The Complete And Unadulterated History of EA
The original cast of EA.
Industry giant EA is considered the father of large game publishers. It employs tens of thousands, and sells millions of games each year. They sign the biggest sporting names, and produce and produce some of the biggest action, adventure and war games on the market. But like every company, EA had to come from somewhere. Gamasutra has tackled the history of the gaming monstrosity, in a massive article.
“From the moment I walked into the lobby to drop my résumé off, I fell in love with the place. It was filled with Nerf balls, there were monitors going with games everywhere, and everybody was really laid back,” he recalled. “People were playing games, shouting, yelling, and running around. It felt like a really cool company on first impression. I just went for it and interviewed like hell, got the job and never looked back.”