Maggie who?: Maggie Q featured in just-announced Need for Speed: Undercover

Who’s Maggie Q? She’s an international model/actress that has appeared in Mission: Impossible III and Live Free or Die Hard. And she was at a Need for Speed Undercover event Electronic Arts held in San Francisco last night. Why? She’s in the game, dummy!

EA have announced that Maggie Q will be featured in the just-announced (officially) Need for Speed: Undercover, which will have “big-budget live-action sequence that propel the original story forward as players get behind the wheel.” Undercover is bringing back and will focus on high-speed cop chases and “spectacular highway battles.” Well that certainly sounds spectacular; the game’s producer, Bill Harrisson agrees. 

“Need for Speed Undercover features a deep and engaging story of spectacular [Editor’s note: told you so!] Hollywood-style live-action that will transport players into the fictional world of the Tri-City bay Area,” he said before giving Maggie Q a tongue bath, saying that she allows them to “deliver an unparalleled level of storytelling that will keep players engaged in-between 180-mile-an-hour races.”

Maggie Q is excited too, saying that she is “impressed by the scope and quality of of the overall production that goes into a videogame these days.”

Need for Speed Undercover (developed by EA’s Black Box) will be available this holiday, for those putting your wish lists together. 

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Discover a World of High-Stakes and High-Speed in the Hottest Racing Game of 2008

Guildford, UK – August 15, 2008 – Black Box, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced Need for Speed™ Undercover, the intense action racing title scheduled for release this holiday. The new game will feature international movie star, Maggie Q, as the lead character in the big-budget live-action sequences that propel the original story forward as players get behind the wheel. EA’s Need for Speed Undercover takes the franchise back to its roots and re-introduces break-neck cop chases, the world’s hottest cars and spectacular highway battles.

“Need for Speed Undercover features a deep and engaging story of spectacular Hollywood-style live-action that will transport players into the fictional world of the Tri-City Bay Area,” said Bill Harrison, Need for Speed Undercover Executive Producer. “Working with talent the calibre of Maggie Q allows us to deliver an unparalleled level of storytelling that will keep players engaged in between 180-mile-an-hour races.”

Maggie Q, who has starred in Mission Impossible III and Live Free or Die Hard, plays Federal Agent Chase Linh, a seductive handler who recruits and guides players as they go undercover. Players will take on dangerous jobs and compete in races in order to infiltrate and takedown a ruthless international crime syndicate.

“I’ve always been a fan of racing games and working on Need for Speed Undercover was an amazing experience,” said Maggie Q. “I was so impressed by the scope and quality of the overall production that goes into a videogame these days. It was like any other day on a Hollywood set; I felt right at home. The Black Box team is doing tremendous work here and I can’t wait to see the final game.”