EA Salt Lake is a video game developer located in Bountiful, Utah, United States. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual that creates Video games A developer may specialize in a certain video Bountiful is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is owned by video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA). A video game publisher is a company that publishes Video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a Video game developer
EA Salt Lake was founded by the studio's president, Vance Cook[1], as Headgate Studios in 1992. Events Notable releases Namco releases Suzuka 8 Hours, Bakuretsu Quiz Ma-Q Dai Bouken, As a veteran programmer for years at Access Software, the onetime premier developer of golf simulations, Cook had the experience and knowledge of how to create a rewarding golfing experience. A game programmer is a Programmer who primarily develops Video games or related Software (such as Game development tools. Indie Built Inc was a Salt Lake City Utah based Computer game developer founded in 1983 by Bruce Carver as Access Software [2] Headgate's first product was PentaCalc, a scientific calculator for Windows. [3]
From 1996 to 1999, Headgate solely developed golf games published by Sierra Entertainment under Sierra's Front Page Sports brand[4]. Sierra Entertainment Inc is a Worldwide American Video game developer and publisher founded in 1979 by Ken and Roberta In April 1996 the studio was purchased by Sierra. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The golf product was later branded as PGA Championship Golf. PGA Championship Golf 2000 is a computer game for Windows. It was developed by Headgate Studios and released by Sierra Sports. On 22 February 1999 Sierra announced a major restructuring of their company, and sold the rights of the original studio back to Cook as a new corporate entity. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) [5]
In 2000, Headgate began publishing games through Electronic Arts. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Headgate began developing Tiger Woods PGA Tour for the PC based on their existing golf engine. Tiger Woods PGA Tour is a series of Video games developed and published by Electronic Arts featuring They were assigned by EA to develop the title on PC, PS2, Wii and Xbox for the 2007 title[6], and the PC, PS2, and Wii for the 2008 title[7][8], with the Xbox line getting cut by EA. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
Headgate developed every Windows version of the EA Sports Tiger Woods golf franchise from 2001 to 2007. Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. EA Sports is a brand name used by Electronic Arts since 1993 to distribute games based on Sports Formerly a gimmick inside Electronic Arts sports Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods Events Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts John Carmack of Id Software Events March 14: Microsoft announces Games for Windows - Live, a version of Xbox Live for the Windows platform Headgate's golf games consistently got high praise from industry reviewers and have won numerous industry awards. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
On 1 December 2006, Headgate Studios was acquired by Electronic Arts. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of acquisitions by Electronic Arts. Electronic Arts is a company that is an American developer, marketer publisher, and distributor of Headgate was redubbed EA Salt Lake. The studios' focus was redirected to developing games for Nintendo's new console, the Wii. is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on [16]
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