Ea’s Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone Now Available For Next-Gen Consoles

EA’S HARRY POTTER AND THE
SORCERER’S STONE NOW AVAILABLE FOR NEXT-GEN CONSOLES

Players Can Experience Harry’s
First Year at Hogwarts with Updated Graphics and New Features

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – December 12,
2003 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that the Harry Potter and
the Sorcerer’s Stone™ videogame for next-generation consoles has shipped to
stores. Harry Potter™ fans can now experience the magic of Harry’s first year at
Hogwarts™ with next-gen graphics and updated gameplay, including features,
spells, and creatures new to this adventure.

Continuing the successful game
design style first used in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™, the
graphics and gameplay for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone—previously
available for the PlayStation® game console, PC, Game Boy® Advance, and Game Boy
Color—are updated for next-generation consoles for an even richer experience.
Making the most of new technology, the locations throughout Hogwarts and Diagon
Alley™ are displayed in spectacular 3D graphics, with faster loading times for
game levels. Players can explore exciting new locations in and around Hogwarts
and Diagon Alley, such as Hagrid’s Garden, Ollivanders Wand Shop, the Restricted
Section of the library, and more, and encounter strange new creatures such as
the Venemous Tentacula, Devil’s Snare, and Mutated Gytrash. Wizarding powers are
now enhanced with exciting spell challenges, and a compelling ending to the game
adds an entirely different twist—prepare for an all-new climactic showdown with
the dreaded You-Know-Who!

Developed by EA’s UK Studio, the
team behind the worldwide success of EA’s library of Harry Potter titles, Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is available on the PlayStation®2 computer
entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube™, and the Xbox® video game system from
Microsoft. The game is rated "E" (Everyone) by the ESRB and carries an MSRP of
$29.95.

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 $2.5 billion for fiscal 2003. The company develops, publishes
and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal
computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under three
brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA GAMES™, and EA SPORTS BIG™. EA’s homepage and online
game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA’s products and full text of
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HARRY POTTER and all related
characters and elements are trademarks of and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Harry Potter Publishing Rights JKR.