ELECTRONIC ARTS EA SPORTS DIVISION INKS LICENSING AGREEMENTS WITH THE
ANDRETTI RACING FAMILY AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Licenses Deliver Ultimate in Realism to Andretti Racing 97 and Triple Play
97

LOS ANGELES, CALIF., MAY 16, 1996 -- Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS), a
leading global interactive entertainment company, today announced that it
signed license agreements with the Andretti racing family -- Mario,
Michael and Jeff -- as well as with Major League Baseball (MLB). EA SPORTS
will exploit these key licenses in its upcoming Andretti Racing 97 for the
PlayStation and Triple Play 97 for the PlayStation and PC-CD product
releases.

As part of the Andretti Racing 97 launch taking place at the Electronic
Entertainment Expo (E3), to be held from May 16-18, 1996, in Los Angeles,
California, Mario Andrettis car will be showcased in Electronic Arts
booth. In addition, show attendees will have an opportunity to go
head-to-head against Jeff Andretti, and ABC Sports and ESPNs racing
broadcast team Derek Daly and Bob Jenkins will be on the scene to call the
race action.

The Andretti license will deliver a lifetime of Andretti driving experience
to the die-hard racing fanatic. Andretti Racing 97 includes
never-before-seen interviews with legend Mario Andretti and recent
Nazareth CART Indy Car Series champion Michael Andretti, while Jeff
Andretti serves as the in-game expert with tips on how to increase players
racing performance.

EA SPORTS will leverage the MLB and Major League Baseball Players
Association (MLBPA) licenses in Triple Play 97 by including 3-D
recreations of realistic major league baseball stadiums, Upper Deck
trading cards with team logos, 700 big league players and their complete
statistics going into the 1996 season.

"The unrivaled EA SPORTS brand was built on securing the most strategic
sports licenses in the world," said Don Transeth, vice president of EA
SPORTS marketing. "We continue to be completely committed to delivering
the most realistic sports simulations in the industry and adding powerful
partnerships with the Andretti family and MLB further strengthens EA
SPORTS worldwide leadership position in the interactive entertainment
sports software market."

Other EA SPORTS past and present licenses include: John Madden Football,
NBA Properties, NFLPA, NFL Properties, NHLPA, NHL Enterprises, PGA TOUR,
PGA European Tour, FIFA, Rugby World Cup, College Football USA, College
Bowl Games (Rose, Orange, Sugar, Fiesta), Collegiate Licensing Company,
Michael Jordan, Shaquille ONeal, and Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K).

EA SPORTS is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world.
Its top-selling titles include FIFA SOCCER, JOHN MADDEN FOOTBALL, NHL
HOCKEY, NBA LIVE BASKETBALL, AND PGA TOUR GOLF, TRIPLE PLAY BASEBALL,
COLLEGE FOOTBALL USA AND COACH K COLLEGE BASKETBALL.

Electronic Arts, headquartered in San Mateo, California, is a leading
interactive entertainment 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.
 
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