EA Salt Lake

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EA Salt Lake
FormerlyHeadgate Studios (1992–2006)
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Video games
Founded1992 in Bountiful, Utah
FounderVance Cook
DefunctApril 2017
Fate Dissolved
Headquarters
Salt Lake City, Utah
,
United States
Products PGA Tour (2000–07)
Parent Electronic Arts (2006–2017)

EA Salt Lake was an American video game developer located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was owned by video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA).

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History

EA Salt Lake was founded by the studio's president, Vance Cook, as Headgate Studios in 1992. As a veteran programmer for years at Access Software, the onetime premier developer of golf simulations, Cook had the experience and knowledge of how to create a rewarding golfing experience. Headgate's first product was PentaCalc, a scientific calculator for Windows.

In April 1996 the studio was purchased by Sierra On-Line. Initially, Headgate solely developed golf games published by Sierra, starting with Front Page Sports: Golf . [1] On February 22, 1999, Sierra announced a major restructuring of their company, and sold the rights of the original studio back to Cook as a new corporate entity.

In 2000, Headgate began publishing games through Electronic Arts. Headgate began developing Tiger Woods PGA Tour for the PC based on their existing golf engine. They were assigned by EA to develop the title on PlayStation 2 for the 2007 title, and Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Wii for the 2008 title.

Headgate developed every Microsoft Windows version of the Tiger Woods PGA Tour EA Sports franchise from 2000 to 2007. Headgate's golf games consistently got high praise from industry reviewers and have won numerous industry awards. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

On December 1, 2006, Headgate Studios was acquired by Electronic Arts. Headgate was renamed EA Salt Lake. The studios' focus was redirected to developing games for Nintendo's new console, the Wii. [7]

On July 21, 2010, EA Salt Lake was moved from its home in Bountiful, Utah to a new state-of-the-art facility in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. [8]

In 2011, EA Salt Lake was moved to the Maxis division of Electronic Arts, where it developed four expansion packs for the life simulation game The Sims 3 . [9]

After the last expansion pack for The Sims 3, Into the Future , was released, a restructure to focus on mobile titles took place in January 2014. [10] EA closed down the studio in April 2017.[ citation needed ]

Games developed

YearTitlePlatform(s)
As Headgate Studios
1997 Front Page Sports: Golf Microsoft Windows
1998PGA Championship Golf Microsoft Windows
1999 PGA Championship Golf: 1999 Edition Microsoft Windows
2000 PGA Championship Golf 2000 Microsoft Windows
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 Microsoft Windows
2002 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002 Microsoft Windows
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 Microsoft Windows
2003 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 Microsoft Windows
2004 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 Microsoft Windows
2005 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 Microsoft Windows
2006 The Godfather: The Game Microsoft Windows
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 2
Wii
Xbox
As EA Salt Lake
2007 Madden NFL 08 Macintosh
Microsoft Windows
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 Microsoft Windows
Macintosh
PlayStation 2
Wii
2008 Littlest Pet Shop Microsoft Windows
Wii
Littlest Pet Shop: Garden Nintendo DS
Littlest Pet Shop: Jungle Nintendo DS
Littlest Pet Shop: Winter Nintendo DS
Nerf N-Strike Wii
2009 Littlest Pet Shop Nintendo DSi
Littlest Pet Shop: Beach Friends Nintendo DS
Littlest Pet Shop: City Friends Nintendo DS
Littlest Pet Shop: Country Friends Nintendo DS
Littlest Pet Shop: Friends Wii
Littlest Pet Shop: Spring Nintendo DS
Nerf N-Strike Elite Wii
2010Littlest Pet Shop 3: Biggest Stars - Blue Team Nintendo DS
Littlest Pet Shop 3: Biggest Stars - Pink Team Nintendo DS
Littlest Pet Shop 3: Biggest Stars - Purple Team Nintendo DS
Monopoly Streets Wii
2011Hasbro Family Game Night 4: The Game Show [lower-alpha 1] PlayStation 3
Wii
Xbox 360
Monopoly Collection Wii
Monopoly Streets PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
2012 The Sims 3: Showtime Microsoft Windows, macOS
The Sims 3: Supernatural Microsoft Windows, macOS
2013 The Sims 3: University Life Microsoft Windows, macOS
The Sims 3: Into the Future Microsoft Windows, macOS
2015 Minions Paradise Android
iOS
2016 The Secret Life of Pets: Unleashed Android
iOS

Notes

  1. ↑ Assisted Wahoo Studios

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References

  1. ↑ "Front Page Golf review @ gamespot.com". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
  2. ↑ PGA Championship Golf 2000 review Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine from GameSpot
  3. ↑ "Tiger Woods 2001 PGA Tour (PC) Review". Sports Gaming Network. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ Ivan Sulic (February 19, 2002). "Tiger Woods 2002 Review". IGN . News Corporation. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ William Abner (November 1, 2002). "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 Review". GameSpy . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
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  8. ↑ Tom Harvey (July 21, 2010). "Electronic Arts opens Salt Lake City office". The Salt Lake Tribune . Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
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