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Westwood Studios Hosts Nox Grand Championship in Las Vegas

East versus West clash in Worldwide PC Game Tournament

LAS VEGAS, August 16, 2000 -- Competitors from across the globe will meet in Las Vegas on Friday, Aug. 18, to fight for the title of Nox(tm) Grand Champion. Nox is an action-RPG for the PC released this year by Westwood Studios,(tm) a wholly owned subsidiary Electronics Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS).

Sponsored by Westwood Studios, with the support of EBWORLD.com and Prima Games, the tournament will pit eight contestants against each other in a series of head-to-head deathmatches. The Grand Champion will walk away with the coveted title, as well as thousands of dollars in prizes. Coverage of the tournament will appear at www.westwood.com. 

Nox players 18 years of age or older in the selected countries were eligible to compete in an online qualifying round. The top qualifiers from each country -- Korea, Taiwan, Canada and the United States -- advanced to become finalists in the Nox Grand Championship.

Each of the contestants will receive travel and hotel accommodations for two to Las Vegas. The grand prize is a computer system worth close to $2,500 and the official Nox World Cup trophy. The other seven finalists will receive a smaller version of the Nox World Cup trophy and assorted prizes.

Nox is set in a mystical land filled with discovery and deceit. Nox's lightning-fast action is fueled by a combat system that's easy to use yet gives players tremendous gameplay depth and infinite possibilities. With more than 100 unique spells and weapons, players must use their wits to create devious combinations with tricky tactics.

Minimum system requirements for Nox include a 200MHz Pentium®, 32MB RAM, 4x

CD-ROM drive, Windows® 95, 98 or NT 4.0 and a reliable dial-up (with modem) or constant Internet connection. These requirements are subject to change for the full version of Nox.

Westwood Studios is a prominent publisher of best-selling PC, and next-generation console games. Formed in 1985, Westwood Studios has released several popular titles including: Dune(tm) 2000, the Lands of Lore(tm) series, the Kyrandia(tm) adventure trilogy, Monopoly® for the Internet, Blade Runner(tm) and the Command & Conquer(tm) product line. Westwood is a

wholly-owned subsidiary of Electronic Arts Inc.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.4 billion for fiscal 2000. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTS(tm), EA GAMES(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.ea.com. 

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For more information call:

Aaron Cohen or

Chris Rubyor

Westwood Studios

Tel: 702/228-4040 x.362 and x. 339

aaron@westwood.com 

chris@westwood.com