EA Salt Lake

EA Salt Lake is a video game developer located in Bountiful, Utah, United States. It is owned by video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA).

EA Salt Lake was founded by the studio's president, Vance Cook [http://www.mobygames.com/company/headgate-studios-inc Headgate Studios profile] at MobyGames] , as Headgate Studios in 1992. 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. [moby developer|id=1288|name=Vance Cook] Headgate's first product was PentaCalc, a scientific calculator for Windows. [ [http://headgatestudios.com/projects.html Headgate's website list of projects] ]

From 1996 to 1999, Headgate solely developed golf games published by Sierra Entertainment under Sierra's Front Page Sports brand [ [http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/frontpagesportsgolf/index.html Front Page Golf review @ gamespot.com] ] . In April 1996 the studio was purchased by Sierra. The golf product was later branded as PGA Championship Golf. 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. [ [http://headgatestudios.com/company.html Headgate company history] ]

In 2000, Headgate began publishing games through Electronic Arts. Headgate began developing Tiger Woods PGA Tour for the PC based on their existing golf engine. They were assigned by EA to develop the title on PC, PS2, Wii and Xbox for the 2007 title [ [http://www.mobygames.com/game/tiger-woods-pga-tour-07 Gamespot details of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07] ] , and the PC, PS2, and Wii for the 2008 title [ [http://www.mobygames.com/game/tiger-woods-pga-tour-08 Gamespot details of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08] ] [ [http://headgatestudios.com/company.html Headgate company history] ] , with the Xbox line getting cut by EA.

Headgate developed every Windows version of the EA Sports Tiger Woods golf franchise from 2001 to 2007. Headgate's golf games consistently got high praise from industry reviewers and have won numerous industry awards. [ [http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/pgachampionshipgolf2000/index.html?q=PGA%20Championship%20Golf%202000 "PGA Championship Golf 2000" review] from GameSpot] [ [http://www.sgn.cc/golf/tiger_woods_2001/review.shtml "Tiger Woods 2001 PGA Tour" review] from Sports Gaming Network] [ [http://pc.ign.com/articles/354/354044p1.html "Tiger Woods 2002" Review] from IGN] [ [http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=111367 "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003" review] from GameSpy] [ [http://pc.ign.com/articles/451/451107p1.html "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004"] from IGN] [ [http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=438951 "Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005" review] from Game Rankings] [ [http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/launchreview.asp?reviewid=428275 "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005"] from Game Rankings]

On 1 December 2006, Headgate Studios was acquired by Electronic Arts. Headgate was redubbed EA Salt Lake. The studios' focus was redirected to developing games for Nintendo's new console, the Wii. [ [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6162544.html "EA forms Wii-centric studio"] from GameSpot]

Products

As Headgate Studios:

* PentaCalc Pro
* ""
* "The Laptop Collection"
* "PGA Championship Golf 2000"
* ""
* "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001" (2000)
* "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002" (2001)
* "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003" (2002)
* "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004" (2003)
* "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005" (2004)
* "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06" (2005)
* " Blackhand Edition" (2006) [ [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/godfather-the-game/credits "The Godfather: The Game" credits] from MobyGames]
* "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07" on PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox, and Windows (2006)
* "Madden NFL 07" for Windows

As EA Salt Lake:

* "The Sims 2 Pets" on Wii (2007)
* "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08" on PlayStation 2, Wii, and Windows (2007)
* "Madden NFL 08" on Windows (2007)
* "Littlest Pet Shop" on Wii (2008)
* "Nerf N-Strike (video game) for Wii and Nintendo DS

References

External links

* [http://www.headgatestudios.com/ Headgate Studios official website]