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Relive WWII's Most Heroic Moments With EA's Medal of Honor Vanguard.


Acclaimed World War II First Person Shooter Franchise Debuts on Wii Platform

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Electronic Arts (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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) today announced Medal of Honor Medal of Honor

highest American military decoration for wartime gallantry. [Am. Hist.: Misc.]

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 Vanguard[TM], the latest installment from EA's critically-acclaimed Medal of Honor[TM] franchise which has been credited with pioneering the First-Person Shooter (FPS (Frames Per Second) The measurement of full-motion video performance. See frame.

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) WWII WWII
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 genre when it debuted in 1999. Building on the key tenets of the franchise including historical accuracy and authenticity, Medal of Honor Vanguard will ship to stores in March 2007 under the EA[TM] brand for the PlayStation([R])2 computer entertainment system, as well as the Nintendo Wii[TM].

Step into the boots of Frank Keegan, Corporal of the 82nd Airborne Division and engage in battles throughout Europe. From Operation Husky on the shores of Sicily to Operation Varsity inside Nazi Germany, you'll fight behind enemy lines in the epic WWII battles that turned America's first paratroopers into heroes of WWII. Featuring spectacular graphics adding to epic combat intensity, Medal of Honor Vanguard makes you the driving force in the struggle to liberate Europe. As the first game in the Medal of Honor series to be released on the Nintendo Wii platform, players can expect Medal of Honor Vanguard to take full advantage of Wii's one-of-a-kind controllers.

"Medal of Honor Vanguard features a strong storyline told in classic MOH See modem on hold.  fashion," explained Matt Sentell, Senior Producer at EALA EALA East African Legislative Assembly
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. "We are really excited to offer this game both on the PS2 and Wii, which will allow fans to experience MOH in a completely new way."

Developed by EA Los Angeles EA Los Angeles (formerly DreamWorks Interactive) was founded in 1995, as a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG. Also known as EALA, it is a computer and video game developer.  (EALA), Medal of Honor Vanguard has not yet been rated by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board
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. For more information on Medal of Honor Vanguard and the Medal of Honor franchise, please visit: www.mohvanguard.ea.com. Please visit EA's press site at www.info.ea.com for information about all of EA's games.

About Medal of Honor

First launched in 1999, Medal of Honor has become one of the most popular, celebrated, and influential first-person shooter franchises in the world. Originally conceptualized by Steven Spielberg and inspired during the shooting of the film Saving Private Ryan, Medal of Honor launched a whole genre of World War II games as it became one of the best-selling franchises in the Electronic ArtsEA([TM]) brand portfolio. Combined sales for the franchise have topped 27 million units worldwide making it the best-selling WWII game ever. For more information on the Medal of Honor series, please visit www.mohvanguard.ea.com or www.moh.ea.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. , is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2006, EA posted revenue of $2.95 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.

Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Medal of Honor is a trademark or registered trademark of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries for computer and video game products. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Nintendo Wii is a trademark of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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