EA Marks Release of 2006 FIFA World Cup(TM) Game and Announces Renewed Partnership with FIFA

Along with the release of 2006 FIFA World Cup, EA and FIFAannounced the extension of their long-term partnership, making EA theworldwide and exclusive FIFA Licensee for soccer action games acrossall console platforms, mobile phones and online formats. The on-goingpartnership will allow EA to continue to bring the most genuine soccergaming experiences to consumers with the authenticity of the FIFAsoccer world, and includes games for the future FIFA World Cups in2010 and 2014. Working together, EA and FIFA will continue to bringtheir combined passion for interactive sports entertainment tomillions of sports fans around the world for years to come.

"Renewing our strategic partnership with FIFA will enable us tocontinue to deliver the most authentic football titles to fans whohave helped to make our FIFA games the most successful footballvideogame franchise in the world," said EA's Gerhard Florin, ExecutiveVice President and General Manager for International Publishing.

In 2006 FIFA World Cup, users step into the heart of the action asthey play their favorite team or most loathed opponent. Featuringstunning visual representations of the world's superstar players,gamers experience the 12 official stadiums as they take their teamfrom qualification to glory. In addition to taking control of one of127 national teams, players will enjoy groundbreaking new play modes.Global Challenge tests even the biggest soccer fanatic by recreatingclassic moments in FIFA World Cup history with modern teams. Truechampions can challenge their friends in eight-way multiplayer matchesand take advantage of tremendous in-game un-lockable content such aslegendary players and exclusive licensed football apparel.

2006 FIFA World Cup, developed by EA Canada under the EASPORTS(TM) brand, ships today in North America and on April 28 inEurope and Asia on the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system,the Xbox(R) and Xbox 360(TM) video game systems from Microsoft,Nintendo GameCube(TM), Nintendo DS(TM), and Game Boy(R) Advance, PCand mobile. It will ship on the PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R)Portable)system in May. The game is rated "E" (Everyone) by the ESRB and has aPEGI rating of 3+.

Learn more about the game at:http://www.easports2006fifaworldcup.com/ or download screenshots andrenders at http://info.ea.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City,California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment softwarecompany. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, anddistributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems,personal computers, and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets itsproducts under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTSBIG(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2005, EA posted revenues of $3.1billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA'shomepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information aboutEA's products and full text of press releases can be found on theInternet at http://info.ea.com.

About FIFA

For the past 102 years, the Federation Internationale de FootballAssociation, founded on 21 May 1904 in Paris and better known as FIFA,has continued to provide the essential leadership role to theinternational football family. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland,the eighth FIFA President, Joseph S. Blatter (Switzerland), guides theorganization today with a commitment to the evolution of FIFA as amodern and dynamic association. The basis of the world's footballfamily is formed by FIFA's member associations. From the foundingseven in 1904, the family has today grown to 207 affiliatedassociations, also organized into six confederations spanning theglobe. FIFA's worldwide activities go well beyond its variouscompetitions, such as the world's biggest single-sport event, the FIFAWorld Cup(TM). In projects such as the FIFA GOAL Programme as well asseveral other development and charity activities such as the SOSChildren Villages, FIFA gives material, financial and promotionalsupport to develop the game and bring joy to underprivilegedworldwide.

Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, and POGO aretrademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in theU.S. and/or other countries. Official FIFA licensed product. FIFAWorld Cup is the property of its respective owner and used withpermission. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox 360 are either registeredtrademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/orother countries. "PlayStation" is a registered trademark and PSP is atrademark of SCEI. Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advanceare trademarks of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property oftheir respective owners.

Official licensed product. (C) The Official Emblem, the OfficialMascots of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany(TM) and the FIFA WorldCup(TM) Trophy are copyrights and trademarks of FIFA. All rightsreserved. Produced under license by Electronic Arts.