Electronic Arts
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| NASDAQ: EA NASDAQ-100 Component S&P 500 Component | |
| Industry | Interactive entertainment Computer and video games |
| Founded | May 28, 1982 |
| Founder | Trip Hawkins |
| Headquarters | Redwood City, California, United States |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Larry Probst (Chairman) Andrew Wilson (CEO) |
| Products | Battlefield series Burnout series Command & Conquer series Crysis series Dead Space series Dragon Age series FIFA series Fight Night series Harry Potter series Madden NFL series Mass Effect series Medal of Honor series NBA Live series NCAA Football series Need for Speed series NHL series Rock Band series SimCity series The Sims series Skate series SSX series Titanfall series |
| Revenue |  US$ 4.143 billion (2012)[1] |
| US$ 35 million (2012)[1] | |
| US$ 76 million (2012)[1] | |
| Total assets | US$ 5.491 billion (2012)[1] |
| Total equity |  US$ 2.458 billion (2012)[1] |
Number of employees | 7,645 (2012)[2] |
| Website | EA.com |
Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA Games) is a large company which makes computer and video games all over the world. They made famous games such as FIFA, The Sims, Madden NFL and Medal of Honor. They also made the Need for Speed series. EAs most popular products are the games which are sold under the EA Sports label.
History
[change | change source]The company was started in February 1982 by Trip Hawkins. They first shipped their games in May 1983. They have since then produced video games every year.
Studios
[change | change source]EA owns other smaller game companies which they call 'studios'.
A few of these include Maxis (creators of The Sims), Bullfrog (creators of Theme Park and Theme Hospital), and BioWare (makers of Mass Effect).
Games
[change | change source]- Pinball Construction Set (1983) by Bill Budge[3]
- Archon (1983) and Archon II: Adept (1984) by Free Fall Associates
- M.U.L.E. (1983) by Dan Bunten and Ozark Softscape
- One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird (1983) by Eric Hammond
- Music Construction Set (1984) by Will Harvey
- The Seven Cities of Gold (1984) by Dan Bunten and Ozark Softscape
- The Bard's Tale (1985) by Interplay Productions
- Mail Order Monsters (1985) by Paul Reiche III, Evan Robinson and Nicky Robinson
- Racing Destruction Set (1985) by Rick Koenig
- Instant Music (1986) by Robert Campbell
- Starflight (1986) by Binary Systems
- Skate or Die! (1987), EA's first internally developed title
- Zany Golf (1988), by Sandcastle Productions (Will Harvey)
- Populous (1989) by Bullfrog which EA acquired in 1995
- The Immortal (1990) by Sandcastle Productions (Will Harvey)
- Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (1992) by EA's High Score Production group
- NHL series (1991–)
- Wing Commander series (1992 onwards, previous games published in-house)
- FIFA series (1993–)
- Need for Speed series (1994–) (first installment was made by EA in collaboration with Road & Track)
- Ultima Online (1997) by Origin Systems
- NASCAR series (1997–2009)
- Command & Conquer series (titles from 1999–present) by Westwood Studios (earlier titles released by Virgin Interactive)
- Dungeon Keeper series by Bullfrog Productions
- SimCity series (titles from 1999–) by Maxis (earlier titles released by other publishers)
- Medal of Honor series (1999–)
- System Shock 2 (1999)
- American McGee's Alice (2000)
- SSX series (2000–)
- James Bond series (1999–2005)
- Harry Potter series (2001–2011)
- The Sims (2000–2003) by Maxis
- The Sims 2 (2004–2008) by Maxis (and later The Sims Studio)
- The Sims Stories series (2007–2008) by Aspyr and EA
- The Sims 3 (2009–present) by Visceral Games and The Sims Studio
- Burnout series (2004–present)
- Battlefield series (2002–present) by EA Digital Illusions CE
- Madden NFL series (1989–present)
- NCAA Football series (1993–present)
- Dark Age of Camelot (republished after EA acquired Mythic in 2005)
- Crysis series (2007–) by Crytek
- Rock Band series (2007–) by Harmonix
- Skate series (2007–) by EA Black Box
- Mass Effect series (starting with Mass Effect 2, the first game was published by Microsoft)(2009–2012) by BioWare
- Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (2008) by Mythic Entertainment
- Spore series (2008–) by Maxis
- Army of Two series (2008–) by EA Montreal
- Dead Space series (2008–) by Visceral Games
- Mirror's Edge (2008) by EA Digital Illusions CE
- Dragon Age series (2009–) by BioWare
- Dante's Inferno (2010) by Visceral Games
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011) by BioWare
- The Simpsons: Tapped Out (2012, mobile)
- The Sims 4 (2014)
- Titanfall series (2014-) by Respawn Entertainment
- It Takes Two (2021) by Hazelight Studios
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Financial Statements for Electronic Arts Inc". Google Finance.
- ↑ "Electronic Arts Inc Reports Q4 FY12 and FY12 Financial Results".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ In 2008, Pinball Construction Set was awarded at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for "User Generated Content/Game Modification": 2008 Tech Emmy Winners Archived 2012-05-25 at Archive.today