EA Digital Illusions CE AB

1988:

• Digital Illusions founded by Andreas Axelsson and Markus Nyström.

May, 1992:

• Digital Illusions HB is formed.

Jan, 1993:

• Digital Illusions HB becomes Digital Illusions CE AB.

Feb, 2000:

• Acquires 100% of Refraction Games AB and 90.1% of Synergenix Interactive AB.

Oct, 2000:

• Daughter company Synergenix acquired by Red Jade Inc.

Mar, 2001:

• Digital Illusions acquires the assets of Canadian developer Sandbox Studios and establish presence in North America.

Mar, 2003:

• Electronic Arts becomes the biggest owner in Digital Illusions with 19 percent of the stocks. The companies seals a strategic cooperation agreement.

Feb, 2004:

• Digital Illusions sign a contract with Trauma studio's, creators of the Desert Combat mod for BF1942, to work together on upcoming games.

Aug, 2004:

• Dice closes their Gothenburg office and moves all its personnel to Stockholm.

Sep 01, 2004:

• Digital Illusions acquires Trauma Studios.

Jun 07, 2005:

• The company discontinues its newly-acquired New York office, better known as Trauma Studios or DICE New York, but the entire team is offered a job at the head office in Stockholm, Sweden. The team declines and the members leave to found Kaos Studios, working for THQ. The Canadian office will continue to function as a satellite studio, mainly focused on expansion packs.

Oct 02, 2006:

• Company acquired by Electronic Arts.