Electronic Arts
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Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry and promoted the designers and programmers responsible for its games as "software artists." EA published numerous games and some productivity software for personal computers, all of which were developed by external individuals or groups until 1987's Skate or Die!. The company shifted toward internal game studios, often through acquisitions, such as Distinctive Software becoming EA Canada in 1991.
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 The EA headquarters building at Redwood City, California in May 2011 | |
| Type | Public |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | May 27, 1982 in San Mateo, California, US |
| Founder | Trip Hawkins |
| Headquarters | , US |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Products | See list of Electronic Arts games |
| Revenue |  US$6.99 billion[1] (2022) |
| US$1.13 billion[1] (2022) | |
 US$789 million[1] (2022) | |
| Total assets | US$13.8 billion[1] (2022) |
| Total equity | US$7.63 billion[1] (2022) |
Number of employees | c. 12,900[1] (2022) |
| Subsidiaries | See § Development studios |
| Website | ea |
Currently, EA develops and publishes games of established franchises, including Battlefield, Need for Speed, The Sims, Medal of Honor, Command & Conquer, Dead Space, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Army of Two, Apex Legends, and Star Wars, as well as the EA Sports titles FIFA, Madden NFL, NBA Live, NHL, and EA Sports UFC.[2] Their desktop titles appear on self-developed Origin, an online gaming digital distribution platform for PCs and a direct competitor to Valve's Steam and Epic Games' Store. EA also owns and operates major gaming studios such as EA Tiburon in Orlando, EA Vancouver in Burnaby, EA Romania in Bucharest, DICE in Stockholm, Motive Studio in Montreal, BioWare in Edmonton and Austin, and Respawn Entertainment in Los Angeles and Vancouver.[3][4]