Rookie of the Year Finalist Jered Weaver to Grace the Cover of EA's MVP 07 NCAA

Burn one by your opponent with Rock and Fire Pitching as MVP 07

NCAA Baseball gets warmed up to start a new season

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2006--Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that former Long Beach State University and Rookie of the Year finalist Jered Weaver will grace the cover of MVP™ 07 NCAA® Baseball, scheduled for release in February 2007 under the EA SPORTS™ brand.

Jered Weaver made a name for himself at Long Beach State as a hard-throwing pitcher, where he won the Award (2004) as the top pitcher in NCAA baseball. He was also recognized that year as an NCAA First-Team All-American and the winner, given annually to the top player in college baseball.

Weaver, who now plays for the , tied a 56-year-old MLB record in his rookie year, for most wins to start a career when he won his first nine consecutive starts in the Major Leagues, equaling the record set by of the New York Yankees in 1950. The six-foot-seven right-handed pitcher finished his rookie season with an 11-2 record and an ERA of 2.56 to become a top candidate for Rookie of the Year honors. Now you too can pitch like Jered Weaver in MVP 07 NCAA Baseball with Rock and Fire pitching, an all-new pitching innovation from EA SPORTS.

EA continues to innovate on its acclaimed gameplay engine by introducing Rock and Fire Pitching, a revolutionary pitching mechanic that will forever change the way you deliver that blistering pitch past the batter. Rock and Fire pitching gives you ultimate control and increased feel to more realistically emulate the real life presence of stepping onto the mound, winding up and delivering the ultimate pitch.

With ESPN announcers Mike Patrick and two-time All-American Kyle Peterson back behind the microphone calling the action, this year's MVP 07 NCAA Baseball promises to deliver the most authentic NCAA baseball experience to date. Continuing to deliver on our partnership with ESPN, MVP 07 NCAA will include ESPN real-time features* such as an ESPN ticker and live ESPN Sportscenter radio updates. Cheerleaders, crowd chants, and team fight songs are additional elements that add to the atmosphere and realism of this year's title. Plus, there are now an increased number of conferences, teams and authentic stadiums, creating a true-to-life NCAA baseball experience.

MVP 07 NCAA Baseball joins NCAA® Football and NCAA® March Madness® in the EA SPORTS™ family of popular NCAA- licensed properties. Produced by EA Canada in Vancouver, British Columbia, MVP 07 NCAA Baseball is not yet rated and will be available on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.

Screenshots of MVP 07 NCAA Baseball can be found at http://info.ea.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems, personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2005, EA posted revenues of $3.1 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

About the NCAA

The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities for more than 380,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 49,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA Championships in Division I, II and III sports. For more information, go to www.ncaa.org.

About The Collegiate Licensing Company

The Collegiate Licensing Company is the oldest and largest collegiate licensing representative in the nation. CLC currently represents more than 200 colleges, universities, bowl games, athletic conferences, The Heisman Trophy, and the NCAA (including the Men's and Women's Final Four, the College World Series, and all NCAA Championships). Headquartered in Atlanta, CLC is a full-service licensing representative, which employs a staff of more than 80 licensing professionals with the capability to establish and manage every aspect of a collegiate licensing program.

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