- EA Los Angeles
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EA Los Angeles Type Subsidiary of Electronic Arts Industry Interactive entertainment
Video game industryFounded 1995 (as DreamWorks Interactive, LLC.)
2002 (current ownership)Headquarters Los Angeles, California, USA Owner(s) Electronic Arts Parent Electronic Arts EA Los Angeles (also known as EA LA) is a video game developer founded originally in 1995 as DreamWorks Interactive LLC, a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG.
The company was acquired by Electronic Arts in 2000 from the film studio (and Microsoft, which had part ownership of the company)[1] and in 2003 merged with the Westwood Studios (the original creators of the Command & Conquer series) and EA Pacific (originally Westwood Pacific) to create the new Electronic Arts Los Angeles development studios.[2] Soon after many of the staff who worked at Westwood Studios came back together to form Petroglyph Games.[3]
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Games developed as DreamWorks Interactive
Title Release Date Platform Someone's in the Kitchen! 1996 PC Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland 1996 PC The Neverhood October 31, 1996 PC Skullmonkeys 1997 PlayStation Jurassic Park: Chaos Island May 1997 PC Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant May 1, 1997 PC Dilbert's Desktop Games September 30, 1997 PC The Lost World: Jurassic Park November 17, 1997 PlayStation Small Soldiers September 30, 1998 PlayStation Small Soldiers: Squad Commander September 30, 1998 PC Boombots 1999 PlayStation T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger February 28, 1999 PlayStation Antz September 30, 1999 Game Boy Color Jurassic Park: Trespasser October 28, 1998 PC Warpath: Jurassic Park October 31, 1999 PlayStation Medal of Honor November 11, 1999 PlayStation Medal of Honor: Underground October 23, 2000 PlayStation Clive Barker's Undying February 7, 2001 PC Games developed as EA Los Angeles
Title Release Date Platform Medal of Honor: Frontline 2002 PlayStation 2 Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Spearhead (Expansion pack) 2002 PC Medal of Honor: Rising Sun 2003 Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour (Expansion pack) 2003 PC GoldenEye: Rogue Agent 2004 Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault 2004 PC Medal of Honor: European Assault 2005 Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth 2004 PC The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II 2006 PC, Xbox 360 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king (Expansion pack) 2006 PC Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars 2007 PC, Mac, Xbox 360 Medal of Honor: Airborne 2007 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (Expansion pack) 2008 PC, Xbox 360 Boom Blox 2008 Wii Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 2008 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising (Expansion pack) 2009 PC Boom Blox Bash Party 2009 Wii Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight 2010 PC Medal of Honor (2010 video game) (Single-player aspect) 2010 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC Medal of Honor 2 2012 PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Danger Close Games
Danger Close Games is a team formed within EA Los Angeles. Their first project was the single-player mode of Medal of Honor for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.[4] They have begun production of a second Medal of Honor game.
References
- ^ Farmer, Melanie Austria (2000-02-24). "Electronic Arts to buy DreamWorks, Microsoft venture". CNET.com. http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/hardware/0,39042972,13025884,00.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ Parker, Sam (2003-01-29). "EA consolidates studios, closes Westwood". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/news/2909852.html. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ Crews, Steven (2009-04-28). "Petroglyph Studios CEO Chuck Kroegel on Their Upcoming Action-Strategy MMO, Mytheon". MMOGamer.com. http://www.mmogamer.com/04/28/2009/petroglyph-studios-ceo-chuck-kroegel-on-their-upcoming-action-strategy-mmo-mytheon. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ Reilly, Jim (2010-07-22). "Medal of Honor Team Forms New Studio". IGN.com. http://ps3.ign.com/articles/110/1108061p1.html. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
External links
- Danger Close Games' official website
- EA Los Angeles' website at EA.com
- EA Los Angeles at MobyGames
- DreamWorks Games at the Wayback Machine
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- Westwood Studios
- Video game developers
- Companies established in 1995
- Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
- DreamWorks
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