EA Montreal
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Subsidiary of Electronic Arts |
| founding | 2004 |
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Montréal , Québec , Canada
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| Number of employees | 849 |
| Branch | Computer and video games |
EA Montreal is a Canadian developer of computer and video games and a subsidiary of Electronic Arts (EA). Its headquarters are in Montréal , Québec , Canada .
history
The development studio was founded on March 17th, 2004 by Alain Tascan. In 2007 EA's development studios were divided into four brands . EA Montreal became part of EA Games. In 2009, a branch of EA's BioWare development studio was established within EA Montreal facilities under the direction of BioWare's main Edmonton studio. BioWare Montreal was responsible, among other things, for the multiplayer mode of Mass Effect 3 and finally took over the further development of the series from the main studio Edmonton. The developer studio Visceral Games ( Dead Space ) also operates a branch on the EA Montreal campus. The parent company also operated a branch of EA Mobile here. In 2013 EA Montreal was affected by a large wave of layoffs within the EA Group.
Games and series of games
- SSX on Tour ( PSP ) (2005)
- NHL 07 ( PS2 , Xbox , Windows , PSP) (2006)
- SSX Blur ( Wii ) (2007)
- Boogie (Wii, PS2, DS ) (2007)
- Army of Two ( Xbox 360 , PS3 ) (2008)
- Boogie Superstar (Wii) (2008)
- Skate It (Wii) (2008)
- Spore Hero (with Maxis ) (Wii) (2009)
- Need for Speed: Nitro (Wii) (2009)
- Army of Two: The 40th Day (Xbox 360, PS 3, PSP) (2010)
- The Sims 3: Luxury Stuff (PC) (2010)
- Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel (Xbox 360, PS3) (2013)
See also
Web links
- EA Montreal official website