EA Montreal
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FoundedMarch 17, 2004
Headquarters
Montreal, Quebec
,
Canada
Key people
Alain Tascan
ProductsArmy of Two series
Number of employees
849
ParentElectronic Arts

EA Montreal is a Canadian video game development studio owned and operated by Electronic Arts. The studio is based in Montreal, Quebec. It was inaugurated by EA on March 17, 2004.[1]

The Visceral Montreal studio was closed in February 2013.[2] In April 2012, EA announced layoffs in the Mobile division.[3] A further layoff on the Mobile Division took place in February 2015.[4]

In July 2015, EA announced the creation of Motive Studio,[5] a new Montreal-based operation led by Jade Raymond.

The view of Place Ville-Marie 3 (on the right) - the location of EA Montreal

Games

Year Game Platform(s)
PS2 Xbox Win PSP Wii NDS PS3 X360
2005 SSX on Tour No No No Yes No No No No
2006 NHL 07 Yes Yes Yes No No No No No
2007 SSX Blur No No No No Yes No No No
2007 Boogie Yes No No No Yes Yes No No
2008 Army of Two No No No No No No Yes Yes
2008 Boogie Superstar No No No No Yes No No No
2008 Skate It No No No No Yes No No No
2009 Spore Hero No No No No Yes No No No
2009 Need for Speed: Nitro No No No No Yes Yes No No
2010 Army of Two: The 40th Day No No No No No No Yes Yes
2010 The Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff No No Yes No No No No No
2013 Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel No No No No No No Yes Yes

References

  1. ^ Navarro, Alex (March 17, 2004). "EA's Montreal Studio open for business". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  2. ^ Marchiafava, Jeff (February 21, 2013). "Visceral Montreal Employee Confirms Entire Staff Let Go". Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  3. ^ Futter, Mike. "[Updated] "Key Development Studio" EA Montreal's Mobile Division Hit With Layoffs - News - www.GameInformer.com". Game Informer. GameStop Corporation. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  4. ^ Alex Wawro (February 6, 2015). "Report: Layoffs strike EA Montreal". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "Motive Video Game Studio - EA Official Site". February 6, 2017. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.

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