Electronic Arts, founded in 1982, is one of the worlds leading interactive entertainment software companies. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under brand names, including EA SPORTS, EA, EA SPORTS BIG, and Pogo. The company also partners with other game developers who develop their own interactive software games with the company s assistance, which it then publishes, markets and distributes. It also distributes interactive software games developed by other companies. Its products, designed to play on consoles and handhelds, are published under license from the manufacturers. Electronic Arts is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif.