To learn about the Trevor Project

http://www.thetrevorproject.org/about-trevor/organization

Last week at our corporate headquarters EA threw a first class holiday bash for employees and their children.  The event was kicked off with a recital from our on campus preschool children.  Shortly after, Santa Clause made his grand arrival and posed for pictures with children and their families.  The kids were able to enjoy cookie decorating, balloon art, airbrush tattoos, carnival games, train rides, bouncy house and even create their own teddy bear at the EA Bear Factory.  Employees and their children had a blast! 

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS – News) today unveiled a slate of titles that are now available in the Google Chrome Web Store. At a Google Chrome event, EA showcased its popular gaming destination, Pogo™, which leveraged the Google Web Toolkit to transform Poppit!™ into an HTML5 title. 

Pogo is already known to millions of monthly active users for its popular puzzle, word, card, casino and board games. Poppit! is available today in the Chrome Web Store as a free download. In future releases of Chrome, Poppit! will be bundled as a default application with the browser for free.

“Poppit! has never run faster and never looked better,” said EA Chief Operating Officer John Schappert. “With Google’s Web Toolkit, we can supercharge classics like Poppit! into state-of-the-art HTML5 games for this new gaming platform.”

In addition to Poppit!, EA announced EA SPORTS™ FIFA Superstars, Lords of Ultima™, Mirror’s Edge™ 2D, and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Online are now available in the Chrome Web Store.

 “The web has become an incredibly powerful platform for innovation, allowing users to do much more online than they ever imagined,” said Sundar Pichai, VP of product management for Google Chrome. “The Chrome Web Store showcases the power of the open web and we’re excited to have several gaming titles from EA as a part of it.”

EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile, POGO, Poppit!, Mirror’s Edge and Ultima are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. FIFA and Tiger Woods are trademarks or other intellectual property of their owners and used with permission. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

EA Mobile – a division of EA, Harmonix Music Systems Inc. – the world’s premier music video game developer, and MTV Games – a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, today announced that ROCK BAND Reloaded  is now available on the App Store. The iPad exclusive HD version and the version for iPhone and iPod touch offers players an initial powerhouse setlist of songs from artists including Nirvana, Billy Idol, No Doubt, Nine Inch Nails and Vampire Weekend. More than 20 songs will be available today with new tracks launching throughout the holidays. Plus, for the first time, ROCK BAND Reloaded players now have a “5^th Way to Play” by singing directly into their iPhone, iPod touch and iPad utilizing new vocal recognition features.

“ROCK BAND Reloaded is the experience fans have been waiting for, innovating on the popular franchise and bringing the entire band onto the iPad and iPhone for the first time,” said Travis Boatman, Vice President of Worldwide Studios for EA Mobile. “These games bring a deep ROCK BAND experience to mobile players in very cool and creative new ways. Innovative vocal recognition features, social integration connecting players to their friends and challenging gameplay modes will drive forward the mobile music genre and provide the best music experience to players.”

New vocal recognition features introduce players to a unique way to play by singing directly into their iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to earn points. Players can showcase their inner rock star by picking from a setlist of songs that include “Hella Good” by No Doubt, “Kryptonite” by 3 Doors Down, “Your Decision” by Alice in Chains, “White Wedding” by Billy Idol, “In Bloom” by Nirvana, “A-Punk” by Vampire Weekend and many more. In addition to the songs included with the initial purchase, free* tracks are available in the Music Store along with Premium Packs by The All American Rejects, Third Eye Blind, Blink-182 and other top-selling artists available through In App Purchase.

For the first time on iPad, ROCK BAND Reloaded packs delivers device-exclusive features including a Multiplayer mode where players can challenge friends live in a head-to-head split-screen environment. Flexible controls provide for ultimate customization of all play styles. The iPad game’s new “Big Drums” layout increases the interactivity of this fan-favorite instrument. Songs are now more accessible to players with custom playlists in Quick Play and quick replay using an “Encore” feature.

Other game features include a new Expert mode for experienced players along with a World Tour mode that enables players to rock six cities and 36 events earning up to 50 awards and achievements all while living the Rock N’ Roll dream. By logging into Facebook, players have access to the News Center where they can find out when new songs launch, follow friends’ exploits and directly challenge their friends’ accomplishments with a simple touch of the screen. And for those just looking to jam, get “the band” together via local WiFi and Bluetooth and play live on guitar, bass, drums, or vocals with up to three bandmates using their own iPad, iPhone or iPod touch**.

ROCK BAND Reloaded and ROCK BAND Reloaded HD are available today from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.