*EA Ships "The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers" for PS2

EA RELEASES THE LORD OF THE
RINGS, THE TWO TOWERS ON THE PLAYSTATION 2 AND ANNOUNCES UPCOMING XBOX AND
NINTENDO GAMECUBE VERSIONS

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., October 21,
2002 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today the North American release
of The Lord of the Rings™, The Two Towers™ video game for the PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system and revealed plans to bring this
highly-anticipated title to the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft and
Nintendo GameCube™ later this year.  The Nintendo Game Boy® Advance version will
ship on Tuesday, November 12.

Based on New Line Cinema’s Academy
Award-winning "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" and the
upcoming second installment, "The Two Towers," EA’s The Lord of the Rings, The
Two Towers game will integrate cinema and gameplay to deliver an epic
interactive experience.  Players will be immersed into the roles of the film’s
main action heroes:  Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli, with other members of the
Fellowship taking an active role during gameplay. 

Set in 13 stunningly detailed levels
taken straight from the big screen, players must battle the evil forces of the
Dark Lord Sauron in order to protect the Ring of Power and restore peace to
Middle-earth.  The Two Towers game features third-person action/adventure
gameplay and a tactical combat system that includes speed attacks, ranged
weapons, defensive parries and special combination moves designed to allow
players to be strategic with their choice of character, weaponry and combat
attacks.  Throughout the journey, players will be rewarded with experience
points that can be used to upgrade their character’s abilities and weaponry.

Through a close collaborative
relationship with New Line Cinema and the New Zealand-based film production
team, EA’s The Two Towers game features actual sound effects from the films and
voice-over from the real actors:  Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Orlando Bloom (Legolas),
John Rhys-Davies (Gimli), and Ian McKellen (Gandalf).  To add to the
authenticity and to the cinematic experience, the game will feature over five
hours of Howard Shore’s Academy Award-winning musical score.  The Two Towers
video game also includes "never-before-seen" footage from the second installment
of New Line Cinema’s epic adventure, as well as exclusive interviews with the
actors. 

EA’s The Lord of the Rings, The Two
Towers PlayStation 2 video game is rated "T" (Teen) and carries an MSRP of
$49.99.  The game is co-developed by EA’s Redwood Shores Studio and Stormfront
Studios.  For more information on EA’s The Lord of the Rings games, visit the
official product website at:
www.lordoftherings.ea.com .  Additional information can be found on the
press website at: www.info.ea.com .

Last year, New Line Cinema tapped EA
as the exclusive interactive games licensee for the trilogy.  The license grants
EA the exclusive rights to develop and publish products based on the movies for
next generation video game consoles, PC and handheld platforms. 

"The Lord of the Rings: The Two
Towers" will be released in theaters nationwide on December 18, 2002.  For more
information about "The Lord of the Rings," please go to
www.lordoftherings.net .

About the Game Boy® Advance Version

The handheld version will allow players to take control of five characters:
Aragorn, Legolas, Frodo, Eowyn and Gandalf the Wizard.  Over 30 levels per
character will challenge each member of the Fellowship, bringing the grand total
to over 150 levels in the entire game.  Linked play will accommodate two-player
multiplayer action via the GBA Link Cable.  The game is being developed by
Griptonite Games, an Amaze Entertainment Studio. 

ABOUT ELECTRONIC ARTS
Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s
leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic
Arts posted revenues of more than $1.7 billion for fiscal 2002. The company
develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for video game systems,
personal computers and the Internet. EA markets its products under four brand
names: EA SPORTS™, EA GAMES™, EA SPORTS BIG and EA.COMSM.  More information
about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet
at http://info.ea.com.

ABOUT NEW LINE CINEMA
Founded in 1967, New Line Cinema is the entertainment industry’s leading
independent producer and distributor of theatrical motion pictures. New Line
licenses its films to ancillary markets including cable and broadcast television
as well as to international venues. The company, which is a subsidiary of AOL
Time Warner Inc., operates several divisions including in-house theatrical
distribution, marketing, home video, television, acquisition, production,
licensing and merchandising units. More information about New Line Cinema can be
obtained at www.newline.com .  For more
information about The Lord of the Rings, please go to
www.lordoftherings.net
For more information about New Line Cinema’s Licensing & Merchandising, please
contact Stephanie Baumoel or Sheila Feren Thurston at FerenComm, 212-983-9898.

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U.S. and/or other countries. EA.COM is a service mark of EA.com Inc. The Lord of
The Rings and the characters, names, and places therein, TM The Saul Zaentz
Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc.
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