EA SHIFTS GEARS WITH NEED FOR SPEED PROSTREET

Compete in the ultimate street racing showdown with EA’s blockbuster racing franchise



EA have officially announced the new Need for Speed™.

Electronic Arts Inc. has announced that the blockbuster Need for Speed™ franchise is introducing a new version that drives the series in a new direction. Need for Speed™ ProStreet is a ground-breaking Need for Speed experience where you’re thrust to compete head to head against the best street racers in a multitude of racing showdowns. The game is being developed by EA Black Box in Vancouver,B.C., and is slated to ship this Spring.

“Need for Speed ProStreet accelerates street racing culture by providing the ultimate stage for
the pursuit of street racing supremacy,” said Executive Producer, Larry LaPierre. “This is a game
about building the ultimate performance-tuned battle machine, taking it to multi-disciplinary
showdowns all over the world and pitting your skills and reputation against the very best street
racers.”



Need for Speed ProStreet boasts impeccable precision and impressively detailed photorealistic
graphics, effectively transporting you to the center of the action. It pushes the
“Autosculpt™” technology to a new level, allowing you to directly impact your car’s
performance for the first time as well as personalize its appearance. Need for Speed ProStreet
is a true taste of raw adrenaline and racing with consequences. Every dent, every scratch and
every crumpled body panel is a battle scar, proof of your commitment and competitive mettle.
With an aggressive and skilled AI system, you become immersed in an unmatched
believable race experience. Add in a revolutionary online mode that will redefine the meaning
of competitive social play, and Need for Speed ProStreet is the ultimate formula for an
emotionally charged street racing showdown.

Set to feature as one of only two women in Need for Speed ProStreet will be Australia’s own
reality TV star and glamour girl, Krystal Forscutt. Krystal shot into the Australian spotlight in 2006
through Australia’s Big Brother reality TV program. Krystal has since gone on to solidify her star
appeal through numerous local and international magazine cover appearances, and recently set
television screens alight appearing on Channel 7’s celebrity talent singing quest, It Takes Two.
With her sultry character likeness now to appear in Need for Speed ProStreet, Krystal will affirm
her position in videogame history with her digital rendering to be seen by millions of Need for
Speed gamers around the globe.

Need for Speed ProStreet will be available for Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment
system, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and Wii™ as well as the
PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo DS™, PSP® (PlayStation®
Portable) handheld entertainment system, PC and mobile. More information can be found at
www.needforspeed.com