Bullfrog Productions, game featured: Populous, acquired by EA in 1995

Maxis, game featured: Sim City 2000, acquired by EA in 1997

Westwood Studios, game featured: Command and Conquer - Red Alert, acquired by EA in 1998

DreamWorks Interactive LLC, game featured: Medal of Honor, acquired by EA in 2000

Honorable mention to Mythic Entertainment/Bioware, acquired by EA in 2006

Song referenced: Runaway Train - Soul Asylum

  • Tony Bark@pawb.socialEnglish
    12·
    14 hours ago

    I dunno. Maxis is a bit of a mix bag. Had EA not brought them, they might have gone bankrupt.

    • idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works
      10·
      13 hours ago

      Yes, SimCity 3000 and 4 was very-very good. Sims 1 and 2 were also under EA, and they weren’t a cash grab like 3. Spore was also fun. The last SimCity, in 2012 was shit.

      • OutForARip@lemmy.ca
        7·
        13 hours ago

        Spore would have been an amazing game if it was like the early demos and not transformed into some weird kid thing.

        • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
          2·
          7 hours ago

          Spore was fun until you get the last stage then it became tedious.

          “Wait….my species has achieved space flight. Why I’m constantly fixing all these issues? I just want to explore and stuff.”

          • OutForARip@lemmy.ca
            1·
            53 minutes ago

            It was fun but if you ever saw the original stuff they demonstrated you can see it’s a very different and simplified kids version of what it was

    • ummthatguy@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      5·
      14 hours ago

      Fair, but they’ve long since been dismantled and still hold a special place in our hearts.

      • Tony Bark@pawb.socialEnglish
        2·
        14 hours ago

        Oh, yeah… Completely agree. Shell of their former self that’s now left to make DLC for god knows how long.