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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LINZNER JOEL   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ELECTRONIC ARTS INC [ERTS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP Business & Legal Affairs (Last) (First) (Middle) 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/18/2006 (Street) REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock (1) 09/18/2006   A   10,000 A $ 0 13,528 (2) D   Common Stock (1) 09/18/2006   A   15,000 A $ 0 28,528 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (3)

$ 64.92

09/18/2006

D

40,000

(4)

03/01/2015

Common Stock

40,000

$ 0

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (3)

$ 64.92

09/18/2006

D

60,000

(5)

03/01/2015

Common Stock

60,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LINZNER JOEL 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065			EVP Business & Legal Affairs

Signatures

Stephanie Kuo attorney in fact for Joel Linzner		09/19/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares of restricted stock, granted pursuant to Electronic Arts' offer to exchange described in Schedule TO-I, filed August 16, 2006, as amended (the "Exchange Offer"), which vest as to 25% on August 1, 2007, an additional 25% on August 1, 2008, and the remaining 50% on August 1, 2009.
(2)	Includes 441 shares acquired under the Electronic Arts Stock Purchase Plan.
(3)	Employee stock option cancelled pursuant to the Exchange Offer.
(4)	Option vested and became exercisable as to 24%, 12 months from vest date; then vested as to an additional 2% each month thereafter for 38 months.
(5)	Option vested and became exercisable as to 25%, 24 months from grant date; then vested as to an additional 25%, 36 months from grant date; and then vested as to the remaining 50%, 48 months from grant date.

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