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EA Salt Lake is a video game developer located in Salt Lake City, 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,〔(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. Headgate's first product was PentaCalc, a scientific calculator for Windows.〔(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.〔(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 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.〔(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,〔(Gamespot details of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 )〕 and the PC, PS2, and Wii for the 2008 title,〔〔(Gamespot details of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 )〕 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.〔(''PGA Championship Golf 2000'' review ) from GameSpot〕〔(''Tiger Woods 2001 PGA Tour'' review ) from Sports Gaming Network〕〔(''Tiger Woods 2002'' Review ) from IGN〕〔(''Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003'' review ) from GameSpy〕〔(''Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004'' ) from IGN〕〔(''Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 2005'' review ) from Game Rankings〕〔(''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.〔("EA forms Wii-centric studio" ) from GameSpot〕 On 21 July 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.〔("Electronic Arts opens Salt Lake City office" ) from The Salt Lake Tribune〕 ==Products== As Headgate Studios: * PentaCalc Pro * ''Front Page Sports: Golf'' * ''The Laptop Collection'' * ''PGA Championship Golf 2000'' * ''PGA Championship Golf 2000: Titanium Edition'' * ''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) * ''The Godfather: The Game'' for Windows (2006)〔(''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) * ''Littlest Pet Shop: Friends'' on Wii (2009) * ''Littlest Pet Shop 3: Biggest Stars'' on Nintendo DS (2010) * ''Nerf N-Strike'' for Wii and Nintendo DS * ''Nerf N-Strike: Elite'' for Wii * ''Monopoly Streets'' on PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 (2010) * ''Hasbro Family Game Night 4: The Game Show'' on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 (2011) * ''The Sims 3 Pets'' on 3DS (2011) * ''The Sims 3: Showtime'' on Windows (2012) * ''The Sims 3: Supernatural'' on Windows (2012) * ''The Sims 3: University Life'' on Windows (2013) * ''The Sims 3: Into the Future'' on Windows (2013) * ''RISK: Factions'' for PlayStation Network, Facebook, Xbox Live Arcade, and Windows * ''TETRIS Blitz'' for Android and iOS 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「EA Salt Lake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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