Great America Announces New Attraction Featuring Mass Effect Videogame Series For 2016
California's Great America and Electronic Arts (EA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, are teaming up to create a first-of-its-kind guest experience at Great America. The dynamic new attraction will feature settings and characters from EA's critically acclaimed Mass Effect videogame series developed by BioWare and will open next season in a newly renovated Action Theater.
Riders will climb aboard motion-based seating and wear 3D glasses as they are taken on a thrilling adventure. A live performer will curate the journey and appear to interact seamlessly with the next generation 3D visuals. These elements will be integrated with motion seating, high tech sound and other 4D effects to create a truly compelling and immersive attraction. Guests will travel through space to a distant planet, face off against bigger than life adversaries and ultimately help save the day.
"Partnering with a world-wide gaming leader like EA will enable us to build an incredible user experience for our guests," said California's Great America Vice President and General Manager Raul Rehnborg. "This combination of technology and creative videogame content is sure to usher in a new wave of entertainment innovation in amusement parks."
"EA and BioWare are thrilled to partner with Great America and see one of our most iconic games turned into an exciting high-tech attraction," said Patrick O'Brien, Vice President of Entertainment and Licensing, EA. "Having a partner who shares our commitment to thrilling our fans is extremely important to us and we look forward to building an attraction that will appeal to the Mass Effect fan-base and introduce it to many more."
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 Reaches Crazy New Heights This February
Spring comes early when zombies take over! PopCap Vancouver, creator of some of the world’s most beloved video game franchises and a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), today announced that Plants vs. ZombiesTM Garden Warfare 2 will be in stores February 23, 2016, arriving ahead of the expected spring launch. Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 drops you into an all-out battle where for the first time in franchise history, zombies have conquered Suburbia and plants are on the attack. Players who pre-order will get immediate access to the new Grass Effect Z7-Mech when they start the game. Inspired by one of the development team’s favorite videogame franchises, PopCap Vancouver worked in close partnership with BioWare™ to create this one-of-a-kind mech that comes loaded with the melee Zomni-tool, kinetic padding, and a biotic ability ‘Pull’ to quickly close the gap between you and the plant menace.
Watch the Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2: Grass Effect Z7-Mech Gameplay Reveal Trailer to see the mech come to life in game.
In addition to the Grass Effect Z7-Mech, fans who pre-order Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 will receive an emoji pack filled with 14 all-new emoji-style accessories to customize each character class with.
“At PopCap, we love to excite our fans, and couldn’t be more ready and thrilled to bring Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 into their hands earlier than expected,” said Justin Wiebe, Creative Director, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2. “From the immersive worlds and the crazy characters, to the new ways to play such as Backyard Battleground, we’re incredibly proud of the game we’re building. This is a crazy shooter filled with fan-requested features as well as all-new experiences that will make this unlike any other game in the genre.”
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 goes above and beyond to deliver the funniest, craziest most over-the-top shooter yet. Players can go on the offensive as the plants in all-new modes including the 24-player Herbal Assault mode, or rally the zombies together and defend against the plants in the 4-player co-op mode, Graveyard Ops. From the Great White North to Moon Base Z, all the hilarious action takes place across 12 fresh maps that are bursting with life and humor. Join the fight for Suburbia with six new character classes and over one hundred unique characters to collect. Experience even more ways to play, including the Backyard Battleground; players will have the freedom to explore this interactive environment by themselves or with friends. The Backyard Battleground is a wild playground with dynamic events and tons to discover, and is unlike anything that has been in a Plants vs. Zombies game before.
New Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 Walkthrough Trailer: Solo Play
Today, PopCap Vancouver released the Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2: Solo Play Walkthrough Trailer, a video that showcases some of the game’s all-new Solo Play features, including the Solo Ops game mode, hot-swapping between characters on the fly, and the fun new customization options in Crazy Settings.
Experience the game on your own terms in Solo Ops with the ability to select a full squad of four characters and swap between them at any point during a match. Use their individual abilities and unique strengths designed to conquer an objective, deal extra damage, or support the team to win the battle! As an added bonus, players can earn experience for each individual character for as long as they control them.
Crazy Settings lets players turn their game into a richer and crazier experience in either Solo Play, or private and local matches with the power to modify the game with fun, over-the-top options including:
• Infini-Ammo - Characters have infinite ammo without overheat. • Speed Boost Craziness - Characters move crazy fast. • Low Gravity - It isn’t just for the moon. The entire match will be played in low gravity. • Simply Explode Mode - Characters explode when vanquished “simply.” • Ridiculously Low Health - All characters have a max of one health – instant vanquishes. • Super Crazy Knock-back Mode - Damaged characters get knocked back... really far.
Whether you strategically pick four characters to tackle a specific map, or customize your favorites before heading into battle, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 lets you call the shots in this unique Solo Play experience.
Enjoy this sneak peek and stay tuned for more reveals on Solo Ops and other new ways to play soon! Dive in yourself when Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 drops February 23.
Battlefield 4 Legacy Operations includes Dragon Valley 2015, a classic map reimagined both visually and with new gameplay features. This large map opens up for vehicular mayhem on land, air, and sea. Destroy or repair bridges for a tactical advantage. For infantry players, the dockyards offer intense close-quarter combat in Team Death Match.
Battlefield 4 Legacy Operations will be releasing in December 2015 to all Battlefield 4 players on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Until then, marvel at this stunning trailer produced with The Two Scotsmen.
The Battlefield 4 Holiday Update will be automatically released to your platform on the same day, but the free Legacy Operations DLC will be a separate, manual download available from the Origin My Games tab, the PlayStation PS Store, and Xbox Marketplace.