Need For Speed The Run & Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models Join Forces

Need For Speed The Run & Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Models Join Forces

2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model Irina Shayk and fellow Swimsuit model Chrissy Teigen Play Guest Starring Roles in upcoming Need For Speed title

By NateBest - Sep 27, 2011 12:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Need For Speed The Run

Electronic Arts and Sports Illustrated have announced an exclusive marketing partnership between the internationally renowned Need for Speed and Swimsuit franchises. Their goal? To bring together the worlds of fashion, video games, cars and beauty in a first-of-its-kind partnership.

The deal will see 2011 SI Swimsuit Cover model Irina Shayk and popular Swimsuit model Chrissy Teigen play guest starring roles in Need for Speed The Run. The game takes players on a cross-country race from San Francisco to New York.

In addition, the partnership powers a new SI subscription bundled offer featuring Need for Speed The Run assets and both EA and SI will execute significant cross-promotion across in-game, TV and social media.

“We’re thrilled to be working with Sports Illustrated to deliver the biggest, fastest, and sexiest entertainment event of the holiday with Need for Speed The Run,” said Steve Seabolt, Vice President of Global Brand Partnerships at EA. “With a global reach and a quality standard that’s comparable to what we achieve in our games, Sports Illustrated makes the perfect partner. Gamers, racers and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit aficionados alike will love seeing Irina and Chrissy transform from the physical to the digital world, playing lifelong friends competing in a heart-pounding race from San Francisco to New York.”


Irina Shayk, cover model of the 2011 SI Swimsuit, and Chrissy Teigen star as best friends and rival racers in Need For Speed The Run


Irina Shayk, cover model of the 2011 SI Swimsuit and Chrissy Teigen, a feature model in the 2011 issue, star as best friends and rival racers competing against Jack, the protagonist and “man on the run” in Need for Speed The Run. As part of the partnership, Sports Illustrated and Electronic Arts are producing “The Making of Need for Speed The Run” DVD which will be included in a Sports Illustrated subscription offer whereby new subscribers will receive a six month “All Access” subscription to SI, Need for Speed The Run video game and the DVD (for $49.95).

Additional marketing extensions will also include commercial promotions for the offer and Sports Illustrated will have promotional billboards in the game, which will be used to promote the Sports Illustrated “All Access” Subscription offer as well as SI’s Sportsman of the Year and Swimsuit franchises.

“There are only a few companies that deliver upon the promise of excitement and innovation with every new product launch and EA stands at the top of that list. This is why it is very exciting that SI Swimsuit will be part of the latest edition of the Need for Speed franchise,” said Frank Wall, Vice President and Publisher of Sports Illustrated. “I’m sure that the millions of Swimsuit fans will be excited to see Irina and Chrissy behind the wheel and millions more will be introduced to franchise in a fun and unexpected way.”




Developed by Black Box, an Electronic Arts studio, Need for Speed The Run will be available November 15, 2011 in North America and November 17, 2011 in Europe for the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, PC, Wii and Nintendo 3DS.
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