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#1 PC
g
ame of
h
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h
e
y
ear
.
1994
EA acquires
DROSoft in Spain
and strengthens our
Euro
p
ean distribution
.
NHL ’94 hits #1 on
Se
g
a Genesis and the
PC simultaneousl
y.
2002
EA finishes fiscal
2002 with $1.7 billion
in revenue.
EA finishes fiscal
2002 as the #1 inde-
pendent publisher on
the PlayStation 2,
Xbox and Nintendo
GameCube.
The Sims becomes
the #1 selling PC
game of all time.
1998
EA acquires Tiburon
Entertainment and
Westwood Studios,
developer of the best-
selling Command &
Conquer series.
ABC Software in
Switzerland and Austria
joins EA, furthering our
strength in Europe.
EA creates EA Square
and Square EA joint
ventures with Square
Company, Ltd.
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1996
1996
EA
beco
m
es
t
h
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leadin
g
independent
p
ublisher for 32-bit
co
n
so
l
es.
EA makes a strate
g
ic
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st
men
t
in Fir
a
xi
s
Software
,
Inc. and
Tiburon Entertainment
,
develo
p
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f
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adde
n
Football
products.
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is
r
e
l
eased
o
n
t
h
e
Pla
y
Station. It is one
of our to
p
franchises
,
sellin
g
over 19 million
u
ni
ts
to
date.
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s
i
ts
fir
st
p
roducts for the
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t
en
do
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a
me
Cube
e
a
n
d
X
box
.
EA is the #1
p
ublisher
o
n next
g
eneration
p
latforms and the PC
.
Harr
y
Potter and the
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r
ce
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u
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ts
sold on four
p
latforms
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s.
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n NFL 2
002
i
s
the #1 console
g
ame
in
t
he
U.S.
Th
e
S
im
s
i
s
t
he #1
PC game of the
y
ear
for the second
y
ear
.
1993
EA acquires the
exclusive interactive
FIFA license. Our
FIFA games will go
on to become one
of our best-selling
sports games.
EA SPORTS tagline
“If It’s in the Game,
I
t
’
s in the Game
’s
”
i
s
bo
rn
.
2000
EA releases our
first products for
the PlayStation 2
console and becomes
the #1 publisher
on that platform.
EA acquires the
DreamWorks
Interactive studio,
developer of the
best-selling Medal
of Honor game.
EA is awarded the
exclusive, worldwide
interactive rights for
Harry Potter.
The Sims is the #1
PC game of the year.
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c .
1995
EA acquires Bullfrog
Productions Ltd. in
the U.K.
EA strengthens its
distribution throughout
Europe by opening a
Nordic office that
distributes in Norway,
Sweden, Denmark,
Finland and Iceland,
and through the
acquisition of Kingsoft
GmbH in Germany.
FIFA Soccer ’96 is
the #1 title across
Europe on all platforms.
EA begins to sell
products for the Sega
Saturn and Sony
PlayStation
PlayStation.