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'''Westwood Studios''' is a video game company founded by Brett Sperry and Louis Castle in 1985 as Westwood Associates. It was renamed Westwood Studios when it merged with [[Virgin Interactive]] in 1992. It was purchased by [[Electronic Arts | '''Westwood Studios''' is a video game company founded by Brett Sperry and Louis Castle in 1985 as Westwood Associates. It was renamed to Westwood Studios when it merged with [[Virgin Interactive|Virgin Games]] in 1992. It was purchased by [[Electronic Arts]] in 1998, and was closed by EA in 2003. The remaining staff was merged with [[DreamWorks Interactive]] and EA Pacific (formerly Westwood Pacific) to form EA Los Angeles. | ||
They created the [[Legend of Kyrandia series]]. | They created the [[Legend of Kyrandia series]]. | ||
* [[Eye of the Beholder]] (1991) | |||
* [[Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon]] (1991) | |||
* [[The Legend of Kyrandia]] (1992) | * [[The Legend of Kyrandia]] (1992) | ||
* [[The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two: Hand of Fate]] (1993) | * [[The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two: Hand of Fate]] (1993) | ||
* [[The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Three: Malcolm's Revenge]] (1994) | * [[The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Three: Malcolm's Revenge]] (1994) | ||
* [[Blade Runner]] (1997) | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[ | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwood_Studios Wikipedia article on Westwood Studios] | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:15, 28 August 2017
Westwood Studios is a video game company founded by Brett Sperry and Louis Castle in 1985 as Westwood Associates. It was renamed to Westwood Studios when it merged with Virgin Games in 1992. It was purchased by Electronic Arts in 1998, and was closed by EA in 2003. The remaining staff was merged with DreamWorks Interactive and EA Pacific (formerly Westwood Pacific) to form EA Los Angeles.
They created the Legend of Kyrandia series.
- Eye of the Beholder (1991)
- Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon (1991)
- The Legend of Kyrandia (1992)
- The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Two: Hand of Fate (1993)
- The Legend of Kyrandia: Book Three: Malcolm's Revenge (1994)
- Blade Runner (1997)