Acquisition by Electronic Arts (2006–present) Trauma Studios employed nine people at the time. In September 2004, DICE also merged with Trauma Studios in New York City.
Sandbox Studios added 50 employees to DICE's staff, amounting to 150 total employees. This was followed with the merger of Sandbox Studios in April 2001. Patrick Söderlund, who had founded Refraction Games in 1997, subsequently joined DICE as chief executive officer. From the acquisition, DICE inherited the in-development Battlefield 1942. In 2000, DICE acquired developer Refraction Games (developers of Codename Eagle). The four studied at Växjö University, thus DICE was established in Växjö. History Foundation and early years (1992–2000) ĭigital 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.
Through their Frostbite Labs division, the company also develops the Frostbite game engine.
Its releases include the Battlefield, Mirror's Edge and Star Wars: Battlefront series. The company was founded in 1992 and has been a subsidiary of Electronic Arts since 2006. EA Digital Illusions CE AB ( trade name: DICE) is a Swedish video game developer based in Stockholm.
