Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002

**EA SPORTS Ships the Most Realistic PC Golf Game to Date,

TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 2002**

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – February 26, 2002 – Golf for the PC has never looked this realistic as golfers and video game fans alike will see in the new Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2002 from EA (Nasdaq: ERTS), available today. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2002 was developed by Headgate Studios’ and brings golf to life on the computer in a completely 3-D world with a brand new course lineup.

With the exclusive license of Pebble Beach Golf Links®, Poppy Hills and Spyglass, gamers get to play on the most elite Monterey Peninsula courses in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2002 as well as the Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass and Royal Birkdale Golf Club in England. Golf announcers David Feherty and Bill Macatee add real tournament pressure with their commentary on each round. Gamers compete as or against 12 of the best PGA TOUR golfers such as Tiger Woods, Notah Begay III, Vijay Singh, Colin Montgomerie and Jesper Parnevik with TrueSwing Technology, a real-time swing that brings a true golf swing to the computer mouse. Also compete as or against Feherty and Macatee as well as six amateur models, three female and three male.

Gamers will feel as if they are on the actual golf course with the Caddy Book option, giving players all information necessary to make the best possible shot. There are also all new game modes including Skills Competition, TOUR Challenge, Best-Ball, team matches and a scramble mode. During tournament play, galleries stand outside the ropes to cheer and jeer all plays on the green.

Woods was motion-captured to ensure the latest representation of his swing in the video game and also lent his golf knowledge to EA’s game developers for the ultimate in game realism and authenticity. Last year Woods re-signed with EA to continue their successful partnership on the EA SPORTS’ Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Golf® franchise for the next five years.

EA SPORTS (www.easports.com) is the leading interactive sports software brand in the world. Its top-selling franchises and games include FIFA soccer, John Madden Football’, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Golf, NHL® hockey, Knockout Kings’ boxing, NBA LIVE basketball, Triple Play Baseball’ and NASCAR Thunder racing.

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2002 for the PC was developed by Headgate Studios and is rated “E” (Everyone) by the ESRB. Consumers may purchase the game directly at the EA Store SM (http://www.eastore.ea.com), the PGA TOUR site (http://www.pgatour.com) or by calling EA Direct Sales at 1.877.324.2637. The suggested retail price is $39.95. Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2002 is also available for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.

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 $1.3 billion for fiscal 2001. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for the Internet, personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS, EA GAMES, EA SPORTS BIG’ and EA.COM. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.info.ea.com.

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