Electronic Arts

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Overview

Electronic Arts Inc.¹²³ (EA) is one of the world’s largest video game publishers, founded in 1982 by Trip Hawkins.⁴⁵⁶ The company has grown from a small publisher emphasizing game designer recognition to a global entertainment giant responsible for franchises like Madden NFL, FIFA, The Sims, and Battlefield.⁷⁸⁹

Sierra Connection

Electronic Arts published several games developed by studios that would later become associated with Sierra On-Line:

Dynamix Games: Before Dynamix was acquired by Sierra in 1990, EA published several of their early titles including Arcticfox (1986), Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict (1987), Caveman Ugh-lympics (1989), and Project Firestart (1989).¹⁰¹¹¹²

Papyrus Design Group: EA published Indianapolis 500: The Simulation (1989), developed by Papyrus Design Group, which was later acquired by Sierra.¹³¹⁴¹⁵

Games Published (Sierra Archive)

Year	Game	Developer
1986	Arcticfox	Dynamix
1987	Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict	Dynamix
1989	Caveman Ugh-lympics	Dynamix
1989	Project Firestart	Dynamix
1989	Indianapolis 500: The Simulation	Papyrus Design Group

Related

• Developer (later Sierra): Dynamix
• Developer (later Sierra): Papyrus Design Group

References

Footnotes

1. Wikipedia - Electronic Arts - Company overview and history ↩

2. Company Histories - Electronic Arts Inc. - Historical overview ↩

3. EBSCO Research Starters - Electronic Arts, Inc - Company research profile ↩

4. MobyGames - Activision Publishing, Inc. - Game database profile ↩

5. David Mullich - How Game Publisher Electronic Arts Got Started - Founding history ↩

6. Finance Charts - EA Company Profile - Founding and IPO history ↩

7. Gamedeveloper - We See Farther: A History of Electronic Arts - Company history feature ↩

8. List of Electronic Arts games - Wikipedia - Published games catalog ↩

9. EA Official Games Library - Archival game catalog ↩

10. Britannica - Electronic Arts - Company profile and franchises ↩

11. EA Partners - Official EA Site - Independent studio partnerships ↩

12. Criticism of Electronic Arts - Wikipedia - Company controversies ↩

13. EA Official Site - About - Company information ↩

14. List of acquisitions by Electronic Arts - Wikipedia - Company acquisitions ↩

15. The Sims (video game) - Wikipedia - Major EA franchise ↩