EA Black Box
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| Type | Subsidiary of EA Canada |
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| Industry | Interactive entertainment Computer and video games |
| Predecessor(s) | Black Box Games (1998–2002) |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| Products | Need for Speed series (2001–2011)[1] Skate series (2007–2010) |
| Owner(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Parent | Electronic Arts |
| Website | www.eablackbox.com |
EA Black Box (formerly known as Black Box Games[2]) is a video game developer based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, founded in 1998 by former employees of Radical Entertainment. The developers were primarily known for the Need for Speed and Skate series.
Black Box has previously developed for game publishers such as Sega, Midway Games, and Electronic Arts. After being acquired in June 2002, it became an entirely owned subsidiary of EA Canada.
EA Black Box announced on 19 December 2008 that it would be shutting down its Vancouver studio location and relocating operations of the Black Box studio to EA Canada's Burnaby facilities, as part of Electronic Arts' worldwide consolidation plans. Black Box remains a part of EA's Games Label, and is independent of the EA Sports studio also located within the Burnaby facility.[3] The Need for Speed series is now being led by Criterion Games, makers of the Burnout series,[4] while EA Canada and Black Box are restructuring and refocusing towards online and free-to-play games.[5]
Games developed[edit]
- NHL 2K (Dreamcast, 2000)
- NASCAR 2001 (PlayStation, 2000)
- NHL Hitz 20-02 (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, 2001)
- Sega Soccer Slam (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, 2002)
- NHL Hitz 20-03 (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, 2002)
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (PlayStation 2, 2002)
- NHL 2004 (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, 2003)
- Need for Speed: Underground (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, 2003)
- NHL 2005 (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, 2004)
- Need for Speed: Underground 2 (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, 2004)
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, 2005)
- Need for Speed: Carbon (GameCube, Macintosh, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, 2006)
- Skate (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, 2007)
- Need for Speed: ProStreet (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, 2007)
- Need for Speed: Undercover (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, 2008)
- Skate It (Wii, 2008)
- Skate 2 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, 2009)
- Skate 3 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, 2010)
- Need for Speed: World (Windows, 2010)
- Need for Speed: The Run (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Windows, 2011)[6][7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Krupa, Daniel (2012-06-25). "Criterion in Control of Burnout and Need for Speed Franchises". IGN. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ Walker, Trey (2002-06-11). "EA to buy Black Box". GameSpot. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ Thorsen, Tor (2008-12-19). "EA layoffs hit 1,000, Black Box 'consolidated'". GameSpot. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ Kato, Matthew (2012-06-22). "Criterion Takes Over Entire Need For Speed Series". Game Informer. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
- ^ Robinson, Andy (2012-02-06). "EA confirms Vancouver studio layoffs". Computer and Video Games. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
- ^ Ransom-Wiley, James (2010-07-01). "Need for Speed: Shift 2, Black Box-developed NFS both hinted for 2011". Joystiq. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ Purchese, Robert (2010-11-02). "The future of Need for Speed revealed". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
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