EA's Burnout Legends Races to Retail for the Nintendo DS

Business Wire, Nov 29, 2005

CHERTSEY, England -- Get ready to take your rage on the road ... Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that Burnout(TM) Legends has shipped to North American retailers for the Nintendo DS(TM) portable video game system. Burnout Legends sets the standard for on-the-go automotive anarchy, combining the series' trademark speed, destruction and depth with new features, gameplay refinements and connectivity.

Built from the ground-up for the Nintendo DS, Burnout Legends uses the touch screen to allow gamers to control their car in spectacular crashes by employing "aftertouch." The game also features nine gameplay modes, including crash, road rage, pursuit and white-knuckle multiplayer via Wi-Fi.

Burnout Legends delivers updated versions of the most explosive moments from Burnout(TM), Burnout(TM) 2: Point of Impact and Burnout(TM) 3: Takedown(TM), with new gameplay, new cars and new surprises.

The game is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and carries an MSRP of $34.99. For more information about Burnout Legends, please visit http://burnout.ea.com or our press web site at http://info.ea.com.

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 SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2005, EA posted revenues of $3.1 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. 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.

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