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minus-squareJarixlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days agoBatteries 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.
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.