• Jarix@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      Batteries Included – Purchased in 1987 and closed that same year.

      Origin Systems – Purchased in 1992. Closed in 2004.

      Bullfrog Productions – Purchased in 1995. Closed in 2001.

      Maxis – Purchased in 1997. Closed in 2015. (Studio name still used by EA.)

      Westwood Studios / EA Pacific – Purchased in 1998. Closed in 2003.

      Kesmai – Purchased in 1999. Closed in 2001.

      DreamWorks Interactive / Danger Close Games – Purchased in 2000. Closed in 2013.

      Black Box Games – Purchased in 2002. Closed in 2013.

      NuFX / EA Chicago – Purchased in 2004. Closed in 2007.

      Hypnotix – Purchased and shut down in 2005. Team folded into EA Tiburon.

      Mythic Entertainment – Purchased in 2006. Closed in 2014.

      Phenomic Game Development – Purchased in 2006. Closed in 2013.

      Headgate Studios / EA Salt Lake – Purchased in 2006. Closed in 2017.

      Pandemic Studios – Purchased in 2007. Closed in 2009.

      J2MSoft – Purchased in 2008 and folded into EA Korea.

      Playfish – Purchased in 2009. Closed in 2013.

      Chillingo – Purchased in 2010. Began shutting down in 2017. Fully closed in 2023.

      Industrial Toys – Purchased in 2018. Closed in 2023.

      BioWare – Purchased in 2007. Closed in 2026.