In Earth & Beyond, players become captains of their own starships and live futuristic galactic adventures as they explore, trade and fight with thousands of others. In addition, players will face new challenges over time as the developers add sectors, planets, missions, monsters, characters, features, evolving plot lines and more.

"Earth & Beyond is a big achievement for EA and Westwood Studios," said John Riccitiello, the company's president and chief operating officer. "We're expanding the persistent world genre with an incredibly deep, compelling game about space exploration."

Gamers can order Earth & Beyond online at www.eastore.ea.com or call toll free at 877-EA GAMES (877-324-2637), or by visiting their local computer games retailer.

More information about Earth & Beyond can be found at the official website: www.earthandbeyond.com.