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| Type | Subsidiary of Electronic Arts |
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| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Industry | Video Game Industry |
| Products | Battlefield (series) Mirror's Edge Frostbite (game engine) |
| Website | DICE.se |
EA Digital Illusions CE AB is a Swedish video game developer based in Stockholm. The company was founded in 1992 and has been a subsidiary of Electronic Arts since 2006. Some of the company's notable releases include Battlefield series, Mirror's Edge, and Star Wars: Battlefront series.
Through its Frostbite Labs division, the company also develops the Frostbite game engine.
History[]
Foundation (1992-2000)[]
Digital Illusions was founded in May 1992 by Olof "Olle" Gustafsson, Markus Nyström, Fredrik Liljegren and Andreas Axelsson, four friends and former members of The Silents, a demogroup that developed for Amiga systems. The four studied at Växjö University, thus DICE was established in Växjö.
Expansion (2000-2004)[]
In 2000, DICE acquired Refraction Games (developers of Codename Eagle). From the acquisition, DICE inherited the in-development Battlefield 1942. Patrick Söderlund, who had founded Refraction Games in 1997, subsequently joined DICE as chief executive officer. This was followed with the merger of Sandbox Studios in April 2001. Sandbox Studios added 50 employees to DICE's staff, amounting to 150 total employees. In September 2004, DICE also merged with Trauma Studios in New York City. Trauma Studios employed nine people at the time.
Acquisition by Electronic Arts (since 2006)[]
In November 2004, Electronic Arts (EA) announced their intent to purchase outstanding shares in DICE at a price of 61 kr per share. Initially, the offer was rejected. In March 2006, EA announced a new plan to acquire all outstanding shares in DICE for 67.50 kr. The acquisition was completed on October 2, 2006.
In May 2013, EA opened a division of DICE in Los Angeles, California called "DICE LA".