EA Black Box

EA Black Box
Formerly
  • Black Box Games (1998–2002)
  • Quicklime Games (2012–2013)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
DefunctApril 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04)
FateMerged into EA Canada in 2009, closed in 2013
Successor
Headquarters
Burnaby, British Columbia
,
Canada
Products
ParentElectronic Arts (2002–2013)
Websitewww.eablackbox.com

EA Black Box (formerly Black Box Games)[1] was a video game developer based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, founded in 1998 by former employees of Radical Entertainment and later acquired by Electronic Arts (EA). The developers are primarily known for the Need for Speed and Skate series. It was renamed Quicklime Games during the development of Need for Speed: World, but after a series of restructures it was shut down in April 2013.[2]

  1. ^ Walker, Trey (2002-06-11). "EA to buy Black Box". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  2. ^ "EA's Instagram Page Is Flooded With Fans Demanding Skate 4". GAMING. Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2020-04-14.