EA ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE PRE-SELL PROGRAM FOR COMMAND & CONQUER GENERALS

Exclusive "Officers Club" pack available to those who pre-order the 3D RTS

IRVINE, CA (Jan. 17, 2003) - Electronic Arts announced today that, beginning this week, it will offer an exclusive Officers Club pack to players who pre-order the highly-anticipated 3D real-time strategy game, Command & Conquer Generals(tm) from participating retailers.  Command & Conquer Generals will be published by EA (NASDAQ:ERTS) under the EA GAMES(tm) brand Feb. 11, 2003.

The Officers Club pack is the only place to get exclusive information and in-game elements including:

·        A unique Officers Club medal icon that appears on the player's online "My Persona" screen and by the player's name when setting up a custom multiplayer match.

·        An Officers Club flag that appears on the player's Command Center when playing online.

·        A full-color fold-out tech tree card with all the units, vehicles, buildings and upgrades for each of the three sides.

·        A full-color multiplayer map strategy card featuring winning tips and tricks from the Command & Conquer Generals development team.

·        An interactive CD-ROM with concept art, movies, music and more.

Beginning this week, players can obtain the Officers Club pack by pre-ordering Command & Conquer Generals either online or from their local software store.  Retailers currently participating in the pre-sell program are www.EA.com, Electronics Boutique, www.EBWorld.com, GameStop, www.GameStop.com, CompUSA and MediaPlay.

Command & Conquer Generals puts players' trigger fingers on the pulse of modern warfare as they become a powerful general and control massive armies of bleeding-edge military weaponry across a globe teetering on the brink of Armageddon.  Three unique sides will be available, each with customizable high-tech arsenals ready to deliver unprecedented firepower on land or in the skies.  Players can annihilate the opposition in the 23-mission single-player campaign or dish out the damage in global multiplayer mayhem.

Players who wish to play Command & Conquer Generals weeks before it hits stores can visit www.FilePlanet.com.  Beginning January 20, the first twenty thousand FilePlanet subscribers who sign up at the site will be given the opportunity to play in a limited version of the public multiplay test at no charge.   

More information on Command & Conquer Generals can be found at http://generals.ea.com. 

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