EA Developing Sid Meier's SimGolf(tm)

Legendary game designer Sid Meier teams up with Maxis on a new title due out in Fall 2001

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 16, 2001 - Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) today announced that legendary game designer Sid Meier, and his team at Firaxis Games, are working with the creators of the hit PC games The Sims(tm) and SimCity(tm) to create Sid Meier's SimGolf(tm), a PC game that puts players in charge of their very own golf resort. As course designer, CEO and resident pro, the player is challenged to grow a business from a small, public pitch-and-putt to a five-star resort complete with world-class golf holes, professional tournaments and luxury accommodations.

"As both a game designer and someone who plays games, I have been a fan of Will Wright and the 'Sim' series of games for a long time," said Sid Meier, creator of such PC game hits as Railroad Tycoon®, Sid Meier's Civilization® and Sid Meier's Gettysburg!®. "I have always wanted to create a game that built upon some of the ideas that Will pioneered and combine them with some of my own. Golf resorts are really playgrounds for adults and I found that golf course design provided a perfect starting point for a 'Sim' style game. In SimGolf, each player can choose their own style of play, each game is different, and each player creates their own unique story as they exercise their creativity."

Players can create the world's most beautiful, challenging and extreme golf courses in a variety of different environments including woodlands, desert, tropical and British links and can build an entire golf resort from the ground-up. Advanced game play includes tuning the skills of your golf professional, hosting and playing in major tournaments, and dabbling in the personal lives of your members. Modification of both the course and resort to respond to the needs and interests of their Sim guests is crucial to a player's success. Players will be able to share their courses, stories, customized golfers and snapshots of their greatest golf moments with other SimGolf players from around the world via the SimGolf web site.

Firaxis Games, headquartered in Hunt Valley, creates fun, intelligent computer games that live in the imaginations of people the world over. As Firaxis' Co-Founder and Director of Creative Development, Sid Meier is recognized as the "Father of Computer Gaming." In a career that spans over twenty years, he has created such titles as F-15 Strike Eagle®, Silent Service, F-19 Stealth Fighter®, Pirates!, Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon, Sid Meier's Civilization, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri(tm) and Sid Meier's Gettysburg!. He has been honored with virtually every major award in the gaming industry and in 1999, was the second person ever to be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Science's "Hall of Fame." Firaxis Games is currently in production on two of the most highly anticipated games in the industry: Sid Meier's Civilization III and Sid Meier's SimGolf.

The Sims(tm) has sold over 4 million copies worldwide and is the top selling game of 2000 and 2001. With the release of the expansion packs The Sims Livin' Large(tm) and The Sims House Party(tm), the franchise has sold over 7 million units worldwide and has become a gaming and cultural phenomenon. Part of the popular SimCity franchise, SimCity 3000(tm) was the #1 game of 1999. Maxis(tm) is a Walnut Creek based game development studio owned by Electronic Arts.

Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.3 billion for fiscal 2001. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTS(tm), EA GAMES(tm) and EA.COMSM. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com.

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