Heisman Trophy Winner Carson Palmer Joins EA SPORTS Lineup

Heisman Trophy Winner Carson
Palmer Joins EA SPORTS Lineup on Cover of NCAA Football 2004

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – April 23,
2003 – Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERTS) announced today that former
All-American USC quarterback and 2002 Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer is the
spokesman for the EA SPORTS™ brand NCAA® Football 2004. Palmer, who is expected
to be a first round pick in the NFL Draft this weekend, will appear on the cover
of the newest iteration of the best-selling and most popular college football
videogame, NCAA Football 2004. His image will appear on all of the game’s
packaging and merchandising.

"Being on the cover of NCAA Football
2004 is a wonderful way to honor your college career," said Palmer. "I have been
playing this videogame since I was a kid but never thought I would end up on the
cover. EA is the clear industry leader so it is a privilege to be on the cover
of the game in my school colors."

Palmer also won the 2002 Johnny
Unitas Golden Arm Award as the nation’s top senior quarterback, the Pop Warner
Award as the top senior on the West Coast and The National Quarterback Club’s
National College Quarterback of the Year Award. He was named the National Player
of the Year by The Sporting News and CNNSI.com and to the 2002 AP, Football
Writers, The Sporting News, ESPN.com, CBS.Sportsline.com, CNNSI.com and
All-American Football Foundation All-American first teams. He started all four
years and owns eight Pac-10 career records including total offense (11,621),
plays (1,824), passing yardage (11,818), completions (927) and attempts (1,569).

NCAA Football 2004 relives the
intensity, pageantry and spirit of college football and celebrates the loyalty
and tradition of college football’s storied rivalries. NCAA Football 2004 will
be available in July on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the
Xbox ™ video game system from Microsoft and the Nintendo GameCube™.

EA SPORTS is the leading interactive
sports software brand in the world. Its top-selling titles and franchises
include John Madden Football™, FIFA Soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball,
MVP Baseball™, NCAA® Football and NASCAR Thunder™.

About Electronic Arts

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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 three brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA GAMES™ and EA
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