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Take a Walk Down Memory Lane With EA This Holiday — EA Replay for the PSP Ships to Retailers Today

Business Wire, Nov 14, 2006

The 90s Lives on in a Collection of 14 Classic EA Titles Exclusive to the PSP

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced that EA[TM] Replay, the company's first ever compilation of classic console games, will ship to retailers in North America today and in Europe on December 8 under the EA[TM] brand. Produced by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C., exclusively for the PSP[R] (PlayStation[R] Portable), this catalog of 14 EA console favorites from the 90s aims to capture the simple, button-mashing fun that first hooked players all those years ago.

"We wanted to make a game that was authentic to EA's rich history of genre-defining IP," said David McCarthy, Executive Producer on the project. "EA Replay is loaded with classic visuals and audio that perfectly emulates the console gameplay you nostalgically remember, while at the same time, delivering a cutting-edge, on-the-go gaming experience."

By bringing original 90s console games to the PSP, EA Replay rejuvenates the way the classics are played. You can now go head-to-head with friends in multiplayer on select titles, unlock original game art, and save your game at any point.

EA Replay's compilation of celebrated hits gives you the chance to relive those epic moments that first sparked your gaming passion on-the-go. Included in the retro catalog are popular franchises such as the Strike series, Road Rash[TM] and Wing Commander[TM]. The complete title list is as follows:

-- B.O.B.                           -- Road Rash II
-- Budokan                          -- Road Rash III
-- Desert Strike                    -- Syndicate
-- Jungle Strike                    -- Ultima(TM): The Black Gate
-- Haunting Starring Polterguy      -- Virtual Pinball
-- Mutant League Football           -- Wing Commander
-- Road Rash                        -- Wing Commander: Secret Missions

EA Replay will be available exclusively for the PSP system with an MSRP of $19.99. This game has been rated 12 by PEGI and T by the ESRB. Media can find screen shots and a fact sheet 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 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 information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, POGO, Road Rash, Ultima and Wing Commander are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. PlayStation and PSP are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

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