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The former employees of EA Black Box have spread around other game developers making racing games such as [[Ubisoft]]'s ''[[The Crew (video game)|The Crew]]'' and [[Slightly Mad Studios]]' ''[[World of Speed]]''.{{cn|date=June 2021}} |
The former employees of EA Black Box have spread around other game developers making racing games such as [[Ubisoft]]'s ''[[The Crew (video game)|The Crew]]'' and [[Slightly Mad Studios]]' ''[[World of Speed]]''.{{cn|date=June 2021}} |
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As Hear [[Need for Speed: Underground]] Has gotten so popular they even made [[Need for Speed: Underground 2]] and which that game made it popular. |
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But the legendery game AND still is [[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)]] released on 2005 november. |
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The studio was kinda unknown,even alot if people though that theses games that Black Box created were made by[[Electronic Arts]]. |
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The studio got shut down on april 2013 its because EA was losing money and they had to shut it down plus the games like [[Need for Speed: Undercover]][[Need for speed the run]]or[[Need for Speed: ProStreet]] werent popular like the classics 1998-2013 |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industrie | Video games |
| Gegründet | 1998 |
| Defunct | April 2013 |
| Fate | Merged into EA Canada in 2009, closed in 2013 |
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| Hauptsitz | , Kanada |
| Produkte | |
| Parent | Electronic Arts (2002–2013) |
| Website | www.eablackbox.com |
EA Black Box (formerly Black Box Games)[1] was a video game developer based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, founded in 1998 by former employees of Radical Entertainment and later acquired by Electronic Arts (EA). The developers are primarily known for the Need for Speed and Skate series. It was renamed Quicklime Games during the development of Need for Speed: World, but after a series of restructures it was shut down in April 2013.[2]
History
Black Box Games had previously developed for game publishers such as Sega, Midway Games, and EA. In June 2002, during the development of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, the firm was acquired by EA and became an entirely owned subsidiary of EA Canada.[1][3] As a result of the acquisition the studio's name was changed to EA Black Box.[4] In March 2003, the firm lacked space for their current projects and as a solution the top four floors of an office tower in downtown Vancouver were used for expansion. In March 2005, EA Black Box became an independent studio from EA Canada,[5] but still owned by EA.[citation needed]
On December 19, 2008, EA announced that it would be shutting down EA Black Box's Vancouver studio location and relocating operations to EA Canada's Burnaby facilities, as part of EA's worldwide consolidation plans. Officials stressed that EA Black Box would remain open, and said they expected the move to be completed by June 2009. The studio remained a part of the EA Games label, and was independent of the EA Sports studio also located within the Burnaby facility.[6]
In February 2012, EA confirmed a number off lay-offs at EA Canada and EA Black Box, and that they were transforming the studios towards "high-growth digital formats, including online, social gaming and free-to-play". EA declined to comment on whether EA Black Box's brand would remain.[7]
In July 2012, EA Black Box was renamed Quicklime Games during the development of PC game Need for Speed: World,[8] under which name it operated until its closure in April 2013.[9]
Responsibility for the Need for Speed franchise was taken over by Ghost Games in late 2013.[10]
The former employees of EA Black Box have spread around other game developers making racing games such as Ubisoft's The Crew and Slightly Mad Studios' World of Speed.[citation needed] As Hear Need for Speed: Underground Has gotten so popular they even made Need for Speed: Underground 2 and which that game made it popular. But the legendery game AND still is Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game) released on 2005 november. The studio was kinda unknown,even alot if people though that theses games that Black Box created were made byElectronic Arts. The studio got shut down on april 2013 its because EA was losing money and they had to shut it down plus the games like Need for Speed: UndercoverNeed for speed the runorNeed for Speed: ProStreet werent popular like the classics 1998-2013
Games developed
References
- ^ a b Walker, Trey (2002-06-11). "EA to buy Black Box". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ "EA's Instagram Page Is Flooded With Fans Demanding Skate 4". GAMING. Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Investment Canada Act, ARCHIVED — September 2002". Industry Canada (Gov). 2002-09-15. Archived from the original on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
- ^ Fennimore, Jack (2017-10-19). "Studios EA Has Killed: A History". Heavy.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ Remo, Chris. "Report: EA Black Box Lays Off Majority of Staff". www.gamasutra.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- ^ Tor Thorsen (2008-12-19). "EA layoffs hit 1,000, Black Box 'consolidated' Near the end of the development of Undercover, two people from Black Box died, Inderjeet Johal and Martin Sikes. This probably reflected on the development of The Run (along with only having 10% of their staff remaining)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
- ^ Fred Dutton (2012-02-03). "Redundancies confirmed at EA Canada". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
- ^ "EA closing Vancouver studios PopCap and Quicklime in latest round of layoffs: report". Financial Post. 2013-04-25. Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ Mike Futter (2013-04-25). "EA Partners, Other Divisions Facing Closure". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ^ David Scammell (2013-08-29). "Ghost takes control of the Need For Speed brand". VideoGamer. Archived from the original on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
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