TAKE-TWO-AGGEDON: A list of everything EA’s bought in the last 20 years

February 25th, 2008 @ 09:54

EA made public a serious move to buy Take-Two last night, a deal that would have been worth more than $2 billion to Take-Two shareholders. While Take-Two has rejected the offer and negotiations are now ongoing, MTV was kind enough to put together a list of the companies EA has acquired over the past 17 years. Just in case you need it, like.

• 1991: Distinctive Software (now EA Canada); purchased for $11 million
• 1992: Origin Systems (now defunct)
• January 1995: Bullfrog Productions (now defunct)
• 1996: Manley & Associates (became EA Seattle, now defunct)
• July 1997: Maxis (folded into EA Redwood Shores)
• 1998: Tiburon Entertainment (now EA Tiburon)
• August 1998: Westwood Studios (now defunct); purchased for $122.5 million
• November 1999: Kesmai (now defunct)
• February 2000: DreamWorks Interactive (now EA Los Angeles)
• June 2002: Black Box Games (now EA Black Box/EA Canada)
• October 2003: Studio 33 (now EA North West)
• February 2004: NuFx
• August 2004: Criterion Software; purchased for a rumored 40 million pounds ($79 million)
• July 2005: Hypnotix (now part of EA Tiburon)
• December 2005: JAMDAT Mobile (now EA mobile); purchased for $680 million
• June 2006: Mythic Entertainment (now EA Mythic)
• August 2006: Phenomic (now EA Phenomic)
• October 2006: Digital Illusions CE; approx. $24 million
• November 2006: Headgate Studios (now EA Salt Lake)
• January 2008: BioWare Corp./Pandemic Studios; purchased for $620 million

Posted in: 2K, EA, Legalities, Trade
Tags: acquisitions, mergers

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