WESTWOOD STUDIOS ANNOUNCES MASSIVE EXPANSION TO EARTH & BEYOND PUBLIC TEST

LAS VEGAS, NV (Sep. 3, 2002) - Westwood Studios(tm) announced today that it has launched multiple servers for the Earth & Beyond(tm) public test, and will be accepting tens of thousands of additional testers in the coming weeks.  Earth & Beyond(tm) is an online role-playing galaxy that will be published by Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) under the EA GAMES(tm) brand this fall. 

Previously limited to only one server, the public test for Earth & Beyond has grown to include tens of thousands of registered players over the past few months, and is opening multiple servers to accommodate the large volume of testers.

"This is a huge milestone for the project," said Craig Alexander, vice president and executive producer of Earth & Beyond.  "We've proven that the game servers are stable, even with a high amount of traffic, and we are excited to open up multiple servers to accommodate even more testers.  With this achievement, we are now on the homestretch to shipping Earth & Beyond to stores."

Tens of thousands of additional testers will be selected in September through the official Earth & Beyond website at www.earthandbeyond.com.  Also, beginning today, GameSpy.com will be offering the public test software as a free download at www.fileplanet.com.

In addition, gamers who pre-purchase the retail version of Earth & Beyond at Electronics Boutique, GameStop, Amazon.com, or EA.com stores will be automatically included in the public test without having to sign up at the official Earth & Beyond website. 

In Earth & Beyond, players become the captain of their own starship and live star-spanning adventures as they explore, trade and fight with thousands of others. Testers will be part of the creation process and will see the universe take shape around them as the developers add more sectors, planets, missions, quests, monsters, characters, features, evolving plot lines and more.

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ABOUT WESTWOOD STUDIOS

Westwood Studios^TM is a prominent publisher of best-selling PC and next-generation console games.  Formed in 1985, Westwood is the creator of the 15-million + selling Command & Conquer^TM franchise that includes Command & Conquer^TM, Tiberian Sun^TM, Red Alert^TM 1 and 2, and Command & Conquer Renegade(tm).  Westwood has also released award-winning titles such as Blade Runner^TM, Monopoly®, and the Lands of Lore^TM series.  Looking forward, Westwood is expanding to new franchises and genres with upcoming titles such as Earth & Beyond^TM.  More information can be found at the company's official website at http://www.westwood.ea.com.

ABOUT ELECTRONIC ARTS

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