Film-quality graphics and innovative gameplay establish EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 as one of the best-looking and playing Xbox 360 sports game on the market.
EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 is developed by EA Chicago. The game's official website is www.fightnight3.co.uk
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