Business POV

EA is the world’s leading video game company. They recently shifted operations from Hoffman Estates to 215 W. Ohio. The studio employs 150 developers and is looking to add 50 more in the next year. In the hunt for fresh talent, the new city locale has a strong allure. The Chicago development team is best known for the hit EA SPORTS™ Fight Night franchise and is currently working on three state-of-the-art games for the PlayStation®3 system and the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system including the hip-hop lifestyle game, DEF JAM: ICON™, as well as a licensed title and a new intellectual property in the fighting videogame genre.

“We are pushing next generation development and technology to the limits and looking for the best talent to help us to create innovative games,” said Kudo Tsunoda, Vice President and General Manager, EA Chicago.

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