EA Ships Medal of Honor Heroes for the PSP

Business Wire, Oct 23, 2006

First Medal of Honor Videogame for the PSP on Store Shelves October 25, 2006

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced that Medal of Honor[TM] Heroes shipped today and will hit store shelves in North America October 25, 2006, and Worldwide later next month. Epic World War II (WWII) battles go portable with Medal of Honor Heroes for the PSP[R] (PlayStation[R] Portable) system.

For the first time, players can take all the authentic WWII action of Medal of Honor[TM] (MoH) on-the-go. Building on the key tenets of the franchise including historical accuracy and authenticity, Medal of Honor Heroes is the newest addition to the critically-acclaimed Medal of Honor franchise which is credited with pioneering the First-Person Shooter (FPS) WWII genre with its original release in 1999. This marks the exciting debut for a Medal of Honor game, as well as a WWII FPS game, on the PSP system.

Medal of Honor Heroes will be available exclusively for the PSP system - with an entirely unique storyline and PSP-specific feature set. Players will experience a totally new single player campaign, and can choose from six different multiplayer modes within 15 different maps, while participating in wireless multiplayer sessions with up to 32 players - the most EVER offered in a PSP game's multiplayer infrastructure mode. Up to eight gamers can also play across the room in a local adhoc connection. "Quickplay" missions in skirmish game mode, allow players to jump right into the action or to create customized mission scenarios for added re-playability.

In Medal of Honor Heroes players will experience new MoH moments as they battle their way through three campaigns as their favorite lead characters from past Medal of Honor games. Take on the role of Lieutenant Jimmy Patterson - star of both the original Medal of Honor, and the classic Medal of Honor Frontline[TM] - in an untold chapter of his time in Holland as part of Operation Market Garden. Play as Sergeant John Baker, from Medal of Honor Allied Assault[TM] Breakthrough, and sabotage German defenses on the Italian coastline to help the invasion forces crack Hitler's iron hold on Europe. Don the officer's cap of Lieutenant William Holt from Medal of Honor European Assault[TM] - and return to the Ardennes Forest during the Battle of the Bulge to complete unfinished business for the OSS. Along the way, players will unlock over 20 classic characters to use in multiplayer games, adding both variety and personality to their online(1) experience.

Developed by EA Canada in conjunction with EA Los Angeles, Medal of Honor Heroes is rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $39.99. For more information on Medal of Honor Heroes and the Medal of Honor franchise, please visit: www.moh.ea.com. Please visit EA's press site at www.info.ea.com for information about all of EA's games.

(1) Internet connection required for online play. See full product for details.

About Medal of Honor

First launched in 1999, Medal of Honor has become one of the most popular, celebrated, and influential First-Person Shooter franchises in the world. Originally conceptualized by Steven Spielberg and inspired during the shooting of the film Saving Private Ryan, Medal of Honor launched a whole genre of World War II games as it became one of the best-selling franchises in the Electronic ArtsEA([TM]) brand portfolio. Combined sales for the series have topped 27 million units worldwide making it the best-selling WWII game franchise ever. For more information on the Medal of Honor series, please visit www.moh.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.

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