DICE Los Angeles

DICE Los Angeles
Formerly called
  • DreamWorks Interactive L.L.C. (1995–2000)
  • EA Los Angeles (2000–2010)
  • Danger Close Games (2010–2013)
Division
Industry Video game industry
Founded June 19, 1995 (1995-06-19)
Founder
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Key people
 Fredrik Löving (general manager)
Parent
Website dice.se/about/los-angeles/

DICE Los Angeles (formerly DreamWorks Interactive L.L.C., later EA Los Angeles, and lastly Danger Close Games) is an American video game developer and a division of EA DICE. The company was founded in June 1995 as joint venture between DreamWorks SKG and Microsoft under the name DreamWorks Interactive. It was acquired by Electronic Arts and renamed EA Los Angeles in 2000, and to Danger Close Games in 2010. In 2013, the studio became a division of EA DICE and received the name DICE Los Angeles. The company is primarily known for having developed the Medal of Honor and Command & Conquer series of video games.

History

DreamWorks Interactive (1995–2000)

DreamWorks Interactive was announced on March 22, 1995 as a joint venture between DreamWorks SKG and Microsoft,[1] and incorporated on June 19, 1995.[2] The studio was led by Steven Spielberg, releasing a number of titles based on various licensed properties. In 1999, the studio saw its most successful release with first-person shooter video game Medal of Honor, published by Electronic Arts on October 31, 1999 for PlayStation.

EA Los Angeles (2000–2010)

Following the success of Medal of Honor, Electronic Arts acquired DreamWorks Interactive from DreamWorks SKG and Microsoft on February 24, 2000.[3] The company was renamed EA Los Angeles and would from then on focus on developing titles in the Medal of Honor series, releasing Medal of Honor: Underground the same year.[4] On August 6, 2003, EA Los Angeles moved from their offices in Bel Air to a new campus in Playa Vista.[5] On that campus, the studio was merged with EA Pacific, and received some employees from previously closed Westwood Studios, leading EA Los Angeles to start working in the Command & Conquer series.[6]

Danger Close Games (2010–2013)

Former Danger Close Games logo

On July 22, 2010, Electronic Arts announced that EA Los Angeles was rebranded to Danger Close Games.[7] With the rebranding referencing a term from the Medal of Honor series, the studio would exclusively focus on the Medal of Honor games.[8] Their first project was the 2010 Medal of Honor, which was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on October 12, 2010.[9] A follow-up, Medal of Honor: Warfighter, was released on October 23, 2012.

DICE Los Angeles (2013–present)

On January 31, 2013, Electronic Arts announced that the Medal of Honor series was taken 'out of rotation' and put on hold, following to the poor reception received by Warfighter.[10] This decision left Danger Close Games without any original intellectual property to develop, however, on May 15, 2013, it was made a division of EA DICE, receiving staff and being rebranded DICE Los Angeles.[11]

Games developed

Release Title Platform(s)
As DreamWorks Interactive L.L.C.
1996 Someone's in the Kitchen! Microsoft Windows
1996 Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair Microsoft Windows
1996 Goosebumps: Escape from HorrorLand Microsoft Windows
1996 The Neverhood Microsoft Windows
1997 Chaos Island: The Lost World Microsoft Windows
1997 Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant Microsoft Windows
1997 Dilbert's Desktop Games Microsoft Windows
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park PlayStation
1998 Skullmonkeys PlayStation
1998 Small Soldiers PlayStation
1998 Small Soldiers: Squad Commander Microsoft Windows
1998 Trespasser Microsoft Windows
1999 BoomBots PlayStation
1999 T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger PlayStation
1999 Warpath: Jurassic Park PlayStation
1999 Medal of Honor PlayStation
As EA Los Angeles
2000 Medal of Honor: Underground PlayStation
2001 Clive Barker's Undying Microsoft Windows, OS X
2002 Medal of Honor: Frontline GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
2002 Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Spearhead (expansion pack) Microsoft Windows, OS X
2003 Medal of Honor: Rising Sun GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
2003 Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour (expansion pack) Microsoft Windows, OS X
2004 GoldenEye: Rogue Agent GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
2004 Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault Microsoft Windows
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth Microsoft Windows
2005 Medal of Honor: European Assault GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
2006 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
2006 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king (expansion pack) Microsoft Windows
2007 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox 360
2007 Medal of Honor: Vanguard PlayStation 2, Wii
2007 Medal of Honor: Airborne Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2007 Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 PlayStation Portable
2008 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (expansion pack) Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
2008 Boom Blox Wii
2008 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2009 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising (expansion pack) Microsoft Windows
2009 Boom Blox Bash Party Wii
2010 Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight Microsoft Windows
As Danger Close Games
2010 Medal of Honor Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2012 Medal of Honor: Warfighter Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

References

  1. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/23/business/the-media-business-dreamworks-and-microsoft-in-multimedia-venture.html
  2. ↑ https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?SearchType=LPLLC&SearchCriteria=DREAMWORKS+INTERACTIVE+LLC&SearchSubType=Keyword
  3. ↑ http://www.zdnet.com/article/ea-buys-dreamworks-interactive
  4. ↑ Farmer, Melanie Austria (February 24, 2000). "Electronic Arts to buy DreamWorks, Microsoft venture". CNET. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  5. ↑ http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/08/06/electronic-arts-preps-massive-la-studio-4
  6. ↑ Parker, Sam (January 29, 2003). "EA consolidates studios, closes Westwood". GameSpot. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  7. ↑ https://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/danger-close-studio-formed-at-ea-by-medal-of-honor-team/
  8. ↑ Gilbert, Ben (July 23, 2010). "Danger Close: The story behind EA LA's new name". Engadget. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  9. ↑ Reilly, Jim (July 22, 2010). "Medal of Honor Team Forms New Studio". IGN. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
  10. ↑ Prescott, Shaun (January 31, 2013). "No more Medal of Honor: EA pulls from rotation due to poor reception". PC Gamer. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  11. ↑ http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2013/05/15/ea-renames-danger-close-as-dice-la-and-gives-it-some-star-wars/
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