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Hello and welcome to Voodoo Extreme’s Best of E3 2008 awards. While the show isn’t as big as it used to be, there was still plenty to see, and even judge for a little feature like this. I hope you enjoy reading these awards as much as I enjoyed going to parties and drinking all week long. Long live E3!

Best Action Game (PC)
Left 4 Dead
Developer: Valve Software
Publisher: Valve Software
Release Date: Nov. 08
Shown at E3 on the: PC
Also Appearing on the: 360

Why it won: Left 4 Dead was entertaining on many levels. It mixes the camaraderie of a four-player co-op experience with intense heat-pounding action, immersive audio and visual effects and of course – an awesome post-apocalyptic zombie/survival movie inspired setting. The gameplay is simple, fluid, and elegant. Left 4 Dead could be the sleeper hit of the year on the PC.

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Best Action Game (Console)
Gears of War 2
Developer: Epic Games
Publisher: Microsoft
Release Date: Nov. 08
Shown at E3 on the: 360
Also Appearing on the: 360

Why it won: We might not have gotten the two-dollar demo of the single player game at E3 from Microsoft, but Epic was nice enough to get us into the Gears of War 2 after party for a little hands-on multiplayer time. I’m not the biggest console multiplayer person in the world, but if you liked Gears of War, I think it’s safe to say Gears of War 2 will be right up your alley. The new gameplay modes are a lot of fun and the new maps will feel like a refreshing breeze to veteran players and noobs alike. Gears of War 2 is badder than ever.

Best RPG (PC)
Dragon Age
Developer: Bioware
Publisher: EA
Release Date: Feb 2009
Shown at E3 on the: PC
Also Appearing on the: PC

Why it won: BioWare is finally back making the sort of stuff we expect: Fantasy themed computer role-playing games! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Dragon Age looks awesome.

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Best RPG (Console)
Fallout 3
Developer: Bethesda
Publisher: Bethesda
Release Date: Oct. 08
Shown at E3 on the: 360
Also Appearing on the: PC & PS3

Why it won: No talky presentation or lecture to suffer through here. We actually got to play Fallout 3 for the first time at e3 this year. It was only for 30 minutes but I’ll take playing a game over listening to someone yammering about it any day of the week. Comfortable controls, quirky Fallout branded humor, and bloom-tastic visuals made for a very entertaining half-an-hour to say the least.

Best Massively Multiplayer Game
Warhammer Online
Developer: Mythic
Publisher: EA
Release Date: Oct 08
Shown at E3 on the: PC
Also Appearing on the: 360

Why it won: I was surprised at how few massively multiplayer games there were at E3 this year, but consensus was that Warhammer Online was by far the best of the lot. I was a big Dark Age of Camelot player, so here’s to hoping that Mythic hits one out of the park when WAR begins this Fall. Hopefully they get the shadow effects in by then so people will stop making fun of the screenshots.

Best Music/Rhythm Game
Rock Band 2
Developer: Harmonix
Publisher: MTV Games
Release Date: Sept. 08
Shown at E3 on the: 360
Also Appearing on the: PS2, PS3 & Wii

Why it won: The most fun I had playing anything at E3 this year was with Rock Band 2, but considering how much these music games cost to play, that’s to be expected. You could almost buy a new computer for the price of a compete band set. With that said: Rock Band 2 is going to rock your cock off!

Best Strategy Game
Empire: Total War
Developer: Creative Assembly
Publisher: SEGA
Release Date: Nov. 08
Shown at E3 on the: PC
Also Appearing on the: PC

Why it won: I was already a big fan of Total War’s Epic land wars. Slap realistic sea battles into the mix and I’m in strategy heaven. Empire: Total War’s graphics were nothing to sneeze at either.

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Best Graphics
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky
Developer: GSC Game World
Publisher: Deep Silver
Release Date: Sept. 08
Shown at E3 on the: PC
Also Appearing on the: PC

Why it won: The best graphics award this year was hard to call. On one hand, we had Crysis Warhead. On the other, we have S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky. Warhead’s graphics looked exactly like Crysis (maybe a little watered down so they ran faster) while Clear Sky showed a significant visual improvement over S.T.A.L.K.E.R.’s visual prowess. Crysis Warhead crashing on me in the middle of playing didn’t help either. Clear Sky’s technological feature set is extremely impressive as well and the demo looked absolutely fabulous.

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Best Artistic Design
MadWorld
Developer: PlatinumGames
Publisher: SEGA
Release Date: March 09
Shown at E3 on the: Wii
Also Appearing on the: Wii

Why it won: Like comic books? Enjoy over-the-top, gratuitous violence? Prepare to become happy as MadWorld has all of that plus oh-so much more. The bottom line is that any developer who can make a Wii game look that good deserves a firm pat on the ass. Great job!

Best Multiplayer Game
Left 4 Dead
Developer: Valve
Publisher: Valve
Release Date: Nov. 08
Shown at E3 on the: PC
Also Appearing on the: 360

Why it won: Left 4 Dead is really, really, really fun. Honest. If any game has a chance to topple Counter-Strike this is it. Hopefully we can play as The Infected next time and kill those pesky survivors.

Best Console Game
Fallout 3
Developer: Bethesda
Publisher: Bethesda
Release Date: Oct. 08
Shown at E3 on the: Console (cough)
Also Appearing on the: 360, PC & PS3

Why it won: Probably the easiest decision I’ve made all day.

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Best PC Game
Dragon Age
Developer: BioWare
Publisher: EA
Release Date: Feb. 09
Shown at E3 on the: PC
Also Appearing on the: PC

Why it won: It doesn’t warhammer gold rhyme with Bore.

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Game of the Show
Fallout 3
Developer: Bethesda
Publisher: Bethesda
Release Date: Oct. 08
Shown at E3 on the: 360
Also Appearing on the: PC, PS3

Why it won: It won the reader’s choice poll by a landslide. Yay! Plus, I kinda liked it too…

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If anyone knows how to bring a fresh approach to the MMO genre, it’s Mythic Entertainment. There are other developers who have released more (and more successful) MMOs, but no one else is quite as prepared to create a fully-realized realm-versus-realm experience as the creators of Dark Age of Camelot. And no world is quite so suited for that treatment than Games Workshop’s Warhammer fantasy setting. When the two companies came together to create Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, we knew we were warhammer gold in for something special.

Happily, every fresh viewing of the game has only increased our anticipation. Sure, we’re pretty tired of Elves and Orcs, but the Warhammer world warps the standard stereotypes and includes enough original elements that it stands apart from the usual fantasy settings. The gameplay also continues to impress us, with a sure and satisfying focus on realm-versus-realm struggle that eases players into competition with each other and culminates in massive wars for control of each faction’s capital city.

With a fresh but familiar setting and an undeniably compelling game design, Warhammer Online is sure to help us vent our Waaaghs!

The Stratics crew managed to catch up with Josh Drescher at the San Diego Comic Con. And the resulting interview is what happens when you turn fans of the game, who just happen to be press, loose on the devs.

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Electronic Arts Inc., the world’s leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment and GigaMedia Ltd, a major provider of online entertainment software and services, announced today that the companies have entered into an agreement to launch and operate WARHAMMER® ONLINE: AGE OF RECKONING™ (WAR) in Taiwan.

Taipei – Jan 31, 2008 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world’s leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment and GigaMedia Ltd (NASDAQ: GIGM), a major provider of online entertainment software and services, announced today that the companies have entered into an agreement to launch and operate WARHAMMER® ONLINE: AGE OF RECKONING™(WAR) in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Based on Games Workshop’s Warhammer fantasy universe, the online game features next generation Realm vs. Realm™ (RvR) game play that will immerse players in a world of perpetual conflict.

The agreement between EA and GigaMedia also aims to provide warhammer gold the ultimate MMORPG gaming experience for players in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Working closely with the EA Mythic development team, GigaMedia will provide marketing, community management, technical support, and customer service functions. Further details concerning the release schedule will be announced in the months ahead. Last November, EA also announced its partnership with GigaMedia to operate NBA Street Online in the same territories.

Warhammer Online is currently in development at EA Mythic, the studio which first gained worldwide critical acclaim for revolutionizing online gaming with the award winning Dark Age of Camelot™. WAR’s Realm vs. Realm game play has players joining one of six Armies - the obstinate Dwarfs, the noble High Elves, the loyal humans of the Empire, the savage Greenskins, the corrupt Dark Elves or the marauding human worshippers of Chaos - to experience the truly epic nature of war. Warhammer Online also features an innovative Public Quest� system and a massive City Siege campaign that allows players to sack and pillage an enemy capital.

Arthur M. Wang, Chief Executive Officer of GigaMedia, said, “We are pleased and honored to become EA’s operating partner on another groundbreaking online game. GigaMedia will bring this most anticipated MMORPG title, WARHAMMER ONLINE: AGE OF RECKONING, into Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. We are sure that local players will warmly embrace and welcome this great game”.

“It is a privilege to work with GigaMedia to bring our game to Asia’s vibrant and growing population of MMORPG fans”, says Mark Jacobs, VP and General Manager of EA Mythic. “Warhammer Online is widely anticipated in both North America and Europe. With Giga Media as a partner, we expect that Asian gamers will have a lot to look forward to.”

Highly Anticipated MMORPG Introduces Innovative System that Allows Crafters to Create Potions, Talismans, and More to Aid them on the Field of Battle

Fairfax, VA – May 29, 2008 – EA Mythic, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), unveiled new details for the crafting system in Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™ (WAR). With two crafting abilities (Apothecary and Talisman Making) and four supporting gathering skills (Cultivating, Magical Salvaging, Scavenging and Butchering), the MMORPG incorporates an innovative crafting system to aid players in their fights on the battlefield’s of WAR.

“Crafting is a beloved MMORPG element for many players, however, it can often feel like an unnecessary addition to the game,” said Mark Jacobs, general manager of EA Mythic and WAR’s lead game designer. “The crafting system I’ve envisioned for WAR is innovative, fun and doesn’t require hours and hours of grinding materials, items or recipes in order to succeed. It is a system that is tied directly to your Realm’s ongoing war effort whether you are a player who loves PvE, RvR or simply crafting in general.”

The Apothecary crafting ability allows players to create all manner of useful potions, lotions and powders to heal, enhance stats, or cause damage to others. By combining various ingredients, players will even have the opportunity to “design” their own potions according to their needs. The second crafting ability, Talisman Making, will allow players to make useful items imbued with magic powers to be worn by a character.

WAR’s gathering skills produce the raw materials required for Apothecary and Talisman Making:

* Players can train themselves in Cultivating, and plant seeds and spores in order to harvest weeds and fungi, components frequently used in Apothecary creations.
* Magical Salvaging lets players break down magical items, converting them into fragments and essences that can be used in the crafting of Talismans.
* Scavenging and Butchering are used to collect unseen resources off of the corpses of slain creatures - Scavenging allows players to recover hidden items from more intelligent creatures, while Butchering allows players to collect meat, skin and bones from non-sentient beasts.

Crafting in WAR is not about grinding for raw materials to create beneficial items, but about using developmental processes that don’t interfere with the Realm vs. Realm™ battles that are central to WAR. For example, a character with Cultivating training can continue to grow weeds and fungi even while laying siege to the enemy’s city.

To download a video podcast that dives deeper into WAR’s crafting system, click here.

Based on Games Workshop’s epic and longstanding tabletop fantasy war game, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm (RvR) gameplay that immerses players in a world of perpetual conflict. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is scheduled for launch on the PC in the Fall of 2008.

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About Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™ (WAR) War is everywhere in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR), the new fantasy MMORPG from the creators of Dark Age of Camelot™. Based on Games Workshop’s wildly successful Warhammer tabletop fantasy war game, this world provides a rich setting for hundreds of thousands of players to experience the epic nature of war and the glory of battle.

Players are thrust into a grim world of perpetual conflict to fight for the Realms of Order (Dwarfs, High Elves, and Empire) or Destruction (Greenskins, Dark Elves, and Chaos). Next generation Realm vs. Realm™ game play ensures that players are never fighting alone. With an army of allies at their back, players will defend their homeland, invade enemy Realms, and ultimately lead the siege of their enemy’s Capital City. Every aspect of the game - every player, every quest, every encounter, and every battle - can turn the tide of the ongoing war and mean victory for a player’s Realm!

For the first time ever, players can engage in Public Quests™ - multi-stage, communal quests to be completed by allied players fighting together against overwhelming odds. They can also embark on an epic quest to complete the Tome of Knowledge and unlock Warhammer lore, detailed monster information, new abilities, rewards, and major story plotlines. Drawing warhammer gold from a quarter century of highly detailed source material, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop’s fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds on the field of battle.

To learn more about the game, please visit www.warhammeronline.com.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS Freestyle™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. 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.

The Ultimate Warhammer Online Experience Includes Exclusive Miniature, Original Graphic Novel, Bonus Quests and Rewards, Art Book, and More

Sydney, Australia, 29 May, 2008 - Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™ (WAR) Collector’s Edition will be available through key Australian retailers, with pre-orders beginning today.

This Collector’s Edition of EA Mythic’s massively-multiplayer online role-playing game will be packed with bonus in-game content and unique collectibles unavailable elsewhere, including an exclusive Games Workshop miniature.

A limited number of 6,000 copies of the Collector’s Edition will be available in Australia and those who pre-order the product will receive additional exclusives including:

* Access to Open Beta
* Special early access to the live game
* Bonus in-game items:
o RITTENBACH’S PORTABLE CAMP: Rest your weary soul and heal your wounds between battles
o SENTINEL’S AMBER BAND: Enhance your stats and cast “Touch of Earth,” increasing your chance of doing additional corporeal damage with each hit (Usable in PvE combat only)

“Collecting has been a part of the Warhammer hobby experience for 25 years, and this special Collector’s Edition continues the tradition with exclusive offerings, including an official Games Workshop miniature,” said Mark Jacobs, VP and General Manager, EA Mythic. “We are bringing the quintessential elements of Warhammer - tabletop miniatures, incredible fantasy art, and delightfully grim fiction - along with exciting in-game bonus content, together in what is sure to be one of the premier Collector’s Editions of all time.”

The WAR Collector’s Edition with an RRP of $129.99 will be available for pre-order at EB Games, Harvey Norman, Dick Smith Electronics, JB Hi-Fi, GamesMen, Games Warehouse and select independent retailers.

The WAR Collector’s Edition will include:

EXCLUSIVE GAMES WORKSHOP MINIATURE - GRUMLOK AND GAZBAG
From the Age of Reckoning to your tabletop battle! Based on original characters from the MMORPG and designed by Games Workshop specifically for the Collector’s Edition, this official Warhammer metal miniature depicts the Greenskin warboss, GRUMLOK, and his shaman, GAZBAG, in rich detail. WAAAGH!

ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL - PRELUDE TO WAR
The forces of Order and Destruction collide under the red Chaos moon! Commissioned exclusively for the Collector’s Edition, PRELUDE TO WAR is a full-color, 128-page hardcover graphic novel that sets the stage for the start of the game. Written by acclaimed Games Workshop writer Graham McNeill, the oversized book is richly illustrated by Chad Hardin, Joe Abraham, Rahsan Ekedal, Tony Parker, and Kevin Hopgood. Each of the graphic novel’s six chapters tells a unique story about the armies in the game, and together they detail the events leading up to the Age of Reckoning:

ART BOOK - THE ART OF WARHAMMER ONLINE
A stunning collection of art that gave birth to the Age of Reckoning! THE ART OF WARHAMMER ONLINE is a 224-page hardcover collection of original art from the game. Each of the glossy, fullcolor pages showcases the talented work of our concept artists and offers a glimpse at a world in the making.

BONUS IN-GAME ITEM - THE GRINDMONGER TRILOGY
This is one Warhammer self-help book that is definitely worth the read. Readers of the Grindmonger Trilogy earn experience at 110% of normal levels for a limited time. The book can be read 3 times before losing its arcane powers. (+10% XP modifier for 60 minutes, 3 uses, 90 minute reuse timer.)

BONUS IN-GAME CONTENT - QUESTS, REWARDS, AND TITLES
New adventures and just rewards await players on the battlefields of WAR! Purchasers of the Collector’s Edition will begin their adventures in the Age of Reckoning with twelve (12) bonus quests awaiting them in their Tome of Knowledge. Each quest offers an exciting in-game reward, as well as a character title, to those that complete the challenges before them.

BONUS IN-GAME CONTENT - CHARACTER HEADS
Stand out in a crowd with a look unlike anyone else’s! The WAR Collector’s Edition includes twelve (12) bonus heads for additional character customization options. Each race gets a truly unique look (with male and female versions) that is sure to turn heads on the battlefields and be the envy of everyone in the army.

For more information about the Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Collector’s Edition, visit
www.warhammeronline.com/collectorsedition/

For information about the Australian pre-order offer, visit
www.warhammeronline.com/aus_ce_preorder

Based on Games Workshop’s epic and longstanding tabletop fantasy war game, Warhammer Online features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm™ (RvR) gameplay that immerses players in a world of perpetual conflict. Warhammer Online is scheduled for launch on the PC in 2008.

# # #

About Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™ (WAR)

War is everywhere in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR), the new fantasy MMORPG from the creators of Dark Age of Camelot™. Based on Games Workshop’s wildly successful Warhammer tabletop fantasy war game, this world provides a rich setting for hundreds of thousands of players to experience the epic nature of war and the glory of battle.

Players are thrust into a grim world of perpetual conflict to fight for the Realms of Order (Dwarfs, High Elves, and Empire) or Destruction (Greenskins, Dark Elves, and Chaos). Next generation Realm vs. Realm™ game play ensures that players are never fighting alone. With an army of allies at their back, players will defend their homeland, invade enemy Realms, and ultimately lead the siege of their enemy’s Capital City. Every aspect of the game - every player, every quest, every encounter, and every battle - can turn the tide of the ongoing war and mean victory for a player’s Realm!

For the first time ever, players can engage in Public Quests™ - multi-stage, communal quests to be completed by allied players fighting together against overwhelming odds. They can also embark on an epic quest to complete the Tome of Knowledge and unlock Warhammer lore, detailed monster information, new abilities, rewards, and major story plotlines. Drawing from a quarter century of highly detailed source material, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop’s fantasy warhammer gold world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds on the field of battle.

To learn more about the game, please visit www.warhammeronline.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2007, EA posted revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one million copies. 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.

Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, POGO, Dark Age of Camelot, Public Quest, and Realm vs. Realm are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Games Workshop, Warhammer, Warhammer Online, Age of Reckoning, and all associated marks, names, races, race insignia, characters, vehicles, locations, units, illustrations and images from the Warhammer world are either ®, ™ and/or © Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2008. Used under license by Electronic Arts Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The Ultimate Warhammer Online Experience Includes Exclusive Miniature, Original Graphic Novel, Bonus Quests and Rewards, Art Book, and More

Auckland, New Zealand, 30 May, 2008 - Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™ (WAR) Collector’s Edition will be available through key New Zealand retailers, with pre-orders beginning today.

This Collector’s Edition of EA Mythic’s massively-multiplayer online role-playing game will be packed with bonus in-game content and unique collectibles unavailable elsewhere, including an exclusive Games Workshop miniature.

A limited number of the Collector’s Edition will be available in New Zealand and those who pre-order the product will receive additional exclusives including:

* Access to Open Beta
* Special early access to the live game
* Bonus in-game items:
o RITTENBACH’S PORTABLE CAMP: Rest your weary soul and heal your wounds between battles
o SENTINEL’S AMBER BAND: Enhance your stats and cast “Touch of Earth,” increasing your chance of doing additional corporeal damage with each hit (Usable in PvE combat only)

“Collecting has been a part of the Warhammer hobby experience for 25 years, and this special Collector’s Edition continues the tradition with exclusive offerings, including an official Games Workshop miniature,” said Mark Jacobs, VP and General Manager, EA Mythic. “We are bringing the quintessential elements of Warhammer - tabletop miniatures, incredible fantasy art, and delightfully grim fiction - along with exciting in-game bonus content, together in what is sure to be one of the premier Collector’s Editions of all time.”

The WAR Collector’s Edition with an RRP of $169.99 is available NOW for pre-order at local retailers.

The WAR Collector’s Edition will include:
EXCLUSIVE Games Workshop Miniature - Grumlok and Gazbag
From the Age of Reckoning to your tabletop battle! Based on original characters from the MMORPG and designed by Games Workshop specifically for the Collector’s Edition, this official Warhammer metal miniature depicts the Greenskin warboss, GRUMLOK, and his shaman, GAZBAG, in rich detail. WAAAGH!

Original Graphic Novel - prelude to war
The forces of Order and Destruction collide under the red Chaos moon! Commissioned exclusively for the Collector’s Edition, PRELUDE TO WAR is a full-color, 128-page hardcover graphic novel that sets the stage for the start of the game. Written by acclaimed Games Workshop writer Graham McNeill, the oversized book is richly illustrated by Chad Hardin, Joe Abraham, Rahsan Ekedal, Tony Parker, and Kevin Hopgood. Each of the graphic novel’s six chapters tells a unique story about the armies in the game, and together they detail the events leading up to the Age of Reckoning:

ART BOOK - THE ART OF WARHAMMER ONLINE
A stunning collection of art that gave birth to the Age of Reckoning! THE ART OF WARHAMMER ONLINE is a 224-page hardcover collection of original art from the game. Each of the glossy, full-color pages showcases the talented work of our concept artists and offers a glimpse at a world in the making.

Bonus In-Game Item - The Grindmonger Trilogy
This is one Warhammer self-help book that is warhammer gold definitely worth the read. Readers of the Grindmonger Trilogy earn experience at 110% of normal levels for a limited time. The book can be read 3 times before losing its arcane powers. (+10% XP modifier for 60 minutes, 3 uses, 90 minute reuse timer.)

Bonus In-Game Content - Quests, Rewards, and Titles
New adventures and just rewards await players on the battlefields of WAR! Purchasers of the Collector’s Edition will begin their adventures in the Age of Reckoning with twelve (12) bonus quests awaiting them in their Tome of Knowledge. Each quest offers an exciting in-game reward, as well as a character title, to those that complete the challenges before them.

Bonus In-Game Content - Character Heads
Stand out in a crowd with a look unlike anyone else’s! The WAR Collector’s Edition includes twelve (12) bonus heads for additional character customization options. Each race gets a truly unique look (with male and female versions) that is sure to turn heads on the battlefields and be the envy of everyone in the army.

For more information about the Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Collector’s Edition, visit
www.warhammeronline.com/collectorsedition/

For information about the New Zealand pre-order offer, visit
www.warhammeronline.com/nz_ce_preorder

Based on Games Workshop’s epic and longstanding tabletop fantasy war game, Warhammer Online features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm™ (RvR) gameplay that immerses players in a world of perpetual conflict. Warhammer Online is scheduled for launch on the PC in 2008.

Highly Anticipated MMO to be Fully Localized in Russian with Dedicated Server and Complete Game Support

Moscow, Russia, June 29, 2008 - EA Mythic, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™ (WAR) will be released in Russia for the PC and will be fully localized. Along with MMORPG fans all over the world Russian gamers will have a chance to enjoy the rich world and extensive possibilities of one of the most anticipated MMORPG’s of the year - Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

“Over the past 25 years, Warhammer has become a beloved hobby experience around the world, and it is a honor to bring Age of Reckoning to the Russian fans,” said Mark Jacobs, VP and General Manager of EA Mythic. “Russia’s MMO industry is growing rapidly, and we consider it an important territory for Warhammer Online.”

“We are very excited to bring Warhammer Online to Russian consumers, fully supported in the Russian language,” said Tony Watkins, EA Russia Country Manager. “EA Russia has put together a highly experienced team for launch and consumers can expect an enormous level of support.”

Based on Games Workshop’s epic and longstanding tabletop fantasy war game, WAR features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm™ (RvR) game play that immerses players in a world of perpetual conflict. WAR is scheduled for launch on the PC in early 2009 in Russia and Fall of 2008 in North America, Europe and Australia/New Zealand.

More details on Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning in Russia will follow soon.

To learn more about the game, please visit www.warhammeronline.com.

To keep up-to-date on all the latest news and features from WAR, sign up for the monthly newsletter at www.warhammeronline.com/newslettersignup/.

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About Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™ (WAR)

War is everywhere in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR), the new fantasy MMORPG from the creators of Dark Age of Camelot™. Based on Games Workshop’s wildly successful Warhammer tabletop fantasy war game, this world provides a rich setting for hundreds of thousands of players to experience the epic nature of war and the glory of battle.

Players are thrust into a grim world of perpetual conflict to fight for the Realms of Order (Dwarfs, High Elves, and Empire) or Destruction (Greenskins, Dark Elves, and Chaos). Next generation Realm vs. Realm™ game play ensures that players are never fighting alone. With an army of allies at their back, players will defend their homeland, invade enemy Realms, and ultimately lead the siege of their enemy’s Capital City. Every aspect of the game - every player, every quest, every encounter, and every battle - can turn the tide of the ongoing war and mean victory for a player’s Realm!

For the first time ever, players can engage in Public Quests™ - multi-stage, communal quests to be completed by allied players fighting together against overwhelming odds. They can also embark on an epic quest to complete the Tome of Knowledge and unlock Warhammer lore, detailed monster information, new abilities, rewards, and major story plotlines. Drawing from a quarter century of highly detailed source material, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will bring Games Workshop’s fantasy world to life in a way that will allow players to create characters destined for great deeds on the field of battle.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, warhammer gold California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS Freestyle™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. 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.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS Freestyle, POGO, Dark Age of Camelot, Public Quests, and Realm vs. Realm are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Games Workshop, Warhammer, Warhammer Online, Age of Reckoning, and all associated marks, names, races, race insignia, characters, vehicles, locations, units, illustrations and images from the Warhammer world are either ®, ™ and/or © Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2008. Used under license by Electronic Arts Inc. All Rights Reserved.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective licensors.

Select Guilds Prepare for WAR as Highly Anticipated MMORPG Enters Next Phase of Beta Test

FAIRFAX, Virginia - July 11, 2008 - Mythic Entertainment, an Electronic Arts studio (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that the Guild Beta for Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™ (WAR) has begun. Over 10,000 guilds applied and those selected will have the chance to experience the game’s most expansive beta phase yet.

An historic 750,000 applicants have signed up for the opportunity to enter WAR’s closed beta, and the selected guilds will join tens of thousands of new participants as the game enters the final phase of its closed beta test. Guild members, many with long histories playing a multitude of massively multiplayer online games, will test WAR’s recently added Guild and Heraldry features, as well as Public Quests™, new dungeons, Scenarios, user interface updates and more as the MMORPG advances towards its launch later this year.

“WAR’s Guild Beta is here and some of the world’s most experienced MMO players will now get a chance to play one of the most anticipated MMOs of all time,” said Mark Jacobs, vice president and general manager of Mythic Entertainment. “We look forward to seeing them beat, bash and burn their way through the world that we have created for their enjoyment. It’s going to be a lot of fun and it’s going to be glorious!”

Based on Games Workshop’s epic and longstanding tabletop fantasy war game, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm™ (RvR) gameplay that immerses players in a world of perpetual conflict. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is scheduled for launch on the PC in the fall of 2008.

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About Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Experience the glory of Realm vs. Realm! Declare your allegiance and join hundreds of thousands of mighty heroes on the battlefields of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, the new MMORPG from Mythic Entertainment, the creators of Dark Age of Camelot™. Enter a grim world of perpetual conflict to fight for the Realms of Order (Dwarfs, High Elves, and Empire) or Destruction (Greenskins, Dark Elves, and Chaos). Invade enemy lands, besiege imposing fortresses, and sack sprawling capital cities for the glory of your Realm. Wield devastating magic and deadly weapons, battle monstrous creatures, and join your brothers-in-arms in epic Public Quests™. Climb the Bastion Stair, carry your Guild Banner into battle, and unlock the secrets of the Tome of Knowledge as you travel the world. So, sharpen your blades and unleash your inner mutation. The Age of Reckoning has begun and WAR IS EVERYWHERE!

To learn more about the game, please visit www.warhammeronline.com.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, warhammer gold California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS Freestyle™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. 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.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS Freestyle, POGO, Mythic Entertainment, Dark Age of Camelot, Public Quests, and Realm vs. Realm are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Games Workshop, Warhammer, Warhammer Online, Age of Reckoning, and all associated marks, names, races, race insignia, characters, vehicles, locations, units, illustrations and images from the Warhammer world are either ®, ™ and/or © Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2008. Used under license by Electronic Arts Inc. All Rights Reserved.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective licensors.

FAIRFAX, Va. - August 5, 2008 - Hot on the heels of spectacular showings at E3 and Comic-Con, Mythic Entertainment, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today announced that fans will be able to enter the gritty fantasy world of Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™ (WAR) on September 18th, 2008 when the highly-anticipated MMORPG goes live. After three years in development by Virginia-based Mythic Entertainment, WAR will open its North American, European and Oceanic servers and offer players a variety of flexible subscription options. Gamers who pre-order WAR in North American will enjoy special benefits including open beta admission, a live game head start, and bonus in-game items.

Based on Games Workshop’s epic and longstanding tabletop fantasy war game, WAR is a unique MMORPG that features revolutionary Realm vs. Realm™ (RvR) gameplay that will immerse players in a world of perpetual conflict for years to come. WAR has been recognized for its unique play style that appeals to novice MMO players while offering incredible depth for more seasoned players.

Consumer demand for WAR is mounting with all units of the game’s Collector’s Edition having been pre-sold in North America. In addition, the title is receiving significant media attention, picking up numerous critic awards at this year’s E3, including “Best PC Game” from G4’s XPlay, “Best MMO” from IGN and Voodoo Extreme, and “Top 10 PC Game” from Gamespy, as well as being nominated for the prestigious Game Critic’s Awards “Best PC Game”.

“The countdown has officially begun. Mark your calendars! September 18th is the Day of Reckoning,” said Mark Jacobs, founder and general manager of Mythic Entertainment. “For the last three years, the entire team at Mythic has poured their hearts into making Warhammer Online the next great MMORPG. We are so excited to open up this world and share it with the fans that will live in it, quest in it, go to war in it and make it come alive.”

Fans looking forward to laying siege to their enemy’s capital city will have several pricing options available, beginning with a $14.99 monthly subscription. Additionally, collectible 30- and 60-day prepaid Game Time™ Cards will be available at many game retailers. WAR subscription options include:

* Monthly Subscription: $14.99 USD
* 3-Month Subscription: $41.97 ($13.99 per month)
* 6-Month Subscription: $77.94 ($12.99 per month)

Players can now pre-order their copy of WAR to secure their spots on the frontlines with a special pre-order package that includes:

* Open beta admission: Pre-order customers can experience the glory of battle and the thrill of WAR by participating in the open beta test.
* Head Start program: Players can begin their adventures in the Age of Reckoning before the game’s official launch.
* Bonus in-game items: Players can equip their characters with two bonus in-game items by pre-ordering from select retail partners.
* Universal Fighting System™ Battle Deck: The Emperor Karl Franz and Tchar’zanek, dread Champion of Tzeentch, go head-to-head in this exclusive collectible card game from Fantasy Flight Games. (Available in a limited supply from select retailers.)

Participating pre-order partners include Amazon.com, Best Buy, Circuit City, Direct2Drive, EAStore.com, EB Canada, EB Games, Fry’s, GameCrazy, GameStop, GoGamer.com, and Walmart.com. (Pre-order offers will vary by retailer.) The European pre-order program is scheduled to begin in late August. For more information about the North American pre-order program, visit www.warhammeronline.com/preorder.

Available for the PC, WAR is rated “T” for TEEN by the ESRB. WAR will be the first MMORPG to launch servers simultaneously in North America, Europe, and Oceania when it goes live on September 18th, 2008. For more information, visit http://www.warhammeronline.com/.

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About Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™
Experience the glory of Realm vs. Realm™! Declare your allegiance and join hundreds of thousands of mighty heroes on the battlefields of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, the new MMORPG from Mythic Entertainment, the creators of Dark Age of Camelot™. Enter a grim fantasy world of perpetual conflict to fight for the Realms of Order (Dwarfs, High Elves, and Empire) or Destruction (Greenskins, Dark Elves, and Chaos). Invade enemy lands, besiege imposing fortresses, and sack sprawling capital cities for the glory of your Realm. Wield devastating magic and deadly weapons, battle monstrous creatures, and join your brothers-in-arms in epic Public Quests™. Climb the Bastion Stair, carry your Guild Banner into battle, and unlock the infinite secrets of the Tome of Knowledge as you travel warhammer gold the world. Sharpen your blade and unleash your inner mutation; the Age of Reckoning has begun and WAR IS EVERYWHERE!

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS Freestyle™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2008, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies. 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.

EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS Freestyle, POGO, Mythic Entertainment, Dark Age of Camelot, Public Quests, Realm vs. Realm, and Game Time are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Games Workshop, Warhammer, Warhammer Online, Age of Reckoning, and all associated marks, names, races, race insignia, characters, vehicles, locations, units, illustrations and images from the Warhammer world are either ®, ™ and/or © Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2008. Used under license by Electronic Arts Inc. All Rights Reserved.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective licensors.