FIFA, XBOX AND EA TEAM UP IN THE FOOTBALL GAMING ARENA Xbox and EA Present the FIFA Interactive World Cup Xbox Named Official Licensed Video Game Console of 2006 FIFA World Cup™ LEIPZIG, Germany 19th August 2004 – FIFA, Xbox®, the video game system from Microsoft®, and Electronic Arts, the world’s leading interactive entertainment

software company, will team up to bring a newly developed FIFA Competition, the FIFA Interactive World Cup, to football lovers around the world. Additionally, Xbox will serve as the Official Licensed Video Game Console of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which will be held from June to July 2006 in stadia across Germany. Xbox will work with FIFA to introduce specially branded retail offers celebrating the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Xbox and Electronic Arts will be the presenting partners of The FIFA Interactive World Cup, a new series of tournaments combining on- and off-line football action featuring EA’s FIFA Football 2005 on Xbox and Xbox® Live™. Kicking off this year, the FIFA Interactive World Cup will travel to six continents from October to December 2004, with the finals being played at the FIFA Player of the Year Gala in Zurich in December 2004. Throughout the three-month tournament on Xbox Live, each heat will see players in the FIFA Interactive World Cup compete on EA’s FIFA Football 2005. Players will also enjoy participating in real-life football drills, tips and tricks sessions with international football experts in between heats. Additionally, a host of guest appearances, prizes and musical surprises are planned throughout the tour. More details on the events will be released later this year. “We’re excited to be part of the 2006 FIFA World Cup,” said Mitch Koch, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Home Entertainment Division. “The world’s most popular sporting event is teaming with the world’s most powerful and exciting video game console to give fans a whole new reason to love football – and they can only experience it through Xbox Live. With the FIFA Interactive World Cup, we’re starting a new tradition of virtual football on Xbox and Xbox Live – fans will truly understand why ‘it’s good to play together.’” “This innovative project concept will enable us to exploit further opportunities to

promote and develop the game of football at all levels worldwide,” said FIFA General Secretary Urs Linsi. “The FIFA Interactive World Cup will be launched just as FIFA steps into the second century of its existence and will give fans an additional reason to love football. The FIFA Interactive World Cup will herald a new tradition of football games and test football players’ virtual abilities in a completely new way. We are proud to pay tribute to a completely new category of football player at the next FIFA World Player Gala.” “The FIFA Interactive World Cup is going to be the place for authentic, interactive play for football fans all over the world, and we’re pleased to be working with Xbox and FIFA to bring it to life,” said Jan Bolz, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, EA Europe. “Our game enthusiasts asked us for a way to broaden the scope of their gaming challenge and this event is for them, combining the excitement of FIFA Football 2005 from EA with Xbox Live support and real-world football tournaments, to test their physical as well as virtual abilities in a completely new and interactive way.” - ends To request a copy of the FIFA Interactive World Cup emblem, visit: http://www.fifadigitalarchive.com/welcome/login/login.pt About FIFA For the past 100 years, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, founded on 21 May 1904 in Paris and better known as FIFA, has continued to provide the essential leadership role to the international football family. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, the eighth FIFA President, Joseph S. Blatter (Switzerland), guides the organisation today with a commitment to the evolution of FIFA as a modern and dynamic association. The basis of the world’s football family is formed by FIFA’s member associations. From the founding seven in 1904, the family has today grown to 205 affiliated associations, also organised into six confederations spanning the globe. FIFA’s worldwide activities go well beyond its various competitions, such as the world’s biggest single-sport event, the FIFA World Cup™. In projects such as SOS Children’s Villages and the FIFA Goal Programme, FIFA gives material, financial and promotional support to develop the game and bring joy to underprivileged children worldwide. About Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, EA posted revenues of $2.96 billion for fiscal 2004. The company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and the Internet. In 2003, EA had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. Electronic Arts markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA GAMES™ and EA SPORTS BIG™. 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 Xbox Xbox (http://www.xbox.com ) is the video game system from Microsoft that brings people together for the most exhilarating game and entertainment

experiences. Xbox delivers an expansive collection of breakthrough games, powerful hardware and the unified Xbox Live online service. The new tagline, “it’s good to play together,” captures the spirit of Xbox as the social hub of the new digital entertainment lifestyle. Xbox is now available in Europe for an estimated street price of €199.99/£129.99. About Microsoft Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software — any time, any place and on any device. ## Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG and EA GAMES are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft, Xbox and Xbox Live, are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.