WESTWOOD STUDIOS TO RELEASE DEMO OF EARTH & BEYOND

Demo Available Online and at Retail  

LAS VEGAS, NV (Nov 25, 2002) - For players who have yet to begin their galactic adventures in the world's first online role-playing galaxy, Earth & Beyond(tm), Westwood Studios(tm) is giving them a sneak peak with a demo.  Earth & Beyond is an online role-playing game published by Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) under the EA GAMES(tm) brand.  

The demo CD will be available at several nationwide retail and online outlets this month.  Once installed, it will give players five calendar days in the Earth & Beyond galaxy.  All of the sectors, ships, skills and enemies in the full version of the game will be accessible.  

In addition, the demo will include a $10 mail-in rebate* for the full retail version of Earth & Beyond. As an added bonus, players who purchase the retail version of the game can use the characters they've created in the demo.

Players can get the Earth & Beyond demo from:

• Electronics Boutique and GameStop stores nationwide for a purchase price of $1.99, beginning November 27

• PC Gamer magazine, in the January issue (cover-disc subscribers only), in mailboxes early December

• A free download at: www.FilePlanet.com, beginning December 9

Earth and 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 www.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, epic events and a high-level scripted mission.

For more information on the Earth & Beyond demo, visit http://www.westwood.ea.com/games/earthandbeyond/demodisk.html.

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ABOUT WESTWOOD STUDIOS

Westwood Studios 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, and 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 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

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 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. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS^TM, EA GAMES^TM, EA SPORTS BIG(tm) and EA.COM^SM. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.info.ea.com.

*Rebate Offer Expires March 29, 2003. Valid only in the U.S. and Canada for the new purchase of the Earth & Beyond Online PCCD game. See Demo Rebate Offer Insert for details.

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