Electronic Arts Vancouver

Moby ID: 2002

AKA +
  • Electronic Arts Canada (from 1991 to 2016)

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EA Canada started life as Distinctive Software, Inc. headed by Don Mattrick, a company acquired by Electronic Arts in 1991.

Over the decades, the company would become best known for being the main studio assigned to the EA Sports label and for early Need for Speed games, but would also develop technologies for use by other EA subsidiaries.

Divisions

When the PSP and the Nintendo DS were released, a division inside the company was established for handheld games: Team Fusion.

Sometimes, EA Canada is also used as a global name for all the development done in the 3 Canadian EA studios, for which their involvement with the different games is not always made clear. Based on their location, the 3 studios are called:

Historically, internal divisions Extended Play Productions and Pioneer Productions also belonged to this company.

Credited on 266 Games from 1992 to 2024

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FC 25 (2024 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
NHL 25 (2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series)
NHL 24 (2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Xbox One...)
FC 24 (2023 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
NHL 23 (2022 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5...)
FIFA 23 (2022 on Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series)
FIFA 23 (2022 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
FIFA 23: Legacy Edition (2022 on Nintendo Switch)
NHL 22 (2021 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5...)
FIFA 22 (2021 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
FIFA 22: Legacy Edition (2021 on Nintendo Switch)
FIFA 21: Beckham Edition (2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series)
NHL '94: Rewind (2020 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
NHL 21 (2020 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
FIFA 21 (2020 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
FIFA 21: Legacy Edition (2020 on Nintendo Switch)
UFC 4 (2020 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
NFS: Heat (2019 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
FIFA 20 (2019 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
FIFA 20: Legacy Edition (2019 on Nintendo Switch)

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History +

January 1999

Studio opened.

Trivia +

According to Develop Magazine, EA Canada was 2004's most successful game studio in the UK, based on the revenues using ChartTrack data (covers 80-85% of all sales). The company generated £93,513,089 at UK retail, beating the second, Rockstar North, by a margin of £20,000,000.

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