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 1, 1998,  include  the related
financial  statement  schedule  for each of the years in the  three-year  period
ended March 31, 1998, 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,  based on our audits and the report of the
other auditors,  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,
333-01397, 333-09683, 333-09893, 333-32239, 333-32771 and 333-46937) on Form S-8
of our reports included herein or incorporated herein by reference.




KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Mountain View, California
June 26, 1998