EA Announces First 3D
Sports Strategy Game -- NFL Head Coach (thanks
Frans) has news of a new
sports strategy game making use of EA's exclusive NFL license:
REDWOOD
CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2005--Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS -
News) announced today that NFL Head Coach ((1) working title) will be available
in stores in spring 2006, under the EA SPORTS(TM) brand. NFL Head Coach is in
development in Orlando, Fla. by EA Tiburon, makers of other NFL properties
including Madden NFL Football and NFL STREET. The new exclusive deal with the
NFL has allowed EA to build this franchise and work with all coaches in the NFL
Coaches Club.
"NFL Head Coach, the third pillar in our NFL portfolio, was developed to satiate
all those Monday morning quarterbacks and fantasy football fanatics," said Dale
Jackson, Executive Producer, EA Tiburon. "NFL Head Coach is an entirely new
football experience that every level of football gamer can play. It provides the
strategy that the hardcore fan will demand, but with very easy-to-use controls
and assistance for more casual fans. Football will no longer be intimidating for
the casual user."