An Updated List Of Studios EA Has Bought And Then Shut Down

Massive game publisher Electronic Arts has a reputation for snatching up talented development studios and then running them into the ground. While some of EA’s big acquisitions remain successful today—like DICE and BioWare—the mega-publisher has also been responsible for the closures of a number of beloved game-makers. In the wake l86.com สล็อต of today’s news that SimCity developer Maxis Emeryville is no more, let’s take a look at a newly-updated pg168 ทางเข้า list of studios that EA has purchased only to shut down later.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Maxis (SimCity) – Purchased by EA in 1997; shut down in 2015. [Though EA says the “Maxis” brand will live on—and the studio currently behind The Sims continues to use the label—the Emeryville-based development house that served as the main descendant of what Will Wright created back in 1987 is officially no more.] Mythic (Dark Age of Camelot) – Purchased by EA in 2006; shut down in 2014 Bullfrog (Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper) – Purchased by EA in 1995; shut down in 2001. Origin (Ultima, Wing Commander) – Purchased by ทางเข้า w88 ใหม่ ล่าสุด EA in 1992; shut down in 2004. Westwood (Command & Conquer) – Purchased by EA in 1998; shut down in 2003. DreamWorks Interactive/Danger Close/EA Los Angeles (Medal of Honor) – Purchased by EA in 2000; shut down in 2013. Phenomic (SpellForce, BattleForge) – Purchased by EA in 2006; shut down in 2013. Black Box Games (Need for Speed, Skate) – Purchased by EA in 2002; shut down in 2013. Pandemic (The Saboteur) – Purchased by EA in 2008; shut down in 2009. PlayFish (The Sims Social) – Purchased by EA in 2009; shut down in 2013. NuFX (NBA Street) – Purchased by EA in 2004; shut down in 2007. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @jasonschreier