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• EA Games, which changed its name to Electronic Arts in 2005, is a publicly owned company that develops, publishes, markets, and sells video games. Some of EA's most popular gaming titles include Medal of Honor, Command & Conquer, Burnout, and Madden.

• Fast Facts

  1. Stock symbol: ERTS
  2. Annual revenue (2008): $4.0 Billion
  3. Founder(s): Trip Hawkins
  4. Year Established: 1982
  5. Industry: Interactive Entertainment
  6. Phone: (650) 628-1500
  7. Fax: (650) 628-1422
  8. HQ: Redwood City, California
  9. Chairman: Lawrence F. Probst III
  10. CEO: John S. Riccitiello
  11. Staff: 7,900
  12. Other key people: Gabrielle Toledano

• Key Dates

  1. 1982: EA Games was founded
  2. 1989: First Madden Game
  3. 1997: Acquired rights to the name Electronic Arts
  4. 2008: Failed takeover of Take Two

• Popular Games

  • Madden NFL 09
  • The Sims 2
  • Burnout
  • Crysis
  • Medal of Honor
  • SimCity
  • Need for Speed

• Founding

  In 1982, while working a director of Product Marketing at Apple, EA founder Trip Hawkins took a meeting with Don Valentine of Sequoia Capital. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Hawkins' idea for a software company called Amazin' Software. After investing $200,000 of his own money into the project, Hawkins was able to secure an additional $2,000,000 in venture capital from Sequoia, KCPB and Sevin Rosen Funds.

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