Looks like EA is trying to re-invent their sports arcade franchises and dropping their previous brand of EA BIG and making EA SPORTS Freestyle instead. NBA Street, SSX Tricky and NFL Street were staples in the EA BIG stables, but it looks as though EA wants to change up their image and go with a different name. Three titles are scheduled to launch under the new umbrella of Freestyle with Facebreaker being the first of the three, pretty interesting how that is the very first new console IP since 2002! Time to freshen things up I guess and might as well start with the brand name, not sure I like Freestyle as much as BIG though.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – May 6, 2008 – Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS) today launched EA SPORTS Freestyle™, a new sub-brand aimed at a growing, more casual sports gaming audience. EA SPORTS Freestyle games, while based in sports, will be playful, inclusive, casual, and easy to pick up and play for kids and parents, women and men, and casual and hardcore sports fans of all ages.
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There is new content now available for download for NBA Street Homecourt on the Xbox360 reports MajorNelson. Here are the details:
Name: Melo’s Cloverdale
Price: Free
Availability: Available in all Xbox Live regions.
Dash Details: Melo’s Cloverdale is home to his H.O.O.D. movement charity event. With a brand new treatment of visual effects, this free download will give Cloverdale a whole new look & feel..
Name: Perkins Park
Price: 300 Points
Availability: Available in all Xbox Live regions.
Dash Details: Rip, Bibby, CP3, Wallace, and Nash - you already know about their hometown stories. Now, experience Perkins Park: located in Lebron’s hometown of Akron Ohio, this court was rebuilt by King James himself and Nike. Download now & expand your game with this brand new court!
Name: Street Legends & Brand Jordan Apparel
Price: 300 Points
Availability: Available in all Xbox Live regions.
Dash Details: Stretch, Bonafide, Biggie Littles, Takashi, Osmosis & Drake. The Street legends are back and better than ever! This bundle also includes five additional sets of Brand Jordan apparel items; from the new XX2 to Classic Mesh outfits, you’ll be hitting the courts in style with this download pack!
There you have it. The pedestrian stuff is free while the stuff you would really want is gonna cost you.
