EA Salt Lake

EA Salt Lake

Formerly	Headgate Studios (1992–2006)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	1992 in Bountiful, Utah
Founder	Vance Cook
Defunct	April 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).

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

Year	Title	Platform(s)
As Headgate Studios
1997	Front Page Sports: Golf	Microsoft Windows
1998	PGA 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
		Xbox
	As EA Salt Lake
2007	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07	Wii
	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
2010	Littlest 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
2011	Hasbro 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

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.
6. Fran Mirabella (September 23, 2003). "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004". IGN. News Corporation. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
7. Tor Thorsen (November 30, 2006). "EA forms Wii-centric studio". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
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.
9. "TwitLonger tweet by SimGuruGraham". Archived from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
10. "EA Salt Lake lays off part of staff". Archived from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

External links

• EA Salt Lake at MobyGames