The Urbz: Sims in the City in Stores Worldwide; Newest Entry in the Multi-Million Selling Sims Franchise Offers Stylish, Non-Sto

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2004--Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) today announced that The Urbz(TM): Sims in the City(TM) has shipped to retail outlets worldwide under the EA GAMES(TM) brand. Following the record-setting launch of The Sims(TM) 2, the development team at the celebrated Maxis studio today launched The Urbz(TM): Sims in the City(TM), the newest entry into the award-winning franchise for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft, the Nintendo GameCube(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance. The Nintendo DS(TM) version will ship on Tuesday, November 16, as a launch title for the new handheld system.