List of acquisitions by Electronic Arts
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Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
is a company that is an American developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
, marketer, publisher
Video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer....
, and distributor of computer and video games, that was founded in 1982. Products of the company include EA Sports
EA Sports
EA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John...
franchises, Sims
SIMS
- Last name :* Andrew Sims, American rapper, member of the Doomtree collective* Ashton Sims, Australian rugby league footballer* Charles Sims , British painter* Christopher A. Sims, American economist* Ernie Sims, NFL linebacker...
, and other titles on both handheld and home gaming consoles.
Electronic Arts often acquires new companies to expand or add to new product lines. For instance, EA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
Larry Probst
Larry Probst
Lawrence F. "Larry" Probst III is the Chairman and former President and CEO of Electronic Arts . He was succeeded by John Riccitiello on April 2, 2007...
said after the acquisition of JAMDAT Mobile
JAMDAT Mobile
EA Mobile is an American video game development studio of the publisher Electronic Arts .The studio's primary business is producing games for mobile phones. It has also produced other entertainment-related software such as ringtone applications, as well as games for other platforms such as PDAs and...
that "we intend to build a leading global position in the [...] business of providing games on mobile phones". EA followed through with this later, making the company into EA Mobile, and allowing people to purchase and download content produced by them directly onto their phones. After the acquisition of Origin Systems
Origin Systems
Origin Systems, Inc. was a computer game developer based in Austin, Texas that was active from 1983 to 2004...
, some staff in that company claimed that Electronic Arts initially gave them more resources, but allowed little latitude if employees made a mistake, and in some cases no longer trusted them, and even worked against them. EA has shut down entire companies or the studios thereof after acquiring them, including the studio DICE Canada, Origin Systems
Origin Systems
Origin Systems, Inc. was a computer game developer based in Austin, Texas that was active from 1983 to 2004...
, EA Chicago (NuFX
NuFX
NuFX was a video game developer, headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States. NuFX is famous for developing the NBA Street video game series. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on February 13, 2004. Their name was changed to EA Chicago...
), and Pandemic Studios
Pandemic Studios
Pandemic Studios was founded as an independent developer in 1998, it became an Electronic Arts-owned developer from 2007 to 2009, when it was officially closed. It was an Australian and American video game developer with offices in Brisbane, Australia and Los Angeles, California...
. Gaming blogger Brian Crecente
Brian Crecente
Brian Crecente is an American journalist and columnist, the Editor-In-Chief of Kotaku, and the writer of Well Played, a weekly column internationally syndicated by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services....
has said that fears that EA doesn't care about the quality of their products after they are acquired are debatable.
As of July 2011, Electronic Arts' largest acquisition is the purchase of VG Holding Corp., the then-owner of video game developers Bioware
BioWare
BioWare is a Canadian video game developer founded in February 1995 by newly graduated medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. BioWare is currently owned by American company Electronic Arts...
and Pandemic Studios
Pandemic Studios
Pandemic Studios was founded as an independent developer in 1998, it became an Electronic Arts-owned developer from 2007 to 2009, when it was officially closed. It was an Australian and American video game developer with offices in Brisbane, Australia and Los Angeles, California...
, for $775 million. Of the 37 companies acquired by EA, 19 are based in the U.S., five in the United Kingdom, five in Continental Europe
Continental Europe
Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands....
, and eight elsewhere. Some of these companies or their respective studios, however, are now defunct. Of the six companies which EA purchased a stake in, two remaining companies are based in the U.S., while three other U.S. companies are defunct. After acquiring a 19.9% stake in France-based Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
in 2004, EA sold a remaining 14.8% stake in it in 2010.
Each acquisition listed is for the entire company, unless otherwise noted. The acquisition
Takeover
In business, a takeover is the purchase of one company by another . In the UK, the term refers to the acquisition of a public company whose shares are listed on a stock exchange, in contrast to the acquisition of a private company.- Friendly takeovers :Before a bidder makes an offer for another...
date listed is the date of the agreement between Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
(EA) and the subject of the acquisition. Unless otherwise noted, the value of each acquisition is listed in U.S. dollars, because EA is headquartered in the U.S. If the value of the acquisition is not listed, then it is undisclosed. If the EA service that is derived from the acquired company is known, then it is also listed.
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Acquisitions
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| Batteries Included Batteries Included (company) Batteries Included was a computer software and hardware company based in the Toronto area. It was well known in the 1980s for its popular PaperClip word processor, which was available for Atari and Commodore microcomputers.... † |
hardware and software developer Software developer A software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software development process. Their work includes researching, designing, developing, and testing software. A software developer may take part in design, computer programming, or software project management... |
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| Distinctive Software Inc. | Video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
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— | EA Canada EA Canada EA Canada is a video game developer located in Burnaby, British Columbia. The development studio opened in January 1983 and is EA's largest and oldest studio... |
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| Origin Systems Origin Systems Origin Systems, Inc. was a computer game developer based in Austin, Texas that was active from 1983 to 2004... † |
Science fiction space sim & Fantasy role-playing game Role-playing game A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development... developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
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| DROsoft DROsoft DROsoft is a computer and video game software distributor headquartered in Madrid, Spain. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on November 14, 1994. It was acquired in order to allow direct distribution of software to the Spanish region.... |
Software distributor |  Spain |
— | DROsoft DROsoft DROsoft is a computer and video game software distributor headquartered in Madrid, Spain. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on November 14, 1994. It was acquired in order to allow direct distribution of software to the Spanish region.... |
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| Bullfrog Productions Bullfrog Productions Bullfrog Productions was a UK computer game developer that was founded in 1987 by Les Edgar and Peter Molyneux. The company achieved recognition in 1989 for their third release, Populous.... † |
Video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
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| Kingsoft GmbH Kingsoft GmbH Kingsoft GmbH is a computer and video game software distributor, headquartered in Aachen, Germany, and founded in 1983. They were a prominent developer and publisher of Commodore C64 computer games. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on March 8, 1995. It was acquired in order to allow direct... |
Software distributor |  Germany |
— | Kingsoft GmbH Kingsoft GmbH Kingsoft GmbH is a computer and video game software distributor, headquartered in Aachen, Germany, and founded in 1983. They were a prominent developer and publisher of Commodore C64 computer games. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on March 8, 1995. It was acquired in order to allow direct... |
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| Manley & Associates Manley & Associates Manley & Associates was a video game developer founded in 1982, which developed over 70 titles for video game publishers, including Electronic Arts, Activision, Disney, GameTek, MECC and Spectrum Holobyte. They were acquired by Electronic Arts in 1996, relocated to Bellevue, Washington, and renamed... |
Video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
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— | EA Seattle Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
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| Maxis Maxis Maxis is an American company founded as an independent video game developer in 1987. It is currently a subsidiary of Electronic Arts . Maxis is the creator of one of the best-selling computer games of all time, The Sims and its first sequel, The Sims 2... |
Video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
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$125,000,000 | Maxis Maxis Maxis is an American company founded as an independent video game developer in 1987. It is currently a subsidiary of Electronic Arts . Maxis is the creator of one of the best-selling computer games of all time, The Sims and its first sequel, The Sims 2... |
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| Tiburon Entertainment | Video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
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— | EA Tiburon EA Tiburon EA Tiburon is an Electronic Arts video game development studio located in Maitland, Florida, United States founded in 1994. It is located just north of the Orlando, Florida downtown area. It was formerly known as Tiburon Entertainment, which was acquired by EA in 1998.The studio is most well known... |
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| Vision Software Vision Software Vision Software is a computer and video game software distributor, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, and founded in 1990. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on March 8, 1995. Vision was the leader of software sales in South Africa at the time of its purchase by EA... |
Software distributor |  South Africa |
— | Vision Software Vision Software Vision Software is a computer and video game software distributor, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, and founded in 1990. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on March 8, 1995. Vision was the leader of software sales in South Africa at the time of its purchase by EA... |
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| ABC Software ABC Software ABC Software is a computer and video game software distributor founded in 1991. The initial company was located in Switzerland, and is known as ABC Software Switzerland. Its subsidiary, ABC Software Austria, was established in 1993. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on July 28, 1998.-External... |
Software distributor |  Switzerland |
— | ABC Software ABC Software ABC Software is a computer and video game software distributor founded in 1991. The initial company was located in Switzerland, and is known as ABC Software Switzerland. Its subsidiary, ABC Software Austria, was established in 1993. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on July 28, 1998.-External... |
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| Westwood Studios Westwood Studios Westwood Studios was a computer and video game developer, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Brett Sperry and Louis Castle in as Westwood Associates, and renamed to Westwood Studios when it merged with Virgin Interactive in... ; other studios of Virgin Interactive Entertainment |
Computer and video game developers | United States |
$122,500,000 | EA Pacific Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... †Staff who choose to remain were absorbed into EA Los Angeles. |
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| PlayNation PlayNation PlayNation is an online video game developer, headquartered in Carlsbad, California, United States, and founded in 1997. They helped develop the EA SPORTS Tiger Woods 1999 Internet Viewer, which allowed spectators to watch online golf tournaments over the internet live. PlayNation also developed... |
Developer Software developer A software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software development process. Their work includes researching, designing, developing, and testing software. A software developer may take part in design, computer programming, or software project management... of online ONLINE ONLINE is a magazine for information systems first published in 1977. The publisher Online, Inc. was founded the year before. In May 2002, Information Today, Inc. acquired the assets of Online Inc.... entertainment Entertainment Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation... |
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— | PlayNation PlayNation PlayNation is an online video game developer, headquartered in Carlsbad, California, United States, and founded in 1997. They helped develop the EA SPORTS Tiger Woods 1999 Internet Viewer, which allowed spectators to watch online golf tournaments over the internet live. PlayNation also developed... |
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| Kesmai Kesmai Kesmai was a pioneering game developer and online game publisher, founded in 1981 by Kelton Flinn and John Taylor. The company was best known for the combat flight sim Air Warrior on the GEnie online service, one of the first graphical MMOGs, launched in 1987... |
Video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... and online game publisher |
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— | Kesmai Kesmai Kesmai was a pioneering game developer and online game publisher, founded in 1981 by Kelton Flinn and John Taylor. The company was best known for the combat flight sim Air Warrior on the GEnie online service, one of the first graphical MMOGs, launched in 1987... |
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| DreamWorks Interactive | Video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
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— | EA Los Angeles EA Los Angeles EA Los Angeles is a video game developer founded originally in 1995 as DreamWorks Interactive LLC, a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG.... |
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| pogo.com Pogo.com Pogo.com is a gaming website that offers a variety of free casual games, from card and board games to puzzle, sports, and word games. It is owned by Electronic Arts.... |
Family Family In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children... games Computer Games "Computer Games" is a single by New Zealand group, Mi-Sex released in 1979 in Australia and New Zealand and in 1981 throughout Europe. It was the single that launched the band, and was hugely popular, particularly in Australia and New Zealand... website Website A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet... |
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— | pogo.com Pogo.com Pogo.com is a gaming website that offers a variety of free casual games, from card and board games to puzzle, sports, and word games. It is owned by Electronic Arts.... |
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| Black Box Games Black Box Games EA Black Box is a video game developer based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, founded in 1998 by former employees of Radical Entertainment.... |
Sports and racing Racing game A racing video game is a genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, air, or sea vehicles. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings... video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
Canada |
— | EA Black Box | ||
| Studio 33 Studio 33 Studio 33 was a game developer from Liverpool, UK. It was once partly owned by Psygnosis, making Newman-Haas Racing, Formula One 99, Formula One 2000, Formula One 2001 and Destruction Derby Raw for the PlayStation, and Destruction Derby Arenas for the PlayStation 2.In 1993, SCEE bought out... |
Racing Racing game A racing video game is a genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, air, or sea vehicles. They may be based on anything from real-world racing leagues to entirely fantastical settings... video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
— | EA Northwest Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... |
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| NuFX NuFX NuFX was a video game developer, headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States. NuFX is famous for developing the NBA Street video game series. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on February 13, 2004. Their name was changed to EA Chicago... |
Sports video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
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— | EA Chicago† | ||
| Criterion Software | Video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
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| Hypnotix Hypnotix Hypnotix, Inc. was an American video game developer that was founded in 1993 and located in Little Falls, New Jersey. The company's highest-profile games were its "Outlaw" series of sports titles, which included Outlaw Golf, Outlaw Volleyball, and Outlaw Tennis... |
Video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
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| JAMDAT Mobile JAMDAT Mobile EA Mobile is an American video game development studio of the publisher Electronic Arts .The studio's primary business is producing games for mobile phones. It has also produced other entertainment-related software such as ringtone applications, as well as games for other platforms such as PDAs and... |
Mobile Mobile phone A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator... entertainment developer |
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$680,000,000 | EA Mobile | ||
| Mythic Entertainment Mythic Entertainment BioWare Mythic is a computer game developer in Fairfax, Virginia which is most widely recognized for developing the 2001 massively multiplayer online role-playing game Dark Age of Camelot... |
Computer game developer | United States |
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| Phenomic Game Development Phenomic Game Development Phenomic Game Development was a real-time strategy video game developer, founded in 1997 by Volker Wertich and headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany. Games developed by Volker Wertich include The Settlers and The Settlers III and Spellforce. The company was acquired by Electronic Arts on August 23,... |
Real-time strategy game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
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— | EA Phenomic EA Phenomic EA Phenomic is a real-time strategy video game developer, headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany, and founded as Phenomic Game Development in 1997... |
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| Digital Illusions CE Digital Illusions CE EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment AB is a Swedish video game developer, wholly owned by Electronic Arts, best known for the Battlefield video game series and Mirror's Edge.-History:... (DICE) |
Video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
 Sweden |
— | EA Digital Illusions CE | ||
| Headgate Studios Headgate Studios EA Salt Lake is a video game developer located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It is owned by video game publisher Electronic Arts .EA Salt Lake was founded by the studio's president, Vance Cook, as Headgate Studios in 1992... |
Video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... |
United States |
— | EA Salt Lake | ||
| SingShot Media SingShot Media SingShot Media was initially a social networking song-sharing platform, headquartered in San Francisco, CA, United States. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on February 12, 2007. It was acquired in order to expand EA's community-building and user-generated content. The online The Sims on Stage... |
Social network service Social network service A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user , his/her social... |
United States |
— | Sims on Stage | ||
| Super Computer International Super Computer International -History:In 2005, SCI's gaming platform was used by Cnet-owned subsidiary to launch GameCenter service.In May 2007, Verizon had acquired an equity position position in SCI .... |
Computer software Computer software Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it.... developer |
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| VG Holding Corp. VG Holding Corp. VG Holding Corp. was the owner of the video game developers Bioware and Pandemic Studios. They were acquired by Electronic Arts on October 11, 2007 for a total value of US$860 million. This was the largest acquisition ever by Electronic Arts, topping the US$680 million paid for JAMDAT... |
Owner of video game developers | United States |
$775,000,000 | BioWare BioWare BioWare is a Canadian video game developer founded in February 1995 by newly graduated medical doctors Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip. BioWare is currently owned by American company Electronic Arts... & Pandemic Studios Pandemic Studios Pandemic Studios was founded as an independent developer in 1998, it became an Electronic Arts-owned developer from 2007 to 2009, when it was officially closed. It was an Australian and American video game developer with offices in Brisbane, Australia and Los Angeles, California... † |
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| Hands-On Mobile | Mobile Mobile phone A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator... video game developer Video game developer A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also... and publisher Video game publisher A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer.... |
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| ThreeSF | Social network service Social network service A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user , his/her social... |
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| J2MSoft | Computer game developer | — | — | |||
| Q1 Fiscal 2010 | J2Play | Social network service Social network service A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user , his/her social... |
Canada |
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| Playfish Playfish Playfish, currently a property of Electronic Arts, is a developer of free-to-play social network games. Playfish was founded in 2007 by Kristian Segerstråle, Sebastien de Halleux, Sami Lababidi and Shukri Shammas. In October 2008, they secured USD$17 million in venture capital funding from Accel... |
Social network game developer Social network game A social network game is a type of online game that is played through social networks, and typically features multiplayer and asynchronous gameplay mechanics. Social network games are most often implemented as browser games, but can also be implemented on other platforms such as mobile devices... |
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| Chillingo | Mobile video game publisher | < $20,000,000 | — | |||
| Firemint Firemint Founded in 1999 by CEO Robert Murray, Firemint is a developer and publisher of video games based in Melbourne, Australia. Originally an independent company, in May 2011, Electronic Arts announced the acquisition of Firemint Pty Ltd for an undisclosed sum, making it an in-house studio for EA... |
Mobile video game developer and publisher |  Australia |
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| PopCap Games PopCap Games PopCap Games is an American video game developer and publisher, based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 2000 by John Vechey, Brian Fiete and Jason Kapalka, and currently employs about 400 people... |
Mobile video game developer and publisher | United States |
$750,000,000Includes $650 million in cash and the issuing of $100 million in EA common stock Common stock Common stock is a form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security. It is called "common" to distinguish it from preferred stock. In the event of bankruptcy, common stock investors receive their funds after preferred stock holders, bondholders, creditors, etc... to certain shareholders of PopCap Games. Does not include additional cash possibly received based on earnings before interest and taxes Earnings before interest and taxes In accounting and finance, earnings before interest and taxes is a measure of a firm's profit that excludes interest and income tax expenses. Operating income is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses... milestones through December 2013. |
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