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    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.