EA Announces SSX on TOUR

EA Announces SSX on TOUR

Rule the slopes in the latest
release from the critically acclaimed SSX franchise

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 4, 2005 –
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that SSX On Tour (working title),
the latest title under the EA SPORTS BIG™ brand, will be available in stores
worldwide this fall. SSX On Tour is in development in Vancouver, B.C. by EA
Canada, home to the critically acclaimed franchise. SSX On Tour is the fourth
iteration in the series, which historically has won numerous industry awards.

“SSX On Tour is a completely fresh
take on the SSX franchise,” said Steve Barcia, senior producer on the game.
“Building on the core speed and trick gameplay that has been so successful in
the past, you can now choose your way to become a black diamond rockstar.“

SSX On Tour allows players to create
their own boarder or skier and take them from a wannabe to a mountain rockstar.
Players can get noticed in all-new shred challenges where they earn an
invitation to The Tour where they’ll face the best racers in the SSX cast. Fly
down the all-new tracks, and master the new monster tricks for both boarding and
skiing to make it to the top of The Charts.

SSX On Tour is in development for
the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox® video game system from
Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube™.

For more information about SSX On
Tour please visit our press web site at
http://info.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, the company develops, publishes, and
distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems, personal
computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under three
brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA GAMES™ and EA SPORTS BIG™. In fiscal 2004, EA posted
revenues of $2.96 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million
copies. EA’s homepage and online game site is
www.ea.com . More information
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