ELECTRONIC ARTS AND JANE'S INFORMATION GROUP TEAM UP TO DELIVER FIRST IN A
SERIES OF SUPER-REALISTIC MILITARY SIMULATIONS: JANE'S COMBAT SIMULATIONS
SHIPS ADVANCED TACTICAL FIGHTERS

Two Of The Biggest Names In Their Fields Create the First Product Stemming
From Exclusive Alliance

LOS ANGELES, MAY 16, 1996 BOOTH 10311 -- Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS), a
leading global interactive entertainment software company, and Jane's
Information Group, the premier international defense-industry publisher,
combine forces to deliver the first product published under the Jane's
Combat Simulations brand. Advanced Tactical Fighters (ATF) incorporates a
new level of realism and authenticity that only the world's leading
provider of defense-related materials can provide.

An exclusive alliance with JANE'S, teaming the biggest talents in air
combat simulations with the most respected name in military reference
works, gives Electronic Arts (EA) production teams an undeniable
advantage. In addition to Jane's published and unpublished materials, EA
has full access to their extensive and accurate library of images and
global military information.

ATF, headed by Producer Paul Grace, uses Jane's vast resources of recently
declassified information to successfully simulate the experience of flying
the most advanced jet fighters in the world. ATF is the only flight
simulation that features all seven of these cutting-edge aircraft together
in the same product -- the Boeing F-22, F-117A Nighthawk, B-2A Spirit,
X-29, X-31 EFM, ASTOVL, and the Dassault Rafale C. ATF will support up to
eight players on a network, or two players via modem. Players can combine
forces or go head-to-head in dogfight action. In network multiplayer mode,
over 30 aircraft are available.

NEW TECHNOLOGY has also translated into greatly advanced 3D graphics for a
more authentic environment; what was previously flat is now richly
textured. This makes it possible to have digitized special effects,
including realistic damage to the aircraft, detailed explosions and
movable flight surfaces.

"Jane's participation throughout the design process of ATF has been key to
creating a realistic flight experience using authentic aircraft," says
Grace. "What makes these aircraft unique is that they are the fighters of
tomorrow. They are superior to present day fighters in that they are far
more maneuverable." He adds, "ATF allows pilots to experiment with many
new dogfighting techniques, new weapon systems and new flight modes. We
also have the finest flight simulation environment -- ATF feels more like
combat flying complete with realistic sights, sounds, and thinking."

Grace's ATF production team was responsible for the flight simulation
classic, Chuck Yeager's Air Combat, as well as last year's hit U.S. Navy
Fighters. PC Gamer magazine said USNF "could well be the most authentic
flight sim ever produced," and PC Simulations deemed it "the flight sim
standard for 1995.

Jane's Information Group, almost a century old, is the leading provider of
defense-related information to the world's militaries, governments, and
businesses. This global company is best known for its ability to track and
publish essential and definitive information on the defense, aerospace,
and transportation industries through their numerous magazines, yearbooks,
and CD-ROMs. Jane's is also responsible for weekly and monthly
publications which are read in more than 165 countries by top military
strategists.

ELECTRONIC ARTS, headquartered in San Mateo, California, is a leading
interactiveentertainment software company. Founded in 1982, EA posted
revenues over $530 million for fiscal 1996. 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, South Africa, 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.

System Requirements: 486 DX2 66 MHz CPU or faster (320x200 gameplay);
Pentium 60 MHz CPU or faster (640x480 gameplay) MS-DOS 5.0 or greater; 256
color VESA-compatible Super-VGA (640x480) Video Card with 1 MB Video RAM
8Mb RAM (490k conventional memory); Double Speed (MPC 2 Compliant) CD-ROM
drive with MSCDEX 2.21 or greater Microsoft Mouse or 100% compatible; 30MB
minimum hard drive space free for intallation (60 MB Full Digital Audio)
Advanced Tactical Fighters CD required during play.
 
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