EA's 2006 FIFA World Cup Music Soundtrack Sets the Stage for Soccer Glory

Business Wire, April 11, 2006

Players step into the heart of the action to take on their favorite team or most loathed opponent. Featuring stunning visual representations of the world's superstar players, gamers will experience the 12 official stadiums as they lead their team from qualification to World Cup glory. In addition to controlling one of 127 national teams, players will enjoy the groundbreaking new play modes. Global Challenge tests even the biggest soccer fanatic by recreating classic moments in FIFA World Cup history using modern teams. True champions can challenge their friends in eight-way multiplayer matches and take advantage of tremendous in-game un-lockable content such as legendary players and exclusive soccer apparel.

2006 FIFA World Cup, developed by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C., is scheduled to ship 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, PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system, PC and mobile. The game is rated is rated "E" (Everyone) by the ESRB. Screenshots can be downloaded at http://info.ea.com.

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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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