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10 April 2008

an analysis of EA's properties

Current EA

 

Past EA (Studios which were acquired by EA, but no longer exist)

  • Origin Systems – acquired in 1992, closed in 2004
  • Bullfrog Productions  – acquired in 1995, effectively closed in 2001
  • EA Baltimore  – established in 1996 as part of Origin, closed in 2000
  • EA Seattle – formerly Manley & Associates, acquired in 1996, closed in 2002
  • Maxis – acquired in 1997, moved in 2004 to Redwood City
  • Westwood Studios  – acquired in 1998, shut down in 2003
  • EA Pacific (known for a time as Westwood Pacific) – formerly part of Virgin Interactive, acquired with Westwood in 1998, closed in 2003
  • Kesmai (known also as GameStorm); acquired in 1999, closed in 2001.
  • DICE (created Battlefield 2: Special Forces expansion, Battlefield Vietnam, and all BF2 patches). Acquired DICE fully October 2, 2006; closed DICE Canada studio hours later.
  • EA Japan – closed due to consolidation; moved under EA Partners model
  • EA Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Closed November 06 2007 due to failure to meet profit targets.Press Release

Future EA


Not to mention the publishing agreement Valve has with EA.

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# Blog Picks said:

an analysis of EA's properties Here is some information about EA. Created by ac3raven , 04-11-2008

11 April 08 at 8:48 PM
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