Virgin Megastore Hollywood is Celebrating the Upcoming 2006 FIFA World CUP With Its First Ever EA Sports Videogame Futbol Tournament

Virgin Megastore Hollywood is Celebrating the Upcoming 2006 FIFA World CUP With Its First Ever EA Sports Videogame Futbol Tournament

**UPCOMING EVENT**

WHO: In celebration of the world's biggest sporting event, Virgin
Megastore will host its first EA Sports Futbol Tournament
featuring the 2006 FIFA World Cup(TM) Videogame, recently released
as the only official FIFA World Cup game. Press will have the
opportunity to preview the game and ask questions to EA
spokespeople about the game. 40 gaming fans can enter the
tournament to win the grand prize of an Xbox 360. There will also
be a special live performance during the tournament from Clorofila
of Nortec Collective who is featured on the 2006 FIFA World Cup
soundtrack.

When: Tue, May 9, 2006 from 7:00 pm
Participant sign up begins at 6pm, first come first served.
Press Check in: 6:30PM
Tournament begins at 7pm
Clorofila performs at 7pm

Where: Virgin Megastore/Hollywood and Highland
6801 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 105
Los Angeles, Ca 90028

Learn more about the 2006 FIFA World Cup game at: http://www.easports2006fifaworldcup.com/ or download screenshots and renders at http://info.ea.com/.

ABOUT VIRGIN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

Virgin Entertainment Group is the world's leading multi-channel music and entertainment retailer, providing customers with a range of superior entertainment experiences through a family of integrated Virgin-branded businesses. The "category killer" Virgin Megastores and Virgin Megastore Online at www.virginmega.com are integral parts of a strategy to provide entertainment customers with what they want, how they want it, and when they want it. For more information, or to check out the location of the nearest Virgin retail, go to www.virginmegamagazine.com

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 videogame systems, personal computers, and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM) and POGO(TM). In fiscal 2005, EA posted revenues of $3.1 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. 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/.

PRNewswire -- May 8
http://www.ea.com

Source: Virgin Entertainment Group

CONTACT: April Windsor of Virgin Entertainment Group, +1-323-904-6268,
awindsor@virginmega.com; or Raul Gonzalez of Project 2050, +1-646-546-5601,
raul@p2050.com, for Virgin Entertainment Group

Web site: http://www.virginmega.com/
http://www.easports2006fifaworldcup.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: MEDIA RSVP: To RSVP for the event, please contact April Windsor or Raul Gonzalez by 6pm on Monday, May 8th.

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