EA Set to Unleash Oddworld Stranger on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in Spring 2005

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2004--Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) announced today that Oddworld Stranger, the latest in the internationally acclaimed character-based Oddworld series, will bring its signature brand of action gaming to owners of the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft. Oddworld Stranger, which is currently under development for a planned spring 2005 debut, will be published and distributed by EA under the EA GAMES(TM) brand.