SAN MATEO, Calif. - February 19, 1998 -- Electronic Arts™ (Nasdaq:ERTS), a leading global computer and video game software company, today announced that it signed a worldwide license for the interactive entertainment rights to international golf phenomenon Tiger Woods. EA SPORTS™ plans to further solidify its premier position in the interactive golf market with the release of a Tiger Woods golf game for the personal computer and the PlayStationä game console this summer. Financial terms of the four-year agreement were not disclosed.

"I am thrilled to join the EA SPORTS team," said Tiger Woods. "I've played video games for many years. The chance to work with the top brand in sports gaming and play a key role in the design of an interactive golf product will be an exciting challenge."

The agreement brings together the best of the best - Tiger Woods, the world's most popular golfer; EA SPORTS, the world's leading interactive sports brand; and the PGA TOUR, the sanctioning body of men's professional tournament golf in the United States. The signing of Tiger Woods represents perhaps the most highly-prized deal in the history of the interactive sports industry.

"Signing Tiger Woods is a defining act for Electronic Arts and the PGA TOUR Golf series," said Richard Hilleman, vice president and executive producer at Electronic Arts. "Tiger is the ultimate competitor who wins with strength, charisma and creativity. He is the embodiment of the EA SPORTS brand and the new world of golf. Tiger will contribute to the design and development of a new EA SPORTS golf game as well as future versions in the PGA TOUR Golf product series. He represents the second generation of co-designers for the EA SPORTS brand and brings a unique perspective as a life long customer of interactive entertainment."

"Tiger has inspired a new legion of golfers and more people are excited about golf since he turned professional than ever before," said Michael Shapiro, NIKE's business manager for the Tiger Woods brand. "NIKE is excited about joining Tiger, EA SPORTS and the PGA TOUR to develop a new medium to benefit sports fans everywhere." Electronic Arts obtained the Tiger Woods license from NIKE, Inc.

"The PGA TOUR has been working exclusively with EA SPORTS for seven years on the interactive PGA TOUR Golf series," said Leo McCullagh, vice president of retail licensing and consumer marketing with the PGA TOUR. "The addition of Tiger Woods to this highly successful PGA TOUR-licensed product line should prove to be a win-win combination for everyone involved. The endeavor will bring even more world-class products to market that capture the essence of the game of golf."

About PGA TOUR Golf
Under the EA SPORTS brand, the PGA TOUR Golf series was brought to market in 1990 and has since been one of the top-selling computer and video golf games in the industry.

In PGA TOUR, cyber golfers can tee up at prestigious courses such as Pebble Beach Golf Links®, the Bay Hill™ Club, Spyglass Hill™, TPC of Scottsdale™ or TPC at Sawgrass™ where every hole features the exact characteristics and surroundings of the real hole, including tree-lined fairways, sloping hills, huge sand bunkers and tricky greens. In addition, the game also features a TV-style presentation including color commentary and dynamic real-time camera angles from behind the golfers, the tower and even an aerial view from a blimp.

Tiger Woods will join 14 other PGA TOUR pros, including Peter Jacobsen, Brad Faxon, Tom Kite, Lee Janzen, and Davis Love III in future versions of the PGA TOUR product line. PGA TOUR delivers the ultimate in golf realism, with the pros' swings and emotions recorded using video-capture technology that gets brought to life in the game. For example, expect to see Tiger Woods' signature booming drives and pumping arm celebrations in the summer product release.

EA SPORTS is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world with a 58 percent marketshare in the category across all platforms. Its top-selling titles include PGA TOUR Golf, John Madden Football™, NBA Live Basketball, FIFA Soccer, NHL® Hockey, Triple Play Baseball™, and NASCAR® Racing.

Electronic Arts ("EA"), headquartered in San Mateo, California, is a leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, EA posted revenues of $673 million for fiscal 1997. The Company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and advanced entertainment systems such as the PlayStation and Nintendo® 64. Electronic Arts markets its products worldwide under six brand names: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, Maxis™, Inc., Origin Systems™ Inc., Bullfrog™ Productions Ltd. and Jane's® Combat Simulations. EA has international subsidiaries in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The Company has North American development operations in San Mateo and Walnut Creek, Calif.; Baltimore, Maryland; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; and Vancouver, British Columbia. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com.