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EA to acquire Criterion Software Group from Canon

28.07.2004 23:08 EA TO ACQUIRE CRITERION SOFTWARE GROUP FROM CANON
EA Acquires UK Creator of Burnout 3 and RenderWare

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 28 - Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced an agreement to acquire Criterion Software Group Ltd. from Canon. With the acquisition, EA assumes Criterion's studio in Guildford, UK; two globally recognized intellectual properties, Burnout and Black; and the RenderWare middleware technology.

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Burnout 2: Point of Impact screen shots

14 screen shots from Burnout 2: Point of Impact. These are all original screen shots that was used to promote the game when it was first released back in 2002.

Screen shot from Burnout 2: Point of Impact

Screen shot from Burnout 2: Point of Impact

Screen shot from Burnout 2: Point of Impact

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Awards

In 2001 Acclaim won IGN.com's 'Editor's choice award' twice for Burnout. Burnout was honored for its excellence in entertainment value, performance, design, originality and lasting appeal.

Burnout(TM) joined Acclaim's highly successful All-Star Baseball 2002, featuring four-time World Series" Champion and 2000 All-Star Game MVP shortstop Derek Jeter, which won the same award from the leading video game site earlier the same year. "We are thrilled to win our second 'Editors' Choice Award' from IGN.com and are very excited by the initial response to Burnout(TM) from both the media and consumers," said Evan Stein, vice president of Brand. "Already one of the most talked about titles available for the holiday season 2001, Burnout(TM) was poised to raise the bar for next-generation driving games."

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