EA Announces All-Star Music Line-Up for FIFA Soccer 2005

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., August 10, 2004 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) the world's leading interactive entertainment software company, today announced the in-game soundtrack for the 2005 edition of FIFA Soccer, the world's best selling football video game franchise. Featuring a variety of today's hottest music talent, FIFA Soccer 2005 brings together new sounds and long-time favorites from artists around the globe, and showcases 38 tracks representing Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Scotland, Sweden and the United States, to name just a few.

Lending their talent to the interactive version of the world's best loved sport, FIFA Soccer 2005 features new songs of The Streets, Faithless, Air, Seeed, Oomph!, Franz Ferdinand, Marcelo D2 and Mala Rodriguez. Additionally, superstar DJ Paul Oakenfold wrote and recorded the EA SPORTS Football theme that will debut exclusively in the game. The upbeat song list reflects the high energy and white-knuckle intensity of the sport and is designed to accompany the innovative new gameplay of FIFA Soccer 2005.

"With FIFA Soccer 2005 we are raising the bar for in-game music soundtracks – again," said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Audio at EA. "This year, we are delivering an unprecedented line-up of bands, with 38 songs from 20 different countries. The international mix of artists will strike a chord with football fans worldwide. FIFA Soccer 2005 demonstrates our continued commitment to delivering relevant, cutting-edge music to our diverse global audience."

The soundtrack is a part of the EA TRAX music initiative that debuted in 2002. The program is dedicated to elevating the in-game entertainment experience by delivering breakthrough music in all EA SPORTS, EA GAMES and EA SPORTS BIG releases.

The full soundtrack for FIFA Soccer 2005 is:

[ARTIST, SONG, COUNTRY]

• Air, Surfing on a Rocket, France
• Brothers, Dieci Cento Mille, Italy
• Debi Nova, One Rhythm (Da Yard Riddim Mix), Costa Rica
• Emma Warren, She Wants You Back, England
• Faithless, No Roots, England
• Ferry Corsten, Rock Your Body, Rock, Netherlands
• Flogging Molly, To Youth (My Sweet Roisin Dubh), Ireland
• Franz Ferdinand, Tell Her Tonight, Scotland
• Future Funk Squad, Sorcerary, England
• Gusanito, Vive La Vida, Spain
• Head Automatica, Brooklyn is Burning, United States
• Inverga + Num Kebra, Eu Perdi Voce, Brazil
• Ivete Sangalo, Sorte Grande, Brazil
• INXS, What You Need (Coldcut Force Mix 13 Edit) - EA SPORTS Throwback Trax Powered By Rhino, Australia
• Jose, A Necessidade, France
• Los Amigos Invisibles, Esto Es Lo Que Hay (Reggaeton Remix), Venezuela
• Mala Rodriguez, Jugadoras, Jugadores, Spain
• Manana, Miss Evening, Switzerland
• Marcelo D2, Profissao MC, Brazil
• Miss J, Follow Me, Denmark
• Morrissey, Irish Blood, English Heart, England
• Nachlader, An die Wand, Germany
• New Order, Blue Monday - EA Sports Throwback Trax Powered By Rhino, England
• Clorofila of Nortec Collective, Almada, Mexico
• Oomph!, Augen Auf!, Germany
• Paul Oakenfold, EA SPORTS Football Theme, England
• Sandro Bit, Ciao Sono Io, Italy
• Sarah McLachlan, World on Fire/Junkie XL Remix, Canada
• Scissor Sisters, Take Your Mama, United States
• Seeed, Release, Germany
• Sneak Attack Tigers, The End of All Good, Scotland
• Sober, Cientos de Preguntas, Spain
• Soul'dOut, 1,000,000 Monsters Attack, Japan
• The Sounds, Seven Days a Week, Sweden
• The Soundtrack of our Lives, Karmageddon, Sweden
• The Streets, Fit But You Know It, England
• Wayne Marshall, Hot In The Club, Jamaica
• Zion y Lennox, Ahora, Puerto Rico

FIFA Soccer 2005, developed by EA Canada and will be available on the PlayStation2 and PlayStation computer entertainment systems, the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft and PC. It is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB and will be released to retail outlets worldwide in October 2004.

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