January 25^th, 2002 (12:00am) - Avast ye matey! Get to swabbing the poop deck, for Katerina de Leon, the beautiful heroine from Pirates - The Legend of Black Kat(tm), will be arriving soon!

Westwood Studios(tm) announced today that its first action adventure game for the Sony(tm) PlayStation(tm) 2, Pirates - The Legend of Black Kat(tm), has gone gold and will ship to stores in North America February 19. Westwood is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Electronic Arts(tm) (NASDAQ: ERTS).

Pirates - The Legend of Black Kat is Westwood’s next-generation pirate game with epic ship battles and thrilling swordplay, starring Katerina de Leon, the Black Kat. Take to take to the high seas as Black Kat and master a dozen pirate ships from the simple gunboat to the massive power of a man o’ war. Discover and explore increasingly dangerous and fantastic island worlds and develop Black Kat’s swordplay skills to master the dagger, cutlass and saber to defeat evil pirate bands and loot their treasures.

"We’ve put a ton of fast, furious, and fantastical adventure into Pirates," said Loren Bryant, producer of Pirates - The Legend of Black Kat. "We’re really pleased with the outcome, and can’t wait for everyone to get their hands on the beautiful heroine Black Kat to see it for themselves."

Westwood is also developing Pirates - The Legend of Black Kat for the Microsoft(tm) Xbox(tm). That version will be released in the coming weeks.