UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: August 13, 2002

(date of earliest event reported)

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Commission File No. 0-17948

Incorporated in the State of Delaware

I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 94-2838567

209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, California 94065-1175

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 650-628-1500

Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure

The following certificates of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, which accompany the filing of our Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002, are being furnished pursuant to Item 9 of Form 8-K solely for the purpose of disclosure pursuant to Regulation FD, and such information shall not be deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or incorporated by reference into any registration statement, report, proxy statement or other document filed by us under such act or under the Securities Act of 1933.

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

Certification Pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Electronic Arts Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Lawrence F. Probst III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Arts Inc., certify, pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Electronic Arts Inc. for the periods presented therein.

/S/    LAWRENCE F. PROBST

        Lawrence F. Probst III

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

        Electronic Arts Inc.

August 13, 2002

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

Certification Pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Electronic Arts Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Warren C. Jenson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Electronic Arts Inc., certify, pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Electronic Arts Inc. for the periods presented therein.

/S/    WARREN C. JENSON

        Warren C. Jenson

Executive President, Chief Financial Officer

        Electronic Arts Inc.

August 13, 2002

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

Dated: August 13, 2002

By:	/S/    RUTH A. KENNEDY
Ruth A. Kennedy, Esq. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary