Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces 2007 Holiday Software Line-Up for PLAYSTATION®3, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and PlayStation®2
More than 100 First- and Third-Party Games and Limited Edition Hardware Bundles to Launch in time for the Holidays
PRNewswire
FOSTER CITY, Calif.
11/08/2007
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) today unveiled its 2007 holiday line-up, including a rich first-party and third-party software offering for the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™), PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and PlayStation®2 and a variety of hardware bundles for all PlayStation® platforms. PlayStation systems' robust first and third-party software line-up demonstrates a continued commitment from both SCEA and third-party developers to the PlayStation family of products and aims to appeal to enthusiast and casual gamers alike.
"This holiday season we are offering our largest line up of quality software and hardware products to meet every taste, lifestyle and budget," said Scott A. Steinberg, vice president, product marketing, SCEA. "Triple-A masterpieces such as Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and bundles such as the Daxter™ PSP® Entertainment Pack and the SingStar PlayStation®2 Pack, will demonstrate SCEA's commitment to providing consumers with the most diverse software and hardware on the market today."
SCEA's strong holiday first-party line-up includes PS3 heavy hitters, Heavenly Sword™ from Ninja Theory Ltd; the action-adventure Uncharted: Drake's Fortune™ from Jak & Daxter® developer Naughty Dog; Ratchet & Clank® Future: Tools of Destruction™ from the highly acclaimed Insomniac Games; the trading card based THE EYE OF JUDGMENT™, produced in conjunction with Hasbro® and its Wizards of the Coast subsidiary and NBA 08 featuring the most realistic basketball gameplay available in Full HD at 1080p and 60 fps (frames per second).
On the PSP front, bundles like the Daxter™ PSP® Entertainment Pack and the limited edition Star Wars Battlefront® PSP® Entertainment Pack will show off the multi-functionality of the newly-designed PSP system. SCEA also brings a strong portable first-party software line-up to consumers including new IP's like Jeanne d'Arc and established franchises, Syphon Filter®: Logan's Shadow, and SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike.
For those planning holiday parties, PlayStation®2 is getting a social makeover with limited edition ceramic white hardware, SingStar™ Pop and festive price point of $149.99 (SRP) when the SingStar PlayStation®2 Pack launches this November. In addition to the vast library of existing titles for PlayStation®2, SCEA will be launching holiday games geared towards the social and casual gamer including Buzz!™ The Mega Quiz, Buzz!™ Junior: Jungle Party, SingStar™: Amped and SingStar ™: '80s.
SCEA's 2007 holiday line-up will include: PLAYSTATION®3 First-Party: THE EYE OF JUDGMENT™ Heavenly Sword™ NBA 08 Lair Folklore™ Ratchet & Clank® Future: Tools of Destruction™ Uncharted: Drakes Fortune™ Warhawk™ Third-Party: Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™, Activision Guitar Hero™ III: Legends of Rock, Activision Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Activision Jericho™, Codemasters Kane & Lynch: Dead Men™, Eidos FIFA 08, EA Medal of Honor Airborne™, EA Rock Band™, EA Orange Box, The, EA Simpsons™ Game, The, EA Bladestorm™: The Hundred Years' War, Koei LEGO® Star Wars™: The Complete Saga, Lucas Arts BlackSite™: AREA 51®, Midway John Woo Presents Stranglehold™ Collector's Edition, Midway Unreal Tournament® 3, Midway Time Crisis® 4, NAMCO BANDAI SEGA Rally Revo™, Sega College Hoops 2K8, Take 2 Interactive WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2008, THQ Juiced™ 2: Hot Import Nights™, THQ MX vs. ATV™ Untamed, THQ Assassin's Creed™, UbiSoft Blazing Angels® 2: Secret Missions of WWII, UbiSoft Haze™, UbiSoft TimeShift™, Vivendi Elder Scrolls IV: OBLIVION® - Game of the Year Edition, Zenimax PLAYSTATION®Network High Velocity Bowling™ PAIN Everyday Shooter Go! Sports Ski™ Go! Sports Skydiving™ Mesmerize 1 Trials of Topoq MotorStorm™ Christmas Livery Toy Home™ Twisted Metal™ 2 (PS One) MotorStorm™ Premium Pack 2 Resistance: Fall of Man™: Map Pack 2 Operation Creature Feature™ Aquatopia Snakeball™ flOw Download Pack MotorStorm™ Vehicle and Livery Pack PixelJunk™ Monsters Folklore™ Download Packs 1 and 2 PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) First-party: Jeanne d'Arc NBA '08 SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike Syphon Filter®: Logan's Shadow Third-party: Spider-Man 3™, Activision Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Activision Atari Classics Evolved, Atari Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law™, Capcom Ben 10™: Protector of Earth, D3 FIFA 08, EA The Sims™ 2 Castaway, EA The Simpsons™ Game, EA Castlevania®: The Dracula X Chronicles™, Konami Silent Hill® Origins, Konami PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) Third-Party Continued: Metal Gear Solid®: Portable Ops Plus, Konami Star Wars Battlefront™: Renegade Squadron™, Lucas Arts Sonic Rivals™ 2, Sega The Golden Compass™, Sega Final Fantasy Tactics®: The War of the Lions™, Square-Enix WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2008, THQ MX vs. ATV™ Untamed, THQ Beowulf™, Ubisoft SWAT®: Target Liberty™, Vivendi Aliens vs. Predator™ Requiem, Vivendi PlayStation®2 First-Party: Buzz!™ The Mega Quiz Buzz!™ Junior: Jungle Party Hot Shots Tennis™ NBA '08 SingStar™: Amped SingStar ™: 80's Syphon Filter®: Dark Mirror Third-Party: Cabela's® Monster Bass, Activision Guitar Hero™ III: Legends of Rock, Activision Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Activision Dragon Ball® Z: Budokai Tenkaichi™ 3, Atari High School Musical: Sing It, Disney Need for Speed™ ProStreet, EA Rock Band™, EA Aqua Teen Hunger Force™: Zombie Ninja Pro-Am, Midway .hack®//G.U.™ Vol. 3: Redemption™, Namco Bandai PopCap™ Hits! Vol 1, Popcap Phantasy Star Universe™: Ambition of the Illuminus, Sega Fatal Fury Battle Archives™ Volume 2, SNK Final Fantasy® XI: Wings of the Goddess™, Square-Enix College Hoops 2K8, Take 2 Avatar: The Last Airbender™ -- The Burning Earth, THQ SpongeBob's™ Atlantis SquarePants, THQ MX vs. ATV™ Untamed, THQ Crash® of the Titans, Vivendi The Legend of Spyro™: The Eternal Night, Vivendi Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal™, Warner Bros. About Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. continues to redefine the entertainment lifestyle with its PlayStation® and PS one® game consoles, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and the ground-breaking PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system.
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