EA DELIVERS WI-FI MULTIPLAYER MAYHEM WITH GOLDENEYE: ROGUE AGENT FOR THE NINTENDO DS

Latest Edition in the James Bond Videogame Series Explodes onto DS Platform as First Shooter Experience to Date

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – June 13, 2005 – Explore the dark side of the James Bond™ universe as an unpredictable villain in GoldenEye: Rogue Agent™ for the Nintendo DS™, released today by Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS). Bringing the first-person shooter experience to life as a platform first, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent for the Nintendo DS boasts all-new features, innovative gameplay, and wireless action for up to eight players.

“GoldenEye: Rogue Agent for the Nintendo DS takes full advantage of the platform’s unique technology to deliver a compelling gaming experience on the go,” said Jon Dean, Executive Producer at EA Tiburon. “Delivering a solid first-person shooter for the handheld system has been a joy for the Tiburon team. We are big fans of the Bond franchise and were thrilled to develop the first in the series for the Nintendo DS platform.”

As an aspiring 00 agent dismissed from MI6 for reckless brutality, you are recruited by Auric Goldfinger in a ruthless war against Dr. No for control of the Bond underworld. Wreak havoc as you make your unrelenting rise through the ranks of villainy. On globe-spanning missions of vengeance and demolition, encounter such legendary Bond characters as Oddjob, Dr. No, Goldfinger, Scaramanga, and Xenia Onatopp.

Outwit villainous rivals and battle it out in the intense wireless multiplayer mayhem with up to seven other players using only one cartridge, a unique feature for the Nintendo DS. Conquer the robust single-player campaign which is divided into six action-packed missions. Exploit multiple weapon combinations through the dual-wield gunplay system, or go head-to-head, melee-style, by taking enemies hostage or knocking them out with one punch.

In the all-new for DS ‘Virtual Training’ mode, sharpen your lethal edge and gain experience by defeating infamous Bond villains in order to earn valuable upgrades for your GoldenEye weaponry. Left and right-handed gameplay controls, plus stylus and thumb-pad play, take full advantage of the platform’s distinctive touch-screen capabilities.

Officially licensed by MGM Interactive, GoldenEye: Rogue Agent for the Nintendo DS was developed at EA’s Tiburon studio. The game is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB and has a US MSRP of $29.95.

GoldenEye: Rogue Agent is also available on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, and Nintendo GameCube™. For more information, please visit the game’s official site at www.goldeneye.ea.com  or press site at www.info.ea.com. 

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts (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™, EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2005, EA posted revenues of $3.1 billion and had 31 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.

About MGM Interactive

MGM Interactive, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., manages business development and production of interactive products for a variety of multimedia platforms, as well as talent and developer relationships. For more information about MGM, visit us at http://www.mgm.com.

About EON Productions/Danjaq, LLC

EON Productions/Danjaq, LLC is owned by the Broccoli family and has produced twenty James Bond films since 1962. The Bond films make up the most successful franchise in film history and include the recent blockbuster films, GOLDENEYE, TOMORROW NEVER DIES, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, and DIE ANOTHER DAY produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. EON Productions and Danjaq, LLC are affiliate companies and control all worldwide merchandising of the James Bond franchise.

Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. JAMES BOND, 007, and all other James Bond related trademarks and properties © 1962-2005 Danjaq, LLC, and United Artists Corporation. GoldenEye: Rogue Agent is a trademark of Danjaq, LLC, and United Artists Corporation. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft and Xbox are either trademarks or registered trademaratks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries and are used under license from Microsoft. Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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