Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement dated September 13, 2002 on Form S-8 of Electronic Arts Inc. of our reports dated May 3, 2002, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Electronic Arts Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended March 31, 2002, and the related financial statement schedule, which reports appear in the March 31, 2002 annual report on Form 10-K of Electronic Arts Inc.