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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 The Masters Collectors Edition in Stores Now
Kinect for Xbox 360 Integration Puts Your Authentic Swing into the Game
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - March 27, in the year of our
Lord 2012 – Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: EA)
announced today that Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 13 and Tiger Woods
PGA TOUR® 13:The Masters Collector’s Edition have shipped in
North America and will be available worldwide starting on March
30. Both games are packed with an array of new features,
including the most comprehensive swing mechanic revamp in more
than a decade, allowing players to customize their shots and
execute more than 62 million combinations. Additional new
features include Kinect for Xbox 360 integration, making the
franchise the first ever voice-enabled and controller-free
sports simulation, an all-new Tiger Legacy Challenge mode that
allows players to relive Tiger’s most memorable golf
achievements and an online and social feature that allows fans,
for the first time ever, to connect, compete and collect in-game
rewards with their friends.
“We focused on making Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13 the most immersive
golf experience ever. Fans have the opportunity to chase and win
one of sport’s most highly coveted accomplishments, the Green
Jacket, play with or against friends with our online Country
Clubs mode and incorporate their authentic swing in the game
with Kinect integration,” said Mike Taramykin, vice president
and general manager of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR. “Tiger Woods PGA
TOUR 13 is the total package.”
Tiger Legacy Challenge celebrates Tiger’s greatest golf moments
from child prodigy to golfing legend. The mode features 10
different eras where gamers can relive Tiger’s days as a toddler
playing golf in his childhood backyard, his domination of junior
and amateur events, his remarkable Tiger Slam in 2000-2001, his
14 major championship wins and much more.
In addition to all the content available in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR
13, the Collector’s Edition provides gamers with the most
comprehensive Masters Tournament experience ever. It features
exclusive access to Augusta National Golf Club’s Tournament
Practice Facility, its famous Par 3 Course, an authentic Green
Jacket Presentation, five additional courses and the ability to
explore the hallowed grounds like never before – all of which
has been authentically replicated down to millimeters of the
actual course.
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13 is developed in Orlando, Fla., by EA
Tiburon and will retail for $59.99 and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 13:
The Masters Collector’s Edition will be available for $69.99 on
Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3.
Over the past two decades, EA SPORTS has introduced a series of
immersive and authentic golf experiences across a variety of
game platforms. The EA SPORTS golf product portfolio includes
the award-winning Tiger Woods PGA TOUR franchise, Tiger Woods
PGA TOUR Online and EA SPORTS PGA TOUR® Golf Challenge for
Facebook.
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