EA and Vivendi Universal Games Join the Blu-ray Disc Association

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) today announced that two leading game publishers, Electronic Arts (EA Games) and Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games), have joined the BDA. "The delivery of high-definition games is becoming increasingly important to us. Blu-ray Disc has the capacity, functionality and interactivity we need for the kinds of projects we have in mind." said Scott Cronce, Electronic Arts Worldwide Studio CTO. "The technical requirements for game development today demands more advanced optical- disc technologies. Blu-ray Disc offers the capacity, performance and high- speed Internet connectivity to take us into the future of gaming." said Michael Heilemann, Chief Technology Officer, VU Games.

The support from these two leading game publishers further strengthens the already overwhelming support for the Blu-ray Disc format among the world's leading gaming, consumer electronics, PC and entertainment companies.