Overview
Burst was a development division of
Virgin Interactive Entertainment based in Irvine, California and managed by
Neil Young, Vice President of internal product development at VIE, and
Christopher Yates, Vice President of technology and operations at VIE.
On 17 August 1998,
Electronic Arts bought the studio alongside
Westwood Studios for $122.5 million, after Virgin Interactive struggled with financial difficulties. It was subsequently renamed to
Westwood Pacific.
After developing
Nox, Westwood co-founder
Brett Sperry approached the studio to develop
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, himself supervising design. Following successful sales and reception, and after developing the
Yuri's Revenge expansion pack, Westwood Pacific focused on
Command & Conquer: Generals, which would bring the RTS series to a 3D engine.
By mid-2002, the company was rebranded as
Electronic Arts Pacific. Shortly after releasing
Generals, the company merged with
Electronic Arts Los Angeles alongside remaining Westwood assets and willing staff after the latter's closure, in order to consolidate resources. Within the company, this team was occasionally referred to as the "RTS team" to differentiate from existing EALA staff who worked on titles like the
Medal of Honor series.
Also Known As
- Westwood Pacific (from 1998 to 2002)
- Burst (from 1996 to 1998)
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