01 ABOUT
Founded: 1983 (as Distinctive Software, acquired in 1991) In-house (Owned by EA) Location: Burnaby, Canada
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EA Canada continues its winning streak with another No.1 in the Develop 100 for the fourth time in our book’s eight year history. The primary driver for EA
Canada is, of course, FIFA. What this list doesn’t show is
FIFA’s massive strides in selling digital content. Ultimate Team, on console, adds a collectable card game element to the disc- base game; this year, the studio opted to put out its seasonal UEFA 2012 as DLC for FIFA 12, not as a standalone disc; elsewhere, the game continues to grow its ‘companion’ audience on iOS and other digital devices. Even in South Korea, a free-to-play version is a commercial smash. Take all that into consideration, and EA Canada’s value grows even higher, proving it out as the real flagship in EA’s studio empire.
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FIFA’S DIGITAL EMPIRE Ultimate Team • EA Sports Football Club • iOS and F2P spin-offs
STUDIO’S 2011 BESTSELLERS XBOX 360
FIFA 12
PLAYSTATION 3 SONY PSP 3DS
PLAYSTATION 2 PC
TOTAL XBOX 360 FIFA 11
FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION
EA SPORTS ACTIVE 2
NHL 12
PLAYSTATION 3 WII PC
PLAYSTATION 3
XBOX 360 TOTAL
XBOX 360
ELECTRONIC ARTS ELECTRONIC ARTS ELECTRONIC ARTS ELECTRONIC ARTS ELECTRONIC ARTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
TOTAL £11.88m XBOX 360
ELECTRONIC ARTS ELECTRONIC ARTS ELECTRONIC ARTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
SEP 2010 SEP 2010 SEP 2010 SEP 2010
£4.11m £0.95m £0.11m
TOTAL £7.86m PLAYSTATION 3 NINTENDO WII
ELECTRONIC ARTS MAR 2011 £4.08m ELECTRONIC ARTS MAR 2011 £3.78m
ELECTRONIC ARTS ELECTRONIC ARTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
PLAYSTATION 3 TOTAL
ELECTRONIC ARTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
NOV 2010 £0.93m NOV 2010 £0.89m NOV 2010 £0.64m £2.45m
AUG 2011 £0.37m AUG 2011 £0.27m £0.64m
SEP 2011 £46.89m SEP 2011 £39.64m SEP 2011 SEP 2011 SEP 2011 SEP 2011
£89.27m £6.71m
£1.20m £0.94m £0.33m £0.27m
develop 100 EA CANADA
£113.27m UK RETAIL REVENUE IN 2011
THE WORLD’S BEST GAMES STUDIOS
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