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Take the wheel of a flying car and don’t be late for a second term at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! Electronic Arts, the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company, announced today it has shipped Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets™, J.K. Rowling’s second book in the worldwide best-selling series on seven game platforms. The games will be on store shelves November 15, 2002, the same day the highly anticipated movie sequel from Warner Bros. Pictures is released in U.K. and U.S. theatres. Debuting for the first time on next generation game consoles, players get to “Be Harry Potter” on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube™ in addition to PC, Game Boy® Advance, PlayStation and Game Boy Color.

News source: Electronic Arts

Controllable vehicles are the heart of the Battlefield 1942 experience and The Road To Rome will feature eight new vehicles in addition to the more than 30 in the original title. These include the German BF-110 and British Mosquito twin-engined fighter-bombers. Also debuting are Italian and new British and German tanks and anti-tank guns. New hand-held weapons include the Italian Breda assault rifle, British Sten SMG and bayonets on rifles.

Staying true to the Battlefield 1942 massive multiplayer legacy, The Road To Rome will support up to 64 players (on select maps) and give them the ability to fully experience World War II combat. Playing as several infantry classes, gamers can control many weapons available to the Axis and Allies and command numerous land vehicles, ships and aircraft. Two new fighting forces include the Free French Forces and Italian forces.

Currently under development by Swedish-based Digital Illusions. The Road to Rome is scheduled to be released in early 2003 under the EA GAMES brand. The original Battlefield 1942 is required to play The Road to Rome.