EA Ships the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Videogame; Master the Magic in the Latest Edition of the Harry Potter Videogame Series on Console, Handhelds, and PC

"The Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire videogame offers HarryPotter(TM) fans and gamers alike a chance to explore the adventures ofthe young wizard and his friends in a whole new way," said HarveyElliott, Executive Producer at EAUK. "We worked closely with DavidHeyman, the film's producer, to ensure a synergy with the overall lookand feel of the film. The game is cinematic and immersive, and we'relooking forward to getting it into players' hands."

"The extremely rich Harry Potter world captured in both the filmand the book is brought to life in the Harry Potter and the Goblet ofFire videogame with a completely interactive experience," said JasonHall, Senior Vice President for Warner Bros. InteractiveEntertainment. "We worked closely with EA to ensure this latestedition to the Harry Potter videogame franchise is a great actionadventure game, depicting the magical story for players."

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry is mysteriouslyselected as the fourth competitor in the dangerous TriwizardTournament(TM) and must confront a fire-breathing dragon, rescuefriends from the icy depths of the Black Lake, and navigate thetwisting mysteries of a vast, enchanted maze. Players will experienceall the adventures of the movie -- from the Quidditch(TM) World Cupcampsite to a heart-stopping duel with Lord Voldemort(TM) himself!

The magical world of Harry Potter comes to life with in-gamecharacters that look like their big-screen counterparts for the firsttime and nearly a dozen cinematic locations that mirror those in theupcoming film. Additionally, Academy(R) Award-nominated actor RalphFiennes carries on his role of Lord Voldemort from the film by lendinghis voice talent and likeness to the game.

In another first for the franchise, players can join forces withfriends to combine and cast spells cooperatively creating morepowerful magic than ever before. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are allplayable characters in this action-packed game where magic iseverywhere!

The Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire videogame was developed atEA's UK studio and has a US MSRP range from $24.99 - $39.99. Theconsole and PC platforms are rated "E10+" and the handheld versionsare rated "E" for Everyone by the ESRB.

Coming soon, the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire videogamewill make its debut on the PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system.Gamers will engage in thrilling, exclusive mini-games via cooperativewireless gameplay.

For more information and assets, please visit www.info.ea.com. Theofficial videogame website can be found at www.masterthemagic.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City,California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment softwarecompany. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, anddistributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems,personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets itsproducts under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTSBIG(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2005, EA posted revenues of $3.1billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA'shomepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information aboutEA's products and full text of press releases can be found on theInternet at http://info.ea.com.

About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc., a Warner Bros.Entertainment Company, is a premier licensor and a developer ofentertainment content for the interactive space across all current andfuture platforms, including consoles, PC-based gaming and wirelessapplications.

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