EA
American multinational video game publisher founded in 1982. EA owns numerous well-known game intellectual properties and development studios, making it one of the largest video game companies in the world.
Timeline (last 90 days)
After EA acquired Origin in 1992, the intellectual property of Ultima came under EA's ownership.
After leaving EA in the 2000s, Garriott developed the spiritual successor Shroud of the Avatar through his new company Portalarium.
In 2004, a blog post by the spouse of an EA employee named Erin Hoffman describing her husband working more than 85 hours per week led EA to face a class-action lawsuit and pay tens of millions of dollars in overtime compensation.
In 2004, the spouse of an EA employee named Erin Hoffman published the 'EA Spouse' blog, describing her husband working more than 85 hours per week at EA for months without a day off.
Layoffs in the gaming industry have affected companies including Unity, Epic Games, Microsoft's gaming division, EA, and Take-Two.
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TheCherno's Game Engine series began in 2018, when he was 23 years old and working on game engine-related work at EA.
60%UnverifiedAfter EA acquired Origin in 1992, the intellectual property of Ultima came under EA's ownership.
50%UnverifiedAfter leaving EA in the 2000s, Garriott developed the spiritual successor Shroud of the Avatar through his new company Portalarium.
50%UnverifiedIn 2004, the spouse of an EA employee named Erin Hoffman published the 'EA Spouse' blog, describing her husband working more than 85 hours per week at EA for months without a day off.
50%UnverifiedIn 2004, a blog post by the spouse of an EA employee named Erin Hoffman describing her husband working more than 85 hours per week led EA to face a class-action lawsuit and pay tens of millions of dollars in overtime compensation.
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