EA Los Angeles
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EA Los Angeles 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) 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. Soon after many of the staff who worked at Westwood Studios came back together to form Petroglyph Games.
for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. They have begun production of a second Medal of Honor game.
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
founded originally in 1995 as DreamWorks Interactive LLC, a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures, also known as DreamWorks, LLC, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC, DreamWorks Studios or DW Studios, LLC, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming...
.
The company was acquired by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. 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...
in 2000 from the film studio (and Microsoft, which had part ownership of the company) and in 2003 merged with the Westwood Studios
Westwood Studios
Westwood Studios was a computer and video game developer, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Brett Sperry and Louis Castle in as Westwood Associates, and renamed to Westwood Studios when it merged with Virgin Interactive in...
(the original creators of the Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer, abbreviated to C&C and also known as Tiberian Dawn, is a 1995 real-time strategy computer game developed by Westwood Studios for MS-DOS and published by Virgin Interactive. It was the first of twelve games to date to be released under the Command & Conquer label, including a...
series) and EA Pacific (originally Westwood Pacific) to create the new Electronic Arts Los Angeles development studios. Soon after many of the staff who worked at Westwood Studios came back together to form Petroglyph Games.
Games developed as DreamWorks Interactive
| Title | Release Date | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Someone's in the Kitchen! | 1996 | PC Personal computer A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator... |
| Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland Escape from HorrorLand is a Goosebumps video game that was released in 1996. Attack of the Mutant and Goosebumps HorrorLand are other video games of the series. The game has Jeff Goldblum making a special appearance as Dracula and Isabella Rossellini as Lady Cadaver.The game acts as a sequel to the... |
1996 | PC |
| The Neverhood The Neverhood The Neverhood is a 1996 PC CD-ROM adventure video game created by animator Doug TenNapel and released by DreamWorks Studios. It features claymation graphics and music by composer Terry Scott Taylor... |
October 31, 1996 | PC |
| Skullmonkeys Skullmonkeys Skullmonkeys is the sequel to the video game, The Neverhood, created by animator Doug TenNapel. Rather than being a PC adventure game like its predecessor, it is a platform game for the PlayStation... |
1997 | PlayStation |
| Jurassic Park: Chaos Island Jurassic Park: Chaos Island Jurassic Park: Chaos Island is a PC game released in 1997 to coincide with the release of The Lost World: Jurassic Park... |
May 1997 | PC |
| Goosebumps Goosebumps Goosebumps is a series of children's horror fiction novels written by American author R. L. Stine and first published by Scholastic Publishing. It is a collection of stories that feature semi-homogenous plot structures, with fictional children being involved in scary situations... : Attack of the Mutant |
May 1, 1997 | PC |
| Dilbert's Desktop Games Dilbert's Desktop Games Dilbert's Desktop Games is a collection of Dilbert-related games for Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 98SE, & Millennium Edition.-List of games:Can-O-Matic 2Elbonian AirlinesBoss EvadersProject Pass-OffEnduring FoolsCEO SimulatorTechno Raiders... |
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 T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger T’ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger is a PlayStation game released in 1999. The game is set in an oriental landscape populated by clans of animals, such as Leopards and Snakes. The game's protagonist, T'ai Fu, is the last remaining survivor of the Tiger clan and must journey to defeat the Dragon Master and... |
February 28, 1999 | PlayStation |
| Antz Antz (video game) Antz is a video game released in 1999 by Infogrames. It was released on the Game Boy Color and is based on the film Antz.... |
September 30, 1999 | Game Boy Color Game Boy Color The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than... |
| Jurassic Park: Trespasser Jurassic Park: Trespasser Jurassic Park: Trespasser is a video game released in 1998 for Microsoft Windows after much hype and anticipation. The player assumes the role of Anne, the sole survivor of a plane crash on InGen's "Site B" one year after the events of The Lost World: Jurassic Park... |
October 28, 1998 | PC |
| Warpath: Jurassic Park Warpath: Jurassic Park Warpath: Jurassic Park is a video game released on the PlayStation console in 1999. It is a spin-off of the movies Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, in turn adapted from bestselling novels by Michael Crichton.... |
October 31, 1999 | PlayStation |
| Medal of Honor Medal of Honor (video game) Medal of Honor is the first title in the long-running Medal of Honor series of video games. It was released for the PlayStation in November 1999... |
November 11, 1999 | PlayStation |
| Medal of Honor: Underground Medal of Honor: Underground Medal of Honor: Underground is a videogame that is the prequel to the World War II hit Medal of Honor. In Underground, the player takes the role of Manon Batiste , a French woman who appeared in the first game as an advisor... |
October 23, 2000 | PlayStation |
| Clive Barker's Undying Clive Barker's Undying Clive Barker's Undying is a horror-themed first-person shooter video game based on the Unreal Tournament game engine. It was the last game developed by DreamWorks Interactive before becoming EA Los Angeles, and released in 2001 by Electronic Arts... |
February 7, 2001 | PC |
Games developed as EA Los Angeles
| Title | Release Date | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Medal of Honor: Frontline Medal of Honor: Frontline -External links:*... |
2002 | PlayStation 2 PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan... |
| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Spearhead Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 2015, Inc. and created by Steven Spielberg. It is the 3rd installment of the Medal of Honor series... (Expansion pack Expansion pack An expansion pack, expansion set, or supplement is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game or video game. These add-ons usually add new game areas, weapons, objects, and/or an extended storyline to a complete and already released game... ) |
2002 | PC |
| Medal of Honor: Rising Sun Medal of Honor: Rising Sun Medal of Honor: Rising Sun is the fifth installment of the Medal of Honor series, released by Electronic Arts in November 2003. Like its predecessors, Rising Sun is a first-person shooter set in World War II. Unlike predecessors,Rising Sun is set during the Pacific War. It features single-player... |
2003 | Xbox Xbox The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console... , PlayStation 2, GameCube Nintendo GameCube The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia... |
| Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour Command and Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour is the expansion pack for the computer game Command & Conquer: Generals. Zero Hour added several new abilities and units to each side, and a new mode of play called Generals' Challenge.- Campaigns :... (Expansion pack) |
2003 | PC |
| GoldenEye: Rogue Agent GoldenEye: Rogue Agent GoldenEye: Rogue Agent is a 2004 action-adventure Science-Fiction First-Person Shooter video game, developed and published by Electronic Arts. Despite it is set in an alternate timeline of James Bond universe, the player takes the role of an ex-MI6 agent who is recruited by Auric Goldfinger, a... |
2004 | Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube |
| Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault is a first-person shooter computer game the story of which takes place during the Pacific War. It is the 7th installment of the Medal of Honor series.- Plot :... |
2004 | PC |
| Medal of Honor: European Assault Medal of Honor: European Assault Medal of Honor: European Assault is the 6th installment in the long running Medal of Honor series. European Assault was released for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube in June 2005. The game's story was written by John Milius, the writer of Apocalypse Now... |
2005 | Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth is a PC real-time strategy game developed by EA Los Angeles. It is based on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, in turn based on J. R. R. Tolkien's original novel. The game uses short video clips from the movies and a number of the... |
2004 | PC |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, abbreviated BFMEII, is a real-time strategy video game developed and published by Electronic Arts. It is based on the fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien and its live-action film trilogy adaptation... |
2006 | PC, Xbox 360 Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles... |
| 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 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and published by Electronic Arts for the Windows, Mac OS X and Xbox 360 platforms, and released internationally in March 2007... |
2007 | PC, Mac, Xbox 360 |
| Medal of Honor: Airborne Medal of Honor: Airborne Medal of Honor: Airborne is a World War II first-person shooter computer game and the 11th installment of the Medal of Honor series. It was developed by EA Los Angeles and was released worldwide on the PC and Xbox 360 in September 2007. A PS2 and Wii version was set to be released but was cancelled... |
2007 | PlayStation 3 PlayStation 3 The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles... , Xbox 360, PC |
| Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath is an expansion pack for the 2007 real-time strategy video game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. Developed by Electronic Arts Los Angeles and BreakAway Games studios, it was released on March 24, 2008 in the United States and on March 28, 2008 in Europe by... (Expansion pack) |
2008 | PC, Xbox 360 |
| Boom Blox Boom Blox Boom Blox is a puzzle video game for the Wii console, mobile devices and N-Gage 2.0 developed by EA Los Angeles in conjunction with film director Steven Spielberg. The game was released on May 6, 2008, in North America and on May 9, 2008, in Europe... |
2008 | Wii Wii The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others... |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is a 2008 real-time strategy video game developed by EA Los Angeles and published by Electronic Arts. Announced on February 14, 2008, it was released on October 28, 2008 in the United States for Microsoft Windows-based PCs and three days later in Europe. A version for... |
2008 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC |
| Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising is a real-time strategy video game developed by EA Los Angeles and published by Electronic Arts. It is a stand-alone expansion to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 released only for Microsoft Windows and offered via digital distribution. It does not require... (Expansion pack) |
2009 | PC |
| Boom Blox Bash Party Boom Blox Bash Party Boom Blox Bash Party is a physics-based puzzle video game developed by EA Los Angeles and Amblin Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts for the Wii video game console. It is a sequel to Boom Blox, and was released on 19 May 2009 in North America and in Europe on 29 May 2009, where it is... |
2009 | Wii |
| Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight is a real-time tactics video game and the latest installment of the popular Command & Conquer franchise, released March 16, 2010. It constitutes the final chapter in the Kane saga... |
2010 | PC |
| Medal of Honor (2010 video game) Medal of Honor (2010 video game) Medal of Honor is a first-person shooter video game and remake to the original Medal of Honor. Developed by Danger Close, a team within the EA Los Angeles studio, and DICE, it is the twelfth installment in the Medal of Honor series and was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360... (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 HonorMedal of Honor (2010 video game)
Medal of Honor is a first-person shooter video game and remake to the original Medal of Honor. Developed by Danger Close, a team within the EA Los Angeles studio, and DICE, it is the twelfth installment in the Medal of Honor series and was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360...
for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. They have begun production of a second Medal of Honor game.
External links
- Danger Close Games' official website
- EA Los Angeles' website at EA.com
- EA Los Angeles at MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...