Tiger Woods Can in Fact Walk on Water - Not a Glitch

Redwood Shores, CA - August 22, 2008 – Was it a glitch in the game, or is Tiger Woods really that good? Based off of a user video that posted last year showing a glitch that allowed players to hit of off the water in the Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 08 video game, a new video showcasing the real-life Tiger Woods walking and hitting a golf ball off the water became an instant hit on YouTube.com – getting more than 500,000 page views within 48 hours after posting.

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR®09 will be available at retail stores on August 26 and Tiger Woods will be on hand in New York City to launch his game the following day. In New York, EA SPORTS will promote a Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 09 All-Play tournament at GameStop locations throughout Manhattan, as well as an exclusive V.I.P. celebrity “tee-off” event hosted by Tiger Woods.

Check out http://www.easports.com/tigerwoods09/callouts.jsp if you want to hear more from Tiger himself. From this site, you can personalize messages via cell, text or email. Send to your friends and family and call them out to meet you on the links in the new game Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 09.

The critically acclaimed Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® franchise, which appeals to experienced and novice gamers alike, will feature dynamic, personalized gameplay via Tiger Woods’ personal swing coach, Hank Haney. The game also includes a more intuitive and customized EA SPORTSTM GamerNet experience as well as an all-new game engine powering online play.

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® will be available on August 26 on the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, the PlayStation®2 and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment systems, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and Wii™.

For more information, please visit www.easports.com/tigerwoods09.

All information contained in this news post comes directly from a press release sent out by EA Sports.