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Electronic arts

Electronic Arts Inc.
Public
Traded as NASDAQEA
Industry Video game industry
Founded May 27, 1982; 34 years ago (1982-05-27) in San Mateo, California, U.S.
Founder Trip Hawkins
Headquarters Redwood City, California, U.S.
Area served
Global
Key people
Larry Probst
(Chairman)
Andrew Wilson
(CEO)
Peter Moore
(COO)
Products Army of Two series
Battlefield series
Burnout series
Command & Conquer series
Crysis series
Dead Space series
Dragon Age series
FIFA series
Fight Night series
Madden NFL series
Mass Effect series
Medal of Honor series
NBA Live series
NCAA Football series
Need for Speed series
NHL series
Plants vs. Zombies series
Rock Band series
SimCity series
The Simpsons series
The Sims series
Skate series
SSX series
Star Wars series
Revenue DecreaseUS$4.396 billion (2016)
IncreaseUS$948 million (2015)
IncreaseUS$1.156 billion (2016)
Total assets IncreaseUS$10 billion (2015)
Total equity IncreaseUS$3.036 billion (2015)
Number of employees
8,500 (2016)
Subsidiaries List of Electronic Arts subsidiaries
BioWare
Criterion Games
EA Canada
EA Digital Illusions CE
EA Mobile
EA Montreal
EA Tiburon
Firemonkeys Studios
Ghost Games
PopCap Games
Maxis
Motive Studios
PopCap Games
The Sims Studio
Visceral Games
Website ea.com

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers responsible for its games. As of 2014, Electronic Arts was the world's fourth-largest gaming company by revenue after Tencent, Sony and Microsoft The company sparked controversies over its advertising efforts, and acquisition of other studios.

Currently, EA develops and publishes games under several labels including EA Sports titles FIFA, Madden NFL, NHL, NCAA Football, NBA Live, and SSX. Other EA labels produce established franchises such as Battlefield, Need for Speed, The Sims, Medal of Honor, Command & Conquer, as well as newer franchises such as Crysis, Dead Space, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Army of Two, Titanfall and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, produced in partnership with LucasArts. EA also owns and operates major gaming studios, EA Tiburon in Orlando, EA Canada in Burnaby, BioWare in Edmonton as well as Montreal, and DICE in Sweden.


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