EA To Wedge Trivial Pursuit In 2009 News

Electronic Arts has revealed that it's to bring Hasbro's general knowledge board game, Trivial Pursuit, to the home consoles in early 2009.

The adaptation will bring several gameplay modes to test players, including the classic Trivial Pursuit mode, a solo mode, and a 'High Stakes' mode for a multiplayer quiz-tastic experience. Trivial Pursuit will launch on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and PlayStation 2.

"Trivial Pursuit is a beloved game of many families. We're so excited to be able to bring daily bites of fresh new trivia to our Pogo.com players. We have thousands of questions to draw from ensuring every day delivers a new set of fun facts," said Andrew Pedersen, Pogo General Manager. "EA's goal is to give people many ways to play Trivial Pursuit. Whether playing with family across the country online at Pogo.com, in your living room with friends or on your cell phone while waiting to pick up the kids from school, there's a way for everyone to have fun."

"It promises to be an incredibly exciting year for Trivial Pursuit fans around the world," said Mark Blecher, General Manager, Digital Media and Gaming, Hasbro. "Often referred to as 'a party in a box', Trivial Pursuit will celebrate its 25th anniversary by breaking out of the box and landing on a variety of popular online, handheld and console formats allowing a test of wits showdown to unfold in the palm of your hand anytime, anyplace."

EA launches into its new deal with Hasbro later in the autumn, when the Hasbro Family Game Night arrives on Wii and PlayStation 2, featuring videogame adaptations of Boggle, Battleships, Yahtzee and Connect 4.

Atari previously held the Hasbro license, releasing a small compendium of games on Nintendo DS back in 2006.