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EA ANNOUNCES NEXT STEP INTO MOBILE GAMING

Digital Bridges named as strategic partner for distribution of mobile interactive entertainment in Europe, North and South America

LONDON, September 2, 2004 -Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, today outlined the company's next step to strengthen its offering of games designed for play on mobile phones. In a keynote speech today at the European Games Network (EGN) exhibition in London, Gerhard Florin, Managing Director and Senior Vice President of Electronic Arts, announced plans to bring additional opportunities for players to enjoy interactive entertainment on the go.

In addition to EA's major investments in the Sony PSPTM, Nintendo DSTM and Nokia N-GageTM, the company announced plans to build on the success of its franchises such as FIFA Football and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® in the mobile gaming space. Beginning this year, EA will produce and develop titles that will continue to bring mobile phone gaming experiences to consumers that are consistent with their already well-loved console games.

To secure strong distribution of its mobile franchises, EA announced the reinforcement of its existing partnership with Digital Bridges, a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions. The new agreement extends the current licensing relationship between the two companies to a comprehensive arrangement in which EA will make use of Digital Bridges' mobile-specific development expertise, connectivity technology, and multi-channel distribution network to maximize the presence and sales of top EA titles in the mobile space. EA will partner with Digital Bridges through an agreement that spans Europe and North and South America.

In his keynote address, Gerhard Florin commented," Looking ahead, there will be much excitement about the opportunities offered by taking gaming outside. There is still a long way to go in the evolution of mobile gaming as technologies advance and as consumer tastes become clear, and EA looks forward to being a part of this evolution".

Commenting on the agreement with Digital Bridges, Mr. Florin said, "Digital Bridges has a deep understanding of this market, and building on our past three years of working together, they continue to be our ideal partner as the mobile games market moves into its next phase of growth and maturity. Consumers around the world are increasingly moving to interactive entertainment, and while we create and produce games for the mobile platform, the expertise of Digital Bridges will help us bring new opportunities for game players to join the trend with the familiar, user-friendly format of the mobile phone."

Brian Greasley, CEO of Digital Bridges explained, "This agreement is not only a vote of confidence in Digital Bridges, it is also a fantastic endorsement of mobile gaming. We are thrilled to be partnering with the world's most successful videogames company, and very excited at the prospect of bringing mobile gaming to a whole new level with EA."

EA SPORTSTM FIFA Football 2004 Mobile International Edition and EA SPORTSTM Tiger Woods PGA TOUR® 2004 were Top 10 in the mobile charts for much of last year, with over one million cumulative paid-for downloads in Europe alone. Building on that momentum, three EA titles are planned for release to mobile platforms in 2004: FIFA Football 2005; Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005 and Need for SpeedTM Underground 2. In addition, a mobile phone version of The SimsTM will be available in 2005. EA will announce plans for the launch of further mobile titles in the months ahead.

Press Contacts:

  • ELECTRONIC ARTS

Glen O'Connell

+44 1932 450 000

goconnell@europe.ea.com

  • DIGITAL BRIDGES

Annabel Brog

+44 (0) 207 901 1770

annabel.brog@digitalbridges.com

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About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, EA posted revenues of $2.96 billion for fiscal 2004. The company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and the Internet. In 2003, EA had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EA GAMESTM and EA SPORTS BIGTM. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

About Digital Bridges

Founded in 1998, Digital Bridges is a world leader in the creation and distribution of mobile entertainment solutions. An industry pioneer, Digital Bridges provides the best in mobile entertainment to a global distribution network of operators, portals, retailers, interactive TV channels and other e-commerce outlets, representing over 300 million subscribers worldwide. The company possesses a unique combination of mobile technology, development and publishing expertise, and works with many of the world's leading media and entertainment brands including Crash BandicootTM, RollerballTM, RobocopTM, The Pink PantherTM, PlatoonTM, The Fast and the FuriousTM, The Weakest LinkTM, Space InvadersTM, EA SPORTSTM FIFA Football 2004 Mobile International Edition and EA SPORTSTM Tiger Woods PGA TOUR®2004. UNITY, the company's best-in-class technology platform, supports all current and future mobile standards, protocols, technologies and operating systems. Digital Bridges' investors include Apax Partners, Argo Global Capital and Openwave Systems Inc. Digital Bridges has its commercial and publishing headquarters in London, with technology & production divisions in Dunfermline, Scotland, as well as sales offices in Paris and New York.

Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, EA GAMES, EA SPORTS BIG, Need for Speed and The Sims are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. FIFA Football is an Official FIFA licensed product. The mark TIGERWOODS and the TW Logo are trademarks of ETW Corp. PGA TOUR is a trademark of PGA TOUR, INC. and used by permission. Nintendo DS is a trademark of Nintendo. Sony PSP is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. N-Gage is a trademark of Nokia. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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