Danger Close Games
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| Subsidiary of Electronic Arts | |
| Industry |
Interactive entertainment Computer and video games |
| Founded |
1995 (as DreamWorks Interactive) 2000 (as EA Los Angeles) 2010 (as Danger Close Games along with EA Mobile and others) |
| Defunct |
2004 (as DreamWorks Interactive) 2010 (as EA Los Angeles) 2013 (as Danger Close Games) |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Products | Video games |
| Owner | Electronic Arts |
| Parent | Electronic Arts |
| Website | |
Danger Close Games (formerly known as EA Los Angeles) was an American video game developer founded originally in 1995 as DreamWorks Interactive LLC, a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG. The studio was primarily known for its work on the Medal of Honor and the Command & Conquer franchises.
History
After releasing a number of titles in the 90s under the DreamWorks Interactive label, the studio's biggest hit came in 1999 with the release of the original Medal of Honor video game for the PlayStation console. A year later, the studio was acquired from DreamWorks (and Microsoft, which had part ownership of the company) by Electronic Arts,[1] and in 2003 merged with Westwood Studios (the original creators of the Command & Conquer series) and EA Pacific (originally Westwood Pacific) to form a new studio named EA Los Angeles.[2]
In 2010, it was revealed that EA Los Angeles would be re-branded as Danger Close Games.[3] The studio's direction was to focus exclusively on developing upcoming Medal of Honor games, which for the first time were to abandon their traditional World War II setting. Their first project was the single-player component of Medal of Honor, which was released on October 12, 2010 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.[4] Two years later, on October 23, 2012, they released that game's follow-up, Medal of Honor: Warfighter.
In January 2013, EA announced that the Medal of Honor series was taken 'out of rotation' and put on hold due to the poor reception of Warfighter.[5] Additionally, many employees were laid off and the studio itself was shut down. In June 2013, EA confirmed that Danger Close Games is no more. [6] DICE, creator of the successful Battlefield franchise, moved employees to the LA location and now has an LA presence called DICE Los Angeles.
Games developed
| Title | Release | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Someone's in the Kitchen! | 1996 | Microsoft Windows |
| Goosebumps: Escape from HorrorLand | 1996 | Microsoft Windows |
| The Neverhood | 1996 | Microsoft Windows |
| Skullmonkeys | 1997 | PlayStation |
| Jurassic Park: Chaos Island | 1997 | Microsoft Windows |
| Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant | 1997 | Microsoft Windows |
| Dilbert's Desktop Games | 1997 | Microsoft Windows |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 1997 | PlayStation |
| Small Soldiers | 1998 | PlayStation |
| Small Soldiers: Squad Commander | 1998 | Microsoft Windows |
| Boombots | 1999 | PlayStation |
| T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger | 1999 | PlayStation |
| Antz | 1999 | Game Boy Color |
| Jurassic Park: Trespasser | 1998 | Microsoft Windows |
| Warpath: Jurassic Park | 1999 | PlayStation |
| Medal of Honor | 1999 | PlayStation |
| Medal of Honor: Underground | 2000 | PlayStation |
| Clive Barker's Undying | 2001 | Microsoft Windows, OS X |
| Shrek | 2001 | Xbox |
| Medal of Honor: Frontline | 2002 | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Shrek: Extra Large | 2002 | GameCube |
| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Spearhead (Expansion pack) | 2002 | Microsoft Windows, OS X |
| Title | Release | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Medal of Honor (Single-player mode) | 2010 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | 2012 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
References
- ↑ Farmer, Melanie Austria (2000-02-24). "Electronic Arts to buy DreamWorks, Microsoft venture". CNET. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ↑ Parker, Sam (2003-01-29). "EA consolidates studios, closes Westwood". GameSpot. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ↑ Gilbert, Ben (2010-07-23). "Danger Close: The story behind EA LA's new name". Joystiq. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ↑ Reilly, Jim (2010-07-22). "Medal of Honor Team Forms New Studio". IGN. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
- ↑ Prescott, Shaun (2013-01-31). "No more Medal of Honor: EA pulls from rotation due to poor reception". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ↑ Rougeau, Michael. "EA confirms ‘Medal of Honor’ studio Danger Close is no more". Digital Trends. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
External links
- Danger Close Games' official website at the Wayback Machine
- EA Los Angeles' website at EA.com
- Danger Close Games at MobyGames
- DreamWorks Games at the Wayback Machine
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