Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
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 Legal & Business Affairs
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/19/2009
(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

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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 (right to buy) (1) $ 28.52 11/19/2009   D     10,000   (2) 04/25/2011 Common Stock 10,000 $ 28.52 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (1) $ 31.315 11/19/2009   D     40,000   (2) 10/07/2012 Common Stock 40,000 $ 31.315 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (1) $ 48.785 11/19/2009   D     40,000   (2) 10/24/2013 Common Stock 40,000 $ 48.785 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (1) $ 49.71 11/19/2009   D     35,000   (3) 06/18/2017 Common Stock 35,000 $ 49.71 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (1) $ 51.64 11/19/2009   D     42,000   (4) 08/16/2016 Common Stock 42,000 $ 51.64 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (1) $ 52.03 11/19/2009   D     42,000   (3) 03/01/2016 Common Stock 42,000 $ 52.03 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units (5) (6) 11/19/2009   A   15,909     (7) 11/10/2011 Common Stock 15,909 $ 0 15,909 D  
Restricted Stock Units (5) (6) 11/19/2009   A   1,818     (8) 11/10/2010 Common Stock 1,818 $ 0 1,818 D  
Restricted Stock Units (5) (6) 11/19/2009   A   9,756     (8) 11/10/2010 Common Stock 9,756 $ 0 9,756 D  
Restricted Stock Units (5) (6) 11/19/2009   A   11,111     (8) 11/10/2010 Common Stock 11,111 $ 0 11,111 D  
Restricted Stock Units (5) (6) 11/19/2009   A   16,800     (7) 11/10/2011 Common Stock 16,800 $ 0 16,800 D  
Restricted Stock Units (5) (6) 11/19/2009   A   15,555     (7) 11/10/2011 Common Stock 15,555 $ 0 15,555 D  

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

 Flora B. Lee, Attorney-in-Fact for: Joel Linzner   11/20/2009
**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 employee stock options cancelled pursuant to Electronic Arts offer to exchange described in Schedule TO-I, filed October 21, 2009 (the Exchange Offer).
(2) Option is 100% vested.
(3) Option vested and became exercisable as to 24% on the first day of the month that contains the one year anniversary of the grant date, and an additional 2% on the first day of the next 38 months thereafter.
(4) Option vested and became exercisable as to 25% each year from vest date for 4 years.
(5) Represents restricted stock units granted pursuant to Electronic Arts offer to exchange described in Schedule TO-I, filed October 21, 2009 (the Exchange Offer).
(6) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Electronic Arts common stock.
(7) Restricted stock units vest as to 50%, 12 months from November 10, 2009, and then vest as to the remaining 50%, 24 months from November 10, 2009.
(8) Restricted stock units vest as to 100%, 12 months from November 10, 2009.

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