Every Studio EA's Bought and Closed

CVG brings us a list of every development studio opened or acquired by Electronic Arts followed by a list of all the studios they've closed. Their numbers are about equal:


Studios Opened or Acquired
  • 1998: EA Tiburon in Maitland, Florida
  • 1999: EA Canada in Burnaby, British Columbia
  • 2000: EA Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California
  • 2002: EA Black Box in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 2004: Criterion Software in Guildford, United Kingdom
  • 2004: Digital Illusions CE in Stockholm, Sweden
  • 2004: EA China in Shanghai, China
  • 2004: EA Montreal in Montreal, Quebec
  • 2005: EA Mobile
  • 2005: EA Redwood Shores in Redwood City, California
  • 2005: EA Singapore
  • 2006: EA Mobile India, Hyderabad, India
  • 2006: EA Mythic in Fairfax, Virginia
  • 2006: EA Phenomic in Ingelheim, Germany
  • 2006: EA Salt Lake in Bountiful, Utah (Formerly Headgate Studios)
  • 2007: EA Casual Entertainment
  • 2007: EIS (European Integration Studio) in Madrid, Spain
  • 2007: BioWare Corp. in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Austin, Texas
  • 2007: Pandemic Studios in Los Angeles, California and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  • 2008: EA Korea in Seoul, South Korea
  • 2008: EA Studio in Bucharest, Romania

Studios Closed
  • 1998: Original HQ in San Mateo, California - moved to Redwood City
  • 2000: EA Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland - established in 1996 as part of Origin
  • 2001: Kesmai (known also as GameStorm); acquired in 1999
  • 2001: Bullfrog Productions in Surrey, England - acquired in 1995
  • 2002: EA Seattle in Seattle, Washington - formerly Manley & Associates, acquired in 1996
  • 2003: Westwood Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada - acquired in 1998
  • 2003: EA Pacific (known for a time as Westwood Pacific) in Irvine, California - formerly part of Virgin Interactive, acquired with Westwood in 1998
  • 2004: Origin Systems in Austin, Texas - acquired in 1992
  • 2004: Maxis in Walnut Creek, California - acquired in 1997, moved to Redwood City
  • 2006: DICE Canada in London, Ontario (created Battlefield 2: Special Forces expansion, Battlefield Vietnam, and all BF2 patches). Acquired DICE fully October 2, 2006; closed DICE Canada studio hours later.
  • 2007: EA Japan in Tokyo, Japan - closed due to consolidation; moved under EA Partners model
  • 2007: EA UK in Chertsey, United Kingdom
  • 2007: EA Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Closed due to failure to meet profit targets.