Electronic Arts (EA) is the world's leading independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for advanced entertainment systems such as the PlayStation&reg；2 computer entertainment system， the PlayStation&reg；， the PSP&#8482； (PlayStation&reg；Portable) system， Xbox&reg；video game system from Microsoft， Nintendo GameCube&#8482；， Game Boy&reg；Advance and the Nintendo DS&#8482； as well as PC. EA is also developing or planning to develop games for next generation consoles including Xbox 360&#8482；， the PlayStation&reg；3 and the next console from Nintendo.

　　EA has been a leader in its field since the company was founded in 1982. Since its inception， EA has been a creative leader， and today， the company continues to innovate and improve interactive gaming. By combining diverse media such as computer animation， video， photographic images， motion capture， 3D face and body rendering technologies， computer graphics， and stereo sound with contributions from storywriters， film directors and musicians， EA uses technology and creativity to develop mainstream entertainment through an interactive medium.