ELECTRONIC ARTS ANNOUNCES JOINT VENTURE COMPANY IN JAPAN, WITH VICTOR
MUSICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. A SUBSIDIARY OF JVC

SAN MATEO, California, September 27, 1992, Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS)
and Victor Musical Industries Inc., (VMI), of Japan, today announced a
joint venture to develop and publish entertainment software in Japan.

These two successful worldwide publishers will create a new company, called
Electronic Arts Victor, (EA Victor), and expect to begin operations in
November. Initial capitalization of the venture is approximately
$10,000,000 with Electronic Arts as the majority shareholder in the
venture. The company will be headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company's
mission will be to convert Electronic Arts' worldwide library of products
into Japanese and publish these titles in the Japanese market, and to
create and publish original titles for both the Japanese as well as
worldwide markets. Initially, products will be developed for the Sega
Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, leading CD platforms, NEC
9801, MS-DOS and FM Towns.

Larry Probst, president and CEO of Electronic Arts, said, "This joint
venture is an integral part of our company's expansion into international
territories and significantly enhances our presence in the Japanese
market. We are fortunate to join forces with Victor Musical Industries,
Inc., one of the leading entertainment companies in Japan." Probst
continued by saying, "This new venture is an important event for
Electronic Arts. It allows us to develop and translate products locally
which is a key factor to success in the Japanese market. Additionally, the
pint resources of VMI and Electronic Arts will allow both companies to
exploit emerging technologies."

Jun Deguchi president of Victor Musical Industries, Inc., said, "VMI has
long been dedicated to providing high quality products to customers. VMI
is very pleased to expand the rage of products soon to be available in
Japan, through this significant joint venture with Electronic Arts. This
partnership expands upon VMI's long-term strategy of continued growth in
software markets globally."

EA Victor will be headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. The chairman will be
Steve Salyer, also vice president, business development at Electronic
Arts. Its president and CEO will be Satoshi Honda, also a director of VMI.
The start-up venture will open business with a staff of 35 people, to
include product development, sales, marketing and administrative
personnel.

Products planned to ship in the December, 1992 quarter for the Sega Genesis
will be: John Madden Football 92, Electronic Arts Hockey, Road Rash and
Team USA Basketball.

VMI is a wholly owned subsidiary of JVC. The company is 20 years old, with
annual sales last year of $445 million. They are a leader in the
entertainment industry, publishing video, music and entertainment software
products.

JVC is a leading worldwide consumer electronics company with annual sales
of $5.054 billion.

Electronic Arts is an entertainment software company that develops,
publishes and distributes worldwide. Established 10 years ago, Electronic
Arts' revenues in its last fiscal year were $162,129,000.

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