Electronic Arts Vancouver

EA Canada started life as Distinctive Software, Inc. headed by Don Mattrick, a company acquired by Electronic Arts in 1991.

Over the decades, the company would become best known for being the main studio assigned to the EA Sports label and for early Need for Speed games, but would also develop technologies for use by other EA subsidiaries.

Divisions

When the PSP and the Nintendo DS were released, a division inside the company was established for handheld games: Team Fusion.

Sometimes, EA Canada is also used as a global name for all the development done in the 3 Canadian EA studios, for which their involvement with the different games is not always made clear. Based on their location, the 3 studios are called:

• EA Burnaby (EA Canada)
• EA Montreal
• EA Vancouver (Electronic Arts Black Box)

Historically, internal divisions Extended Play Productions and Pioneer Productions also belonged to this company.