EA’S MVP BASEBALL 2004 SWINGS FOR THE FENCES Critically Acclaimed New Baseball Simulation Ships Nationwide

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Tuesday, March 9, 2003 – Get in the swing of things with MVP Baseball™ 2004, an authentic and deep simulation of America’s pastime from Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), which ships today to retailers nationwide under the EA SPORTS™ brand. With the MVP Baseball franchise’s second outing, hailed a “landmark videogame baseball achievement” by Official Xbox Magazine, opening day has just moved to March.

MVP Baseball 2004, PlayStation Magazine’s latest Game of the Month, is packed with gameplay innovations and improvements that put users in control at the plate, in the field, and on the base paths like never before. The EA SPORTS Pure Swing System offers unique swing types and signature cuts, a model that Electronic Gaming Monthly says “revolutionizes the art of videogame batting.” The Big Play Control allows for diving and sliding catches, user-controlled slides, and home plate collisions–all with a touch of the right analog stick.

An official Minor League Baseball license, a revamped EA SPORTS Dynasty Mode™ that lets players control all aspects of Class AA and AAA farm teams in addition to the parent MLB club, new Pitcher Showdown and Manager Modes, and all-new online play* through EA SPORTS online on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system as well as online play for PC round out what promises to be this season’s grand slam.

Developed by EA Canada, MVP Baseball 2004 is available on the PlayStation 2 console, Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube™, and PC-CD. The game is rated "E" (Everyone) by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $49.95 for all three console versions and $39.95 on PC. The game’s official website is www.mvpbaseball2004.com .

EA SPORTS is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world. Its top-selling titles and franchises include John Madden Football™, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, MVP Baseball™, NCAA® Football, and NASCAR Thunder™. The EA SPORTS home page is www.easports.com .

*Online play requires Internet connection. PlayStation 2 online play also requires Network Adaptor for the PlayStation 2 (sold separately).

ABOUT ELECTRONIC ARTS

Electronic Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of $2.5 billion for fiscal 2003. The company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA GAMES™, and EA SPORTS BIG™. 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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