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Bullfrog Productions, game featured: Populous, acquired by EA in 1995

Maxis, game featured: Sim City 2000, acquired by EA in 1997

Westwood Studios, game featured: Command and Conquer - Red Alert, acquired by EA in 1998

DreamWorks Interactive LLC, game featured: Medal of Honor, acquired by EA in 2000

Honorable mention to Mythic Entertainment/Bioware, acquired by EA in 2006

Song referenced: Runaway Train - Soul Asylum

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[-] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago

DreamWorks was more of a case they wanted in on games, made medal of honor. Then it either didn't do as good as they wanted it to or they had a bad experience with publishing it, so they just sold the studio and it's rights to EA.

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