WESTWOOD STUDIOS BEGINS REFERRAL PROGRAM FOR EARTH & BEYOND

Players earn in-game rewards when friends register

LAS VEGAS, NV (Dec. 6, 2002) - Friends and family now have even more reasons to blast off into in the world's first online role-playing galaxy, Earth & Beyond(tm).  Westwood Studios(tm) announced today the start of the Buddy Referral Program, which allows players to earn in-game rewards for introducing friends to the game. Earth & Beyond is an online role-playing game published by Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) under the EA GAMES(tm) brand.  

The referral program rewards include in-game credits and skill points that can be used to enhance your character and starship. The more players recruited, the higher the rewards. A complete FAQ and rewards level chart can be found at www.earthandbeyond.ea.com. 

Referral rewards are given after a new player installs the retail version of Earth & Beyond, or if he uses a Buddy Registration Code and installs the game using his friend's discs. Buddy Registration Codes are on sale at www.eabuddystore.com for $21.95.

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.

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(r), 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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