ELECTRONIC ARTS SHIPS ROAD & TRACK PRESENTS: THE NEED FOR SPEED FOR THE
PLAYSTATION

First PlayStation Game With New Two-Player Options For Head-to-Head Play

SAN MATEO, Calif., April 2, 1996 -- Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS), a global
independent interactive entertainment software company, and Road & Track,
the premier automotive enthusiast magazine, today announced the industry's
most authentic high-speed racing game for the PlayStation market: ROAD &
TRACK PRESENTS: THE NEED FOR SPEED. This fast-paced, realistic driving
simulation allows players to compete with a friend in either the single
monitor split screen mode, or with the PlayStation link-up feature
connecting two monitors and game systems for full-screen play. This is the
first PlayStation title to date to incorporate both of these features in
the same game.

Both two-player modes add exciting new head-to-head gameplay to the latest
entry into the already best-selling NEED FOR SPEED family. The Need for
Speed allows players to enter the world of high-performance driving in one
of eight exotic sports cars.

The PlayStation version of THE NEED FOR SPEED is the fastest yet, with a
frame-rate of 30 frames per second. In addition, this version boasts many
new features, including an improved physics model, photo-realistic
graphics, and new light-sourcing technology that allows the player to
preset the time of day for each track. There is a 3-D engine that enables
the player to switch on-the-fly among four real-time racing views: In-Car,
Tail-Cam, Road- Cam and Heli-Cam.

Real-time, encoded Dolby Surround Sound Digital audio samples taken on a
test track are used in the actual gameplay. The CD-quality audio effects
include skids, crashes, speed shifting, and the distinctive roar of each
car's engine. Fourteen music tracks have been added to gameplay to drive
adrenaline levels even higher. And for a visual thrill, ELECTRONIC ARTS
put each of the eight supercars through its paces on a two-week video
shoot, using both onboard and helicopter-mounted cameras.

Released in September 1995, the PC-CD version of THE NEED FOR SPEED is
still in the top ten of many software retailers charts. Now PlayStation
owners will be able to race these supercars using the PlayStation's
advanced capabilities, thus creating the most refined and enhanced version
yet.

The physics model, fine-tuned with input from Road & Track editors,
accurately simulates each car's handling, acceleration, body roll,
lateral-g capability and more, adding greatly to the diversity and
authenticity of the game.

Road & Track, renowned in automotive circles for its expertise and in-depth
knowledge of high-performance automobiles, provided their expertise to
help create this realistic racing simulation with performance statistics
straight from its own road tests. Road & Track also contributed to the
artistic look and feel of the product by lending its world-class
photography to the design. A car showcase section, augmented by voice over
from the editors, displays key performance measurements as well as engine,
chassis, and driveline information.

ROAD & TRACK PRESENTS: THE NEED FOR SPEED will be available for the
PlayStation in March '96 and will have an estimated SRP of $59.95. A Sega
Saturn version is scheduled to ship in Summer '96.

ELECTRONIC ARTS, headquartered in San Mateo, California, is a leading
interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, EA has an
annual sales rate of over $520 million. The company develops, publishes
and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and advanced
entertainment systems such as the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Electronic
Arts markets its products worldwide under five brand names: EA SPORTS,
Electronic Arts Studio, Origin Systems Inc., Bullfrog Productions Ltd. and
Jane's Combat Simulations. EA has subsidiaries in Australia, Canada,
France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom,
Austin, Texas, and Seattle, Washington. 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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