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'''Electronic Arts''' (EA) is a United States based international developer, marketer, publisher, and distributor of video games. Established in [[1982]] by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers responsible for its games. Originally, EA was a home computing game publisher. In the late 1980s, the company began developing games in-house and supported consoles by the early 1990s. EA later grew via acquisition of several successful developers. By the early 2000s, EA had become one of the world's largest third-party publishers. In [[2007]] EA ranked 8th on the list of largest software companies in the world. Currently, EA's most successful products are [[sports]] games published under its [[EA Sports]] label, games based on popular movie licenses and games from long-running franchises like {{c|Need for Speed}}, {{c|Medal of Honor}}, {{c|The Sims}}, {{c|Battlefield}} and the later games in the {{c|Burnout}} and {{c|Command & Conquer}} series. | '''Electronic Arts''' (EA) is a United States based international developer, marketer, publisher, and distributor of video games. Established in [[1982]] by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers responsible for its games. Originally, EA was a home computing game publisher. In the late 1980s, the company began developing games in-house and supported consoles by the early 1990s. EA later grew via acquisition of several successful developers. By the early 2000s, EA had become one of the world's largest third-party publishers. In [[2007]] EA ranked 8th on the list of largest software companies in the world. Currently, EA's most successful products are [[sports]] games published under its [[EA Sports]] label, games based on popular movie licenses and games from long-running franchises like {{c|Need for Speed}}, {{c|Medal of Honor}}, {{c|The Sims}}, {{c|Battlefield}} and the later games in the {{c|Burnout}} and {{c|Command & Conquer}} series. |