WESTWOOD STUDIOS TO HOST "CELESTIAL CIRCUIT" IN EARTH & BEYOND  Three-day in-game event begins November. 23

LAS VEGAS, NV (Nov. 18, 2002) - Fire up your engines captain, and prepare to match wit with brawn in the first ever Earth & Beyond(tm) Celestial Circuit! 

From November 23, at 9 a.m. PST through November 25 at 10 p.m., Westwood Studios(tm) will host a race through the Earth & Beyond galaxy in the style of a classic scavenger hunt.  Earth & Beyond is an online role-playing game published by Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) under the EA GAMES(tm) brand.

In the Celestial Circuit, players will be given clues and must travel around the game's galaxy, solving puzzles from various in-game characters.  To advance to the next checkpoint, players will need to use all their combat, exploration, and trade skills to perform a variety of activities, including fighting enemies, prospecting rare minerals, and delivering goods.

Experience points and in-game rewards will be given out as players complete steps of the Celestial Circuit.  All players, regardless of race or level, can participate.

Earth & Beyond is one of the best reviewed new games of the year winning many editors' awards, buy recommendations, and positive reviews from respected trade and mainstream publications like Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, and http://IGN.com.

In Earth & Beyond, players become captains of their own starships and live futuristic galactic adventures in an evolving, online galaxy.  Westwood is committed to updating the game world every month with new content and features.  November's update features enhancements to the combat system, including new skills, new enemies, and high-level, epic encounters.

The Celestial Circuit will give players an opportunity to use the new combat skills that they get in the November update.

For more information on Earth & Beyond and details on the Celestial Circuit, visit the game's official website at www.earthandbeyond.com.

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.  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 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

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 $1.7 billion for fiscal 2002. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for the Internet, personal computers and video game systems. EA markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(tm), EA GAMES(tm), EA SPORTS BIG and EA.COM^SM.  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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