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Why does EA keep shutting down studios?
EA is chiefly interested in their intellectual property. Having published it for some years and paid royalties to the developer, they buy the developer so they no longer have to pay royalties. When the value of the intellectual property begins to decline, they close the studio.
Can EA be bought?
As of April 2021, Electronic Arts’ largest acquisition is the purchase of Glu Mobile, for $2.4 billion. Of the 39 companies acquired by EA, 20 are based in the U.S., five in the United Kingdom, six in Continental Europe, and eight elsewhere….Key.
† | Defunct |
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‡ | Merged into surviving group |
* | Electronic Arts sold stake |
How many studios did EA shut down?
EA has shut down 14 studios overall, and not all of them were acquired externally. In this list, we will only be mentioning a few of those that were indeed bought before being shut down, with one honourable mention that was created and killed by the publisher itself.
What developers have EA killed?
Top 10 Video Game Companies Destroyed by EA
- #4: Maxis.
- #5: BioWare Montreal.
- #6: Pandemic Studios.
- #7: DreamWorks Interactive a.k.a Danger Close Games.
- #8: Bullfrog Productions.
- #9: Mythic Entertainment.
- #10: Phenomic Game Development.
- Top 10 Video Game Companies Ruined by EA. Previously on WatchMojo.
Who owns Sims now?
In the late 2010s, Maxis suffered from a series of studio closures and layoffs….Maxis.
Maxis’ logo used since 2012 | |
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Type | Division |
Products | The Sims series (2000–present) SimCity series (1989–2014) Sim series (1989–2010) Spore (2008) Darkspore (2011) |
Parent | Electronic Arts (1997–present) |
Subsidiaries | Maxis Europe Maxis Texas |
What happened to EA’s Legacy Game Studios?
They were one of five studios EA shut down that year. Another legacy studio, Origin Systems was founded in 1983 by brothers Richard and Robert Garriott. They’re most notable for their Ultima games, which are credited as having set the groundwork for MMORPG’s. EA acquired Origin in 1992, in due part to the success of Ultima Online.
When did EA shut down Visceral Games?
EA shut down Visceral Games on October 17, 2017. The studio was most famous for bringing life to the Dead Space franchise. While this news came as a shock to many, it’s nothing new. This is just one in a long list of studios EA bought and then shut down over nearly 20 years.
What happened to EA Black Box games?
EA acquired them in 2006 and renamed them EA Phenomic. They would go on to work on a few RTS properties for EA but were closed down as part of some restructuring. Formed by former members of Radical Entertainment in 1998, Black Box Games were known for the Need For Speed games of the mid-2000s.
Which EA studios have been killed off by the publisher?
This is just one in a long list of studios EA bought and then shut down over nearly 20 years. Here are all of the studios killed off by the publisher listed in order of the dates they were shut down. 1. Bullfrog Productions (1987 – 2001) UK-based Bullfrog Productions was founded in 1987 by Les Edgar and Peter Molyneux.