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'''Electronic Arts''' (EA) is a United States based international developer, marketer, publisher, and distributor of video games. Established in [[:Category:1982|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 [[:Category:2007|2007]] EA ranked 8th on the list of largest software companies in the world. In May [[:Category:2008|2008]], the company reported net annual revenue of US$4.02 billion in fiscal year 2008. Currently, EA's most successful products are [[:Category:Sports|sports games]] published under its [[:Category:EA Sports|EA Sports label]], games based on popular movie licenses and games from long-running franchises like [[:Category:Need for Speed|Need for Speed]], [[:Category:Medal of Honor|Medal of Honor]], [[:Category:The Sims|The Sims]], [[:Category:Battlefield|Battlefield]] and the later games in the [[:Category:Burnout|Burnout]] and [[:Category:Command & Conquer|Command & Conquer]] series. | '''Electronic Arts''' (EA) is a United States based international developer, marketer, publisher, and distributor of video games. Established in [[:Category:1982|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 [[:Category:2007|2007]] EA ranked 8th on the list of largest software companies in the world. In May [[:Category:2008|2008]], the company reported net annual revenue of US$4.02 billion in fiscal year 2008. Currently, EA's most successful products are [[:Category:Sports|sports games]] published under its [[:Category:EA Sports|EA Sports label]], games based on popular movie licenses and games from long-running franchises like [[:Category:Need for Speed|Need for Speed]], [[:Category:Medal of Honor|Medal of Honor]], [[:Category:The Sims|The Sims]], [[:Category:Battlefield|Battlefield]] and the later games in the [[:Category:Burnout|Burnout]] and [[:Category:Command & Conquer|Command & Conquer]] series. | ||
