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October 28, 2004 08:01 AM US Eastern Timezone
EA's Need for Speed Underground 2 to
Feature Exclusive Remix of The Doors' ''Riders On The Storm'' by Hip
Hop Superstar Snoop Dogg
REDWOOD CITY,
Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2004--Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS)
today announced that Snoop Dogg's remix of The Doors' legendary rock
song 'Riders On The Storm' will be available exclusively in Need for
Speed(TM) Underground 2 shipping on November 15, 2004. The in-game
soundtrack shifts seamlessly from rock to hip hop to techno with 26
additional hit songs, allowing players to race in style with the
hottest tunes as they immerse themselves in the underground tuner
culture.
The songs in the game have been selected by EA(TM) TRAX -- the music
initiative that EA debuted in 2001. The program is dedicated to
bringing gamers today's best music through EA's videogames.
"This is one of the most exciting announcements in music this
summer. Bringing together the haunting vocals of Jim Morrison and
the timeless music of The Doors with the cool energy of Snoop Dogg
is revolutionary. And if you want to hear the song ... forget radio,
forget CDs -- it's ONLY in the game," said Steve Schnur, Worldwide
Executive of Music and Audio at EA.
In addition to the remix song from Snoop Dogg featuring The
Doors, Need for Speed Underground 2 boasts an exclusive track from
Capone, as well as new music from Chingy, Mudvayne, Terror Squad,
Xzibit and Queens of the Stone Age. Rounding out the line-up are new
tunes from Felix da Housecat, Helmet, Killing Joke, Sly Boogy,
Snapcase, The Bronx and Unwritten Law that'll set the stage, and the
streets on fire. The complete in-game soundtrack includes:
ARTIST SONG
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FREELAND Mind Killer (Jagz Kooner Remix)
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Capone I Need Speed
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Chingy I Do
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Christopher Lawrence Rush Hour
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Cirrus Back on a Mission
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Felix Da Housecat Rocket Ride (Soulwax Remix)
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Fluke Switch/Twitch
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Helmet Crashing Foreign Cars
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Killradio Scavenger
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Killing Joke The Death & Resurrection Show
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Ministry No W
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Mudvayne Determined
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Paul Van Dyk Nothing But You (Cirrus Remix)
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Queens of the Stone Age In My Head
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Rise Against Give It All
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Septembre I am Weightless
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Skindred Nobody
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Sly Boogy That'z My Name
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Sin Hard EBM
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Snapcase Skeptic
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Snoop Dogg feat. the Doors Riders On The Storm (Fredwreck Remix)
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Sonic Animation E-Ville
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Spiderbait Black Betty
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Terror Squad Lean Back
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The Bronx Notice of Eviction
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Unwritten Law The Celebration Song
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Xzibit LAX
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Developed in Vancouver, BC, at EA Canada, Need for Speed
Underground 2 unleashes players in the living, breathing underground
world of street racing and tuner culture. Taking place in a massive,
free-roaming city with five distinct interconnected neighborhoods,
Need for Speed Underground 2 delivers an immersive game world where
the streets are your menus. Deep new performance tuning allows
gamers to fine-tune every aspect of their ride's handling and
performance, while hundreds of new visual customizations guarantee
players can create their own personalized and totally unique car
delivering the most authentic tuner experience ever.
The game will be available under the EA GAMES(TM) brand on
November 15, 2004 for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment
system, Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo
GameCube(TM), PC-CD and Game Boy(R) Advance.
For more information about Need for Speed Underground 2, please
visit
www.needforspeed.com.
About Electronic Arts
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the world's leading interactive entertainment software company.
Founded in 1982, EA posted revenues of $2.96 billion for fiscal
2004. The company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and
the Internet. In 2003, EA had 27 titles that sold more than one
million copies. Electronic Arts markets its products under three
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