Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Gibeau Frank
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/02/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC [ERTS]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & GM NA Publishing
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 1,720
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option   (1) 10/05/2011 Common Stock 12,000 $ 23.27 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option   (2) 04/25/2011 Common Stock 5,000 $ 28.52 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option   (1) 10/07/2012 Common Stock 33,600 $ 31.315 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option   (1) 10/24/2013 Common Stock 60,000 $ 48.785 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option   (1) 03/01/2015 Common Stock 25,000 $ 64.92 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option   (3) 03/01/2015 Common Stock 75,000 $ 64.92 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Gibeau Frank
209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065		       EVP & GM NA Publishing  

Signatures

Stephanie Kuo attorney in fact for Frank Gibeau 09/06/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Option vests and becomes exercisable as to 24%, 12 months from grant date; then vests as to an additional 2% each month thereafter for 38 months.
(2) Option vests and becomes exercisable as to 25% on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.
(3) Option vests and becomes exercisable as to 25%, 24 months from grant date; then an additional 25%, 36 months from grant date; and then the remaining 50%, 48 months from grant date.

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