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·
    16 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·
      16 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·
        15 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
          3·
          10 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·
            3 hours 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·
      16 hours ago

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

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

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