EA to Distribute Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning in Euro

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EA to Distribute Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning in Euro

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EA to Distribute Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning in Europe
GENEVA -- Aug. 22, 2007 Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced the signature of a distribution deal with GOA for the highly anticipated massively-multiplayer online (MMO) game, Warhammer(R) Online: Age of Reckoning(TM) (WAR). Effective immediately, EA will be the exclusive distributor of the boxed product to stores across Europe.

GOA, the France Telecom-owned publisher of online games, previously held distribution rights for WAR and will continue to act as the exclusive publisher and operator of the game in Europe. Since 2001, GOA has published and operated Dark Age of Camelot(TM) in Europe.

"WAR is one of the most anticipated MMOs in the world with a particularly strong following in Europe," said Mark Jacobs, VP and General Manager, EA Mythic. "GOA has been an outstanding partner with Dark Age of Camelot and by pairing them with EA's top sales and distributions teams in Europe, we now have an unbeatable combination."

Ghislaine LeRhun, Senior Vice President of GOA, said, "EA's unrivaled distribution reach in Europe will help make WAR the success we anticipate. We couldn't have wished for a better partnership."

Based on Games Workshop's epic and longstanding tabletop fantasy war game, Warhammer Online, Age of Reckoning features revolutionary Realm vs. Real(TM) (RvR) gameplay that immerses players in a world of perpetual conflict.

Scheduled for launch on the PC in the first quarter of 2008, the game will be available in retail outlets and via download through EA's digital distribution channel.

WAR will be on show on GOA's booth at the Leipzig Games Convention from August 22-26 in Hall 3, booth A20.

For more information, please visit:

http://www.war-europe.com (Europe)

http://www.warhammeronline.com (North America)

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (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 video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2007, EA posted revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is http://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 GOA

GOA is the videogames department of France Telecom's "Division Contenus", which benefits from six years experience in the management of massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Forerunner of this activity in Europe, its teams conciliate expertise with passion for games and lean on France Telecom's technical platform to offer the best of online games to European players.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, POGO, Dark Age of Camelot, and Realm vs. Realm are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Games Workshop, Warhammer, Warhammer Online, Age of Reckoning, and all associated marks, names, races, race insignia, characters, vehicles, units, illustrations and images from the Warhammer world are either (R), TM and/or (C) Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2007. All rights reserved.
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