UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) May 24, 2006

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-17948	94-2838567
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(650) 628-1500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On May 24, 2006, at a regularly-scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors of Electronic Arts Inc. (the “Company”), Robert Pittman, a director of the Company since 2003, indicated that he did not wish to stand for re-election because of scheduling and workload commitments. Mr. Pittman will continue to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the Company’s 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is scheduled for July 27, 2006.

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: May 30, 2006	By:	/s/ Stephen G. Bené
		Stephen G. Bené
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel
		and Corporate Secretary