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| Formerly | Tiburon Entertainment (1994–1998) EA Tiburon (1998–2023) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Products | Madden NFL NCAA/College Football series Tiger Woods PGA Tour |
Number of employees | 500 (2015) |
| Parent | Electronic Arts (1998–present) |
| Website | www |
EA Orlando is an American video game developer located in Orlando, Florida, founded in 1994.[1] It was formerly known as Tiburon Entertainment, which was acquired by Electronic Arts in 1998. After the acquisition, the studio was renamed EA Tiburon.[2][3] EA had already purchased a minority equity interest in Tiburon in May 1996, the terms of which included that Tiburon would develop games exclusively for EA.[4]
The studio is best known for developing the Madden NFL series of games. In addition to the usual titles developed by the studio which include Madden, NCAA Football, NFL Street, NASCAR, and NFL Head Coach, in late 2006 Tiburon released the Superman Returns game based on the movie of the same name. EA Tiburon has taken over the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series from EA Salt Lake as of the 2008 edition of the game.
- ^ "EA Orlando studio profile". MobyGames. Archived from the original on 2023-08-05. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Jebens, Harley (April 2, 1998). "EA Acquisition". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 30, 2000. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
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