EA ANNOUNCES EMMANUELLE VAUGIER TO STAR
Popular Actress to Play Central Role in Storyline
Chertsey, UK. - June 11th, 2006 - Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:
ERTS) announced today that actress Emmanuelle Vaugier will star
in Need for Speed Carbon this autumn. Developed by EA
Black Box in Vancouver, British Columbia, Need for Speed Carbon
delivers the next generation of adrenaline-filled street racing
and will challenge players to face the ultimate test of driving
skill on treacherous canyon roads. An emerging young Hollywood
talent, Vaugier has a recurring role on the CBS hit sitcom Two
and a Half Men. She has also recently starred in the films Saw
2 and 40 Days and 40 Nights, and was selected to Maxim's annual
top 100 females list in May. In Need for Speed Carbon,
Emmanuelle stars as Nikki, the ex-girlfriend of the hero who
has returned to town to face his mysterious past. "Being able
to work in a videogame for the first time and working with the
Need For Speed Carbon team at EA has been a great experience
for me. This is a game that evolves the racing genre, and I'm
thrilled to be a part of it", Vaugier said. "Playing the role
of Nikki allows me to take a completely fresh approach to
acting and push the boundaries of the creative process." David
Footman, who has worked on such Hollywood blockbuster films as
The Day After Tomorrow, X-Men, X-Men 3, iRobot, and Fantastic
Four, was the director for the green screen video shoot with
Vaugier. The goal of the full motion video shoot in Need for
Speed Carbon processes live actors to look computer generated
while maintaining the performance and facial expressions Need
for Speed Carbon will be available for Xbox 360,
PlayStation®3, and Wii as well as the PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system, Xbox® videogame system from
Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game
Boy® Advance, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, PC, and
mobile. ### About Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Inc. (EA),
headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's
leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in
1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes
interactive software worldwide for videogame systems, personal
computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its
products under four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS
BIGTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2006, EA posted revenue of $2.95
billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million
copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More
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