EA Salt Lake

Short description: American video game development studio

EA Salt LakeFormerly| Headgate Studios (1992–2006)

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Type| Subsidiary
Industry| Video games
Fate| Dissolved
Founded| 1992 in Bountiful, Utah
Founder| Vance Cook
Defunct| April 2017
Headquarters|

Salt Lake City, Utah

United States

Products| PGA Tour (2000–07)
Parent| Electronic Arts (2006–2017)

EA Salt Lake was an American video game developer located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was owned by video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA).

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Games developed
* 3 Notes
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

EA Salt Lake was founded by the studio's president, Vance Cook, 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. Headgate's first product was PentaCalc, a scientific calculator for Windows.

In April 1996 the studio was purchased by Sierra On-Line. Initially, Headgate solely developed golf games published by Sierra, starting with Front Page Sports.[1] On February 22, 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.

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 PlayStation 2 for the 2007 title, and Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Wii for the 2008 title.

Headgate developed every Microsoft Windows version of the Tiger Woods PGA Tour EA Sports franchise from 2000 to 2007. Headgate's golf games consistently got high praise from industry reviewers and have won numerous industry awards.[2][3][4][5][6]

On December 1, 2006, Headgate Studios was acquired by Electronic Arts. Headgate was renamed EA Salt Lake. The studios' focus was redirected to developing games for Nintendo's new console, the Wii.[7]

On July 21, 2010, EA Salt Lake was moved from its home in Bountiful, Utah to a new state-of-the-art facility in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States .[8]

In 2011, EA Salt Lake was moved to the Maxis division of Electronic Arts, where it developed four expansion packs for the life simulation game The Sims 3.[9]

After the last expansion pack for The Sims 3, Into the Future, was released, a restructure to focus on mobile titles took place in January 2014.[10] EA closed down the studio in April 2017.[citation needed]

## Games developed

Year  | Title  | Platform(s)

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As Headgate Studios
1997  | Front Page Sports | Microsoft Windows
1998  | PGA Championship Golf | Microsoft Windows
1999  | PGA Championship Golf: 1999 Edition | Microsoft Windows
2000  | PGA Championship Golf 2000 | Microsoft Windows
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001 | Microsoft Windows
2002  | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002 | Microsoft Windows
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 | Microsoft Windows
2003  | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 | Microsoft Windows
2004  | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 | Microsoft Windows
2005  | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 | Microsoft Windows
2006  | The Godfather: The Game | Microsoft Windows
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 | Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 2
Wii
Xbox
As EA Salt Lake
2007  | Madden NFL 08 | Macintosh
Microsoft Windows
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 | Microsoft Windows
Macintosh
PlayStation 2
Wii
2008  | Littlest Pet Shop | Microsoft Windows
Wii
Littlest Pet Shop: Garden | Nintendo DS
Littlest Pet Shop: Jungle | Nintendo DS
Littlest Pet Shop: Winter | Nintendo DS
Nerf N-Strike | Wii
2009  | Littlest Pet Shop | Nintendo DSi
Littlest Pet Shop: Beach Friends | Nintendo DS
Littlest Pet Shop: City Friends | Nintendo DS
Littlest Pet Shop: Country Friends | Nintendo DS
Littlest Pet Shop: Friends | Wii
Littlest Pet Shop: Spring | Nintendo DS
Nerf N-Strike Elite | Wii
2010  | Littlest Pet Shop 3: Biggest Stars - Blue Team | Nintendo DS
Littlest Pet Shop 3: Biggest Stars - Pink Team | Nintendo DS
Littlest Pet Shop 3: Biggest Stars - Purple Team | Nintendo DS
Monopoly Streets | Wii
2011  | Hasbro Family Game Night 4: The Game Show[lower-alpha 1] | PlayStation 3
Wii
Xbox 360
Monopoly Collection | Wii
Monopoly Streets | PlayStation 3
Xbox 360
2012  | The Sims 3 | Microsoft Windows, macOS
The Sims 3 | Microsoft Windows, macOS
2013  | The Sims 3 | Microsoft Windows, macOS
The Sims 3 | Microsoft Windows, macOS
2015  | Minions Paradise | Android
iOS
2016  | The Secret Life of Pets: Unleashed | Android
iOS

## Notes

1. ↑ Assisted Wahoo Studios

## References

1. ↑ "Front Page Golf review @ gamespot.com". http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/frontpagesportsgolf/index.html.
2. ↑ PGA Championship Golf 2000 review from GameSpot
3. ↑ "Tiger Woods 2001 PGA Tour (PC) Review". Sports Gaming Network. http://www.sgn.cc/golf/tiger_woods_2001/review.shtml.
4. ↑ Ivan Sulic (February 19, 2002). "Tiger Woods 2002 Review". News Corporation. http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/19/tiger-woods-2002-review.
5. ↑ William Abner (November 1, 2002). "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 Review". http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/tiger-woods-pga-tour-2003/547885p1.html.
6. ↑ Fran Mirabella (September 23, 2003). "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004". News Corporation. http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/24/tiger-woods-pga-tour-2004-2.
7. ↑ Tor Thorsen (November 30, 2006). "EA forms Wii-centric studio". CBS Interactive. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6162544.html.
8. ↑ Tom Harvey (July 21, 2010). "Electronic Arts opens Salt Lake City office". The Salt Lake Tribune. http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=10279483&itype=storyID.
9. ↑ "TwitLonger tweet by SimGuruGraham". http://www.twitlonger.com/show/ja5290.
10. ↑ "EA Salt Lake lays off part of staff". https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=57473847&itype=CMSID.

## External links

* EA Salt Lake at MobyGames

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