Press Release: Electronics Arts to Use AMD Athlon(tm) Processor-Based Systems Worldwide
Posted By Kathy Smith
Date: January 15, 2002
EA is recommending AMD-based desktop and workstation systems to development,
sales, finance, and marketing departments.
Sunnyvale, CA - January 15,
2002- AMD today announced Electronic Arts, a leader in PC and console
games and the number-one game site on the Internet, is recommending AMD
Athlon(tm) XP and AMD Athlon MP processor-based desktop and workstation
computers for its worldwide studios. Electronic Arts plans to use these systems
to develop and produce next-generation PC and console games for both the EA
SPORTS and EA GAMES brands with franchises including John Madden Football, Harry
Potter, and The Sims, and plans to implement AMD processor-based systems in
their sales, finance, marketing, and administration departments.
EA studios slated to use AMD processor-based systems include Westwood Studios in
Las Vegas, Maxis studio in Walnut Creek, and studios in Redwood Shores, Los
Angeles, Seattle, Orlando, London, Tokyo, Vancouver, and Melbourne.
"The performance, compatibility, and reliability of the AMD Athlon MP processor
has led us to select it as part of the workstation development solution
worldwide for Electronic Arts to help speed game design processes," said Scott
Cronce, VP and chief technology officer, Electronic Arts Inc. "Additionally, the
stability we have had with AMD Athlon XP processor-based desktop machines has
given us reason to populate them in other departments in Electronic Arts."
"Electronic Arts is producing performance-demanding, graphic-intensive games
that leverage AMD solutions," said Ed Ellett, vice president of Marketing at
AMD. "The compatibility, reliability and performance of AMD workstation
solutions as development platforms combined with EA's extensive game portfolio
will help ensure that the next generation of gaming will evolve to the next
level of realism."
In the past, EA has trusted AMD's technology and raw processing power to
showcase their complete lineup at E3 in Los Angeles and at two press
conferences.
About AMD
AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the
personal and networked computer and communications markets with manufacturing
facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Asia. AMD, a Fortune 500 and
Standard & Poor's 500 company, produces microprocessors, flash memory devices,
and support circuitry for communications and networking applications. Founded in
1969 and based in Sunnyvale, California, AMD had revenues of $4.6 billion in
2000. (NYSE: AMD).
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Sean Cleveland
AMD Public Relations
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sean.cleveland@amd.com
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