What is EA Vancouver?
'''EA Vancouver''' (formerly known as '''EA Canada''' and also known as '''EA Burnaby''') is a [[video game]] [[developer]] in [[Burnaby]], [[British Columbia]]. Studio is in Burnaby near Vancouver. In the complex there are several buildings where there are a theater, cafes, restaurants and a full-size football pitch. There is also a Motion Capture studio. == History == The studio was founded in 1982 as Distinctive [[Software]] Inc. by [[Don Mattrick]] and [[Jeff Sember]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stories {{!}} Microsoft news, features, events, and press materials|url=https://news.microsoft.com/|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Stories|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Xbox Games, News & Reviews {{!}} GamesRadar+|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/xbox/|access-date=2021-10-29|website=gamesradar}}</ref> In the late 1980s, Sember sold his shares to Mattrick. In 1991, it was bought by [[Electronic Arts]] and changed its name to EA Canada. A year later, 80 people worked for the studio, in 2000 it was already 660, in 2010 it employed 1,300 employees in British Columbia and 2,400 throughout the country.<ref>http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2010/09/09/f-videogames-history.html</ref> In 2008, the decommissioned EA Black Box was added to EA Canada, which despite the merger still retained its name.<ref>http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2008/12/19/ea-blackbox.html</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1983 establishments in Canada]] [[Category:Video game companies of Canada]] [[Category:Companies based in British Columbia]] [[Category:Electronic Arts]]