EXHIBIT 23.01



   Report on Financial Statement Schedule and Consent of Independent Auditors



The Board of Directors
Electronic Arts, Inc.:

The audits referred to in our report dated May 2, 1996, include the related
financial statement schedule for each of the years in the three-year period
ended March 31, 1996, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. 
This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's
management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial
statement schedule based on our audits.  In our opinion, such financial
statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated
financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects
the information set forth therein.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Nos. 33-66836, 33-55212, 33-53302, 33-41955, 33-82166, 33-61781, 33-61783 
and 333-01397) on Form S-8 of our reports included herein.



                                       KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Palo Alto, California
June 27, 1996



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