# Ripple Effect Studios > American video game developer **Wikidata**: [Q107450464](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107450464) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripple_Effect_Studios) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ripple-effect-studios ## Summary Ripple Effect Studios is an American video game developer founded in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles. The studio was known as DICE Los Angeles (DICE LA) from 2013 until a formal name change to Ripple Effect Studios on 2021-07-07 and produces video games within the video game industry. ## Key Facts - Ripple Effect Studios is an American video game developer founded in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles. - The studio operated under the official name "DICE Los Angeles" from 2013 until 2021. - The company changed its name to "Ripple Effect Studios" with the significant event (name change) recorded at point in time 2021-07-07. - Aliases include DICE Los Angeles, DICE LA, RES, Ripple Effect, EA DICE Los Angeles, and EA DICE LA. - The studio replaces Danger Close Games (property: replaces). - Industry: video game industry; product produced: video games. - Official website: https://www.ea.com/ea-studios/ripple-effect (English). - Social media: Twitter handle RippleEffect (account start_time 2021-05-10; account id P6552: 1391873785310101505), Instagram handle rippleeffect, Facebook page RippleEffectStudios. - Twitter follower counts recorded as 10,300 on 2022-03-01 and 11,657 on 2023-02-03 (preferred). - Identifiers and metadata: ringgold_id 575778 (label: Ripple Effect); mod_db_company_id ripple-effect-studios; gamefaqs_company_id 232386; mobygames_company_id 1060; crunchbase_organization_id ripple-effect-studios. - Wikimedia: commons category "Ripple Effect Studios"; sitelink_count 11; wikipedia title "Ripple Effect Studios"; wikipedia languages include az, commons, de, en, fr, he, hy, ka, ru, tr. ## FAQs ### Q: What is Ripple Effect Studios? A: Ripple Effect Studios is an American video game developer founded in 2013 and based in Los Angeles. The studio produces video games and operates within the video game industry. ### Q: Was Ripple Effect Studios always called that? A: No. The studio was officially known as DICE Los Angeles from 2013 until it changed its name to Ripple Effect Studios on 2021-07-07. ### Q: What did Ripple Effect Studios replace? A: Ripple Effect Studios is recorded as replacing Danger Close Games. ### Q: Where can I find the studio online? A: The studio's official page is hosted at https://www.ea.com/ea-studios/ripple-effect (English). Social handles include Twitter @RippleEffect, Instagram @rippleeffect, and Facebook RippleEffectStudios. ## Why It Matters Ripple Effect Studios is a recognizable development studio within the video game industry due to its continuity and rebranding history. Founded in 2013 and based in Los Angeles, the studio has maintained a public profile through an official page on EA's studio network and through active social media accounts. The 2021 name change from DICE Los Angeles to Ripple Effect Studios marks a notable organizational event and public repositioning recorded in multiple sources. The studio’s replacement relationship with Danger Close Games situates it in a lineage of U.S.-based development teams. For researchers, industry watchers, and players, Ripple Effect Studios is relevant as an identifiable developer entity with persistent identifiers (ringgold, modDB, GameFAQs, MobyGames, Crunchbase) and a documented online footprint and following over time, which can help track its projects, staffing and public communications. ## Notable For - Official rebrand from "DICE Los Angeles" to "Ripple Effect Studios" with the name-change event dated 2021-07-07. - Operating as a Los Angeles–based video game developer since inception in 2013. - Recorded as replacing Danger Close Games in its organizational metadata. - Public presence on EA's studio web pages and active social media handles (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook). - Multiple industry and archival identifiers (ringgold, mod_db, gamefaqs, mobygames, crunchbase). ## Body ### Overview - Instance of: video game developer. - Country: United States. - Industry: video game industry. - Product or material produced: video game(s). - Headquarters: Los Angeles. ### Founding and names - Inception year: 2013. - Official name history: - "DICE Los Angeles" — qualifiers: start_time 2013, end_time 2021. - "Ripple Effect Studios" — qualifier: start_time 2021. - Significant event: name change to Ripple Effect Studios, point_in_time 2021-07-07; this event is recorded with supporting references. ### Branding and logos - Logo history: - DICE Los Angeles logo — start_time 2013, end_time 2021 (URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DICE_Los_Angeles_logo.svg). - Ripple Effect Studios logo — preferred logo, start_time 2021 (URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ripple_Effect_Studios_logo.svg). ### Relationships and lineage - Replaces: Danger Close Games (structured property indicates the studio replaces that entity). - Aliases used in records and public references: DICE Los Angeles, DICE LA, RES, Ripple Effect, EA DICE Los Angeles, EA DICE LA. ### Online presence and identifiers - Official website: https://www.ea.com/ea-studios/ripple-effect (English). - Social media: - Twitter handle: RippleEffect (account start_time 2021-05-10; account id P6552: 1391873785310101505). - Instagram: rippleeffect. - Facebook: RippleEffectStudios. - Recorded social follower metrics: - 10,300 followers on Twitter (point_in_time 2022-03-01). - 11,657 followers on Twitter (point_in_time 2023-02-03, preferred). - Identifiers: - ringgold_id: 575778 (label: Ripple Effect). - mod_db_company_id: ripple-effect-studios. - gamefaqs_company_id: 232386. - mobygames_company_id: 1060 (also listed under former scheme: ripple-effect-studios). - crunchbase_organization_id: ripple-effect-studios. ### Wikimedia and documentation coverage - Wikimedia commons category: Ripple Effect Studios. - Wikipedia title: Ripple Effect Studios. - Sitelink_count: 11. - Wikipedia languages with entries: az, commons, de, en, fr, he, hy, ka, ru, tr. ### Significant public reference - The studio’s name change and related coverage are documented in an IGN article referenced in the studio’s official-name metadata (publication date recorded 2021-07-07; reference accessed/recorded 2021-07-08). (End of entry) ## References 1. [Exclusive: EA's DICE LA is Changing Its Name to Ripple Effect Studios And Developing An Unannounced Game - IGN. 2021](https://www.ign.com/articles/dice-la-ripple-effect-studios-christian-grass-news)