D'oh! EA Ships The Simpsons Road Rage for the GameCube

    REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--Dec. 19, 2001--Get in, shut up, and hang on...it's Homer for hire! Electronic Arts today announced that The Simpsons(TM) Road Rage has shipped for the Nintendo GameCube(TM).
    The Simpsons Road Rage is an action racing title with a full Simpsons storyline. Set in the town of Springfield, this new game blends renowned Simpsons wit with edge-of-your seat racing to create a fun, reckless and riotously funny arcade-style racing game. Take the wheel as your favorite Simpsons character and wreak havoc throughout six expansive Springfield neighborhoods with the ultimate goal of buying back the Transit Corporation from the diabolical Mr. Burns. Choose a single-player game or challenge a friend to a head-to-head showdown in the streets of Springfield.
    The Simpsons Road Rage for the Nintendo GameCube carries a "T" (Teen) rating from the ESRB and will be priced at US MSRP $49.99. In addition, The Simpsons Road Rage is currently available on the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft(R). The Simpsons Road Rage was developed by Radical Entertainment and is co-published with Fox Interactive.

    About Electronic Arts

    Electronic Arts , headquartered in Redwood City, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.3 billion for fiscal 2001. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for the Internet, personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA GAMES(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM) and EA.COM(SM). More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.info.ea.com.

    About Fox Interactive

    Fox Interactive, an operating unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a News Corporation company, is committed to producing a full range of bold and engaging interactive entertainment. The company produces and co-publishes computer and video game software based on Fox franchises as well as new and original properties. Fox Interactive games feature a number of the company's television and movie properties including The Simpsons, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Die Hard, and The X-Files. Original properties such as No One Lives Forever have garnered critical acclaim and received Game of the Year awards from enthusiasts' magazines worldwide.

    Note to Editors: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG and EA GAMES are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. EA.COM is a service mark of EA.com Inc. Fox Interactive and The Simpsons are registered trademarks or trademarks of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Nintendo GameCube is a trademark of Nintendo. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, and the Xbox Logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries and are used under license from Microsoft. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.