BioWare Corp and Pandemic Studios Join EA
10.11.07
Today I want to announce two new teams joining the EA family – Pandemic Studios in Los Angeles and Brisbane , Australia ; and BioWare Corp. in Edmonton and Austin . Both will become part of the EA Games Label, reporting to Frank Gibeau.
As you may know, I brought these studios together and served as their CEO while I was with Elevation Partners. I know and respect these teams, the games they make and the strong individual creative cultures that define them. I couldn't be happier to have them join us at EA.
• BioWare Corp. – founded and led by Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka – is one of the world's top RPG developers and has created great games like Knights of the Old Republic , Neverwinter Knights, Baldur's Gate and Jade Empire . BioWare's games have an average Metacritic rating of 88 and their next release, Mass Effect, is going to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the holidays this year.
• Pandemic Studios– led by Josh Resnick, Andrew Goldman and Greg Borrud – is best known for action and adventure. They've partnered with Lucas Arts on the award-winning Star Wars: Battlefront I and II and Clone Wars – each selling more than three million copies. They've also created two successful wholly-owned properties – Mercenaries and Full Spectrum Warrior . Pandemic is currently working on several new titles, including Mercenaries 2 World in Flames and Saboteur .
This agreement speaks to a number of key initiatives outlined in our EA Change Agenda. It vaults us into a competitive position in the RPG, Action and Adventure genres which account for more than 30 percent of the market and where EA has historically been under-represented; they're working on a MMO which, together with Warhammer , rounds out our presence in that important online category; they bring us ten new franchises, six wholly owned; and best of all, they bring a strong and compatible culture of creative excellence.
I want to thank Frank Gibeau and Owen Mahoney for structuring the agreement and driving the negotiation under the supervision of our Board of Directors. They've been planning this for years and finally brought the big prize back to our company,
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