Article: EA Partners to Lend Development Experience and Publishing Capability to Independent Game Companies.

Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003

Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) today announced the creation of a new business unit, EA Partners, to manage EA's worldwide distribution and co-publishing relationships of third-party products as EA looks to significantly grow its $300 million externally sourced business. The unit was previously known as EA Distribution.

"The mission of EA Partners is to help develop the tremendous creativity of independent studios and publishers and bring their games to the worldwide market," said John Riccitiello, EA president and COO. "We've created a ...

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