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Funcom and EA to Co-Publish aThe Secret Worlda? MMO

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Funcom, the award-winning game developer responsible for titles such as aAnarchy Onlinea™ and aAge of Conan: Hyborian Adventuresa™, and EA Partners, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced their agreement to co-publish Funcoma™s highly anticipated modern-day massively multiplayer online game aThe Secret Worlda™. Hundreds of thousands of gamers have joined the ever-growing community surrounding the game, and have a" even before launch a" become active members in the gamea™s secret societies: the Illuminati, the Dragon and the Templar.

"We are very excited to be able to take part in the growing online gaming category with such a highly anticipated title as aThe Secret Worlda™."

aWe are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Funcom, one of the world-leaders in the development of massively multiplayer online games,a says David DeMartini, Senior Vice President and General Manager of EA Partners. aWe are very excited to be able to take part in the growing online gaming category with such a highly anticipated title as aThe Secret Worlda™.a

aThe Secret Worlda™ is a next-generation massively multiplayer online game for the PC platform, where players are given total freedom to create and progress their characters, unbound by the restrictions of classes and levels. Players will get the opportunity to join one of the three secret societies and fight for power over important locations throughout our own world. Players will also journey through familiar places across the globe, such as Egypt, New England, London, New York and Seoul and battle monsters of myth and legend.

aWe are tremendously excited to be working with what is undoubtedly the world-leading games publisher for the past decade, and it is also a great testament to the fantastic work of our development team,a says Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas. aThe experience and the knowledge that Electronic Arts brings to the table will be instrumental in allowing us to realize the full potential of aThe Secret Worlda™.a

aThe Secret Worlda™ is Funcoma™s third massively multiplayer game, having previously developed the award-winning aAnarchy Onlinea™ and the best selling new MMO of 2008 aAge of Conan: Hyborian Adventuresa™. No release date has been announced.

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ABOUT FUNCOM - Funcom is an independent developer and publisher of online games for PC and consoles. Funcom has provided outstanding entertainment since 1993 and continues to expand its track-record of more than twenty released games. Recent titles include aAge of Conan: Hyborian Adventuresa™, aThe Longest Journey', 'Anarchy Online' and 'Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'. For corporate information please visit [ www.funcom.com ]. For information about Funcom games visit [ www.anarchy-online.com ][ www.dreamfall.com ], [ www.darkdaysarecoming.com ] or [ www.ageofconan.com ]. Funcom is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker FUNCOM.

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 SPORTSa", EA^a", EA Mobile^a" and POGO^a". In fiscal 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million units. 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 ].

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