Michael Vick, the All-Pro quarterback from the Atlanta Falcons
and one of the most electrifying and exciting players in the NFL, has reached
an agreement with Electronic Arts Inc., the world’s leading interactive entertainment
software company, to be the EA SPORTSâ„¢ cover athlete and spokesman for
Madden NFLâ„¢ 2004.

“What an honor to be on the cover of the best NFL franchise, Madden
NFL 2004,” said Vick. “This is the game that everyone wants
to be associated with at some point in their NFL career and I am excited that
my opportunity has come so early in my career. I have always been a Madden NFL
Football fan and I’m excited to be working with EA SPORTS on my favorite game.”
Vick’s image will appear on all Madden NFL 2004 packaging and merchandising
and he already contributed his expertise during a design session with the producers
of the videogame at EA’s development studios in Florida. . .

Vick was the youngest quarterback to start in the NFL during the 2002 season
and was only the sixth quarterback to be voted into the Pro Bowl in his first
year as a starter since 1970. In his first two seasons he has run for more yards
(1,066) than any other quarterback in NFL history and established four NFL records
during the 2002 season including most rushing yards in a game by a quarterback
with 173 yards at Minnesota in December.

The Madden NFLâ„¢ franchise is in its 14th year, and last year’s version,
Madden NFL 2003, sold more than four million units on six different platforms.
Madden NFL 2004 will be available on the PC, the PlayStation(R), the PlayStation(R)
2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox â„¢ video game system from Microsoft,
the Nintendo GameCubeâ„¢, and the Game Boy(R) Advance in August.

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

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (EA), 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 three brand
names: EA SPORTSâ„¢, EA GAMESâ„¢ and EA SPORTS BIGâ„¢. More information
about EA’s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet
at http://info.ea.com.

Note to Editors: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, EA GAMES, John
Madden Football and MVP Baseball are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Officially licensed
product of PLAYERS INC. www.nflplayers.com
Team names and logos are trademarks of the teams indicated. All other (NFL-related
marks) are trademarks of the National Football League. NBA, NASCAR Thunder,
NHL and FIFA are trademarks of their respective owners. “PlayStation”
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registered trademark and Nintendo GameCube is a trademark of Nintendo. Microsoft
and Xbox are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
in the U.S. and/or other countries and are used under license from Microsoft.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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