Electronic Arts, Inc.
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They made famous games such as FIFA, The Sims, Madden NFL and Medal of Honor. They also made the Need for Speed series. EAs most popular products are the games which are sold under the EA Sports label.
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Company type | Public |
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NASDAQ: EA NASDAQ-100 Component S&P 500 Component | |
Industry | Interactive entertainment Computer and video games |
Founded | May 28, 1982 |
Founder | Trip Hawkins |
Headquarters | Redwood City, California, United States |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Larry Probst (Chairman) Andrew Wilson (CEO) |
Products | Battlefield series Burnout series Command & Conquer series Crysis series Dead Space series Dragon Age series FIFA series Fight Night series Harry Potter series Madden NFL series Mass Effect series Medal of Honor series NBA Live series NCAA Football series Need for Speed series NHL series Rock Band series SimCity series The Sims series Skate series SSX series Titanfall series |
Revenue | US$ 4.143 billion (2012) |
US$ 35 million (2012) | |
US$ 76 million (2012) | |
Total assets | US$ 5.491 billion (2012) |
Total equity | US$ 2.458 billion (2012) |
Number of employees | 7,645 (2012) |
Website | EA.com |
The company was started in February 1982 by Trip Hawkins. They first shipped their games in May 1983. They have since then produced video games every year.
EA owns other smaller game companies which they call 'studios'.
A few of these include Maxis (creators of The Sims), Bullfrog (creators of Theme Park and Theme Hospital), and BioWare (makers of Mass Effect).
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