Electronic
Arts announced an agreement with AOL Sports today that will see the
online sports media site help with the marketing and promotion of
EA
SPORTS GameShow, EA's new, free, online sports trivia game. EA
Sports GameShow is a live-hosted, interactive online sports trivia
game that features daily updated programming and lets players take on
thousands of other players from across Canada and the U.S. Each
trivia session is broadcast from the
EA SPORTS GameShow studio
in Orlando, Florida, and during broadcast hours (found on the game's
website, below) the game is hosted live, with both classic and
current trivia questions, some as fresh as that day's headlines.
Unde
r
the promotional agreement, AOL Sports now features EA Sports GameShow
as part of its available content.
“
After
several months of Beta testing, we’re excited to move to the next
phase of
EA
SPORTS GameShow
,”
said executive producer Roy Harvey. “This agreement with AOL
provides an outstanding opportunity to introduce new sports fans from
across the country to ‘live broadcast gaming’, a captivating,
innovative form of entertainment.”
Every
week, Monday through Friday, from noon to 1 p.m.,
EA
SPORTS GameShow
also
runs an exclusive challenge at AOL Sports' blog, the FanHouse. The
“FanHouse Challenge Hour” is also hosted live and streamed online
in real-time, giving players the opportunity to interact with the
on-air personalities while they compete against other sports fans. EA
SPORTS GameShow is available at no cost, via www.eagameshow.com.
