Westwood Studios

Summary

Westwood Studios is a video game developer^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (955 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Westwood Studios is in the country of United States^[3].
• Westwood Studios's instance of is recorded as video game developer^[4].
• Westwood Studios's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Westwood Studios's founder is recorded as Louis Castle^[6].
• Westwood Studios's founder is recorded as Brett Sperry^[7].
• Westwood Studios is owned by Electronic Arts^[8].
• Westwood Studios is owned by Virgin Interactive^[9].
• Westwood Studios's headquarters location is recorded as Las Vegas^[10].
• Westwood Studios's Commons category is recorded as Westwood Studios^[11].
• Westwood Studios's industry is recorded as video game industry^[12].
• January 1, 1985 marks the founding of Westwood Studios^[13].
• 1992 marks the founding of Westwood Studios^[14].
• Westwood Studios was dissolved in 2004^[15].
• Westwood Studios's official website is recorded as http://www.westwood.com/^[16].
• Westwood Studios's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Westwood Studios^[17].
• Westwood Studios's director / manager is recorded as Brett Sperry^[18].
• Westwood Studios's product or material produced is recorded as software^[19].
• Westwood Studios's replaced by is recorded as Danger Close Games^[20].
• Westwood Studios's topic has template is recorded as Template:Westwood Studios^[21].
• Westwood Studios's legal form is recorded as subsidiary company^[22].

Product Details

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• Type: Original Production^[23]

• Country: US^[24]

• Began / founded: 1985^[25]

• Ended / dissolved: 2003^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6fe99e74-e00d-4919-a021-b0e2884b0119^[27]

Body

Founding

Founders include Louis Castle^[6] and Brett Sperry^[7]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1985^[13] and 1992^[14].

Leadership

Westwood Studios's director / manager is recorded as Brett Sperry^[18].

Operations

Westwood Studios's headquarters location is recorded as Las Vegas^[10].

Industry

Westwood Studios's industry is recorded as video game industry^[12].

Ownership

Owners include Electronic Arts^[8], a video game publisher^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1982^[30], headquartered in Redwood Shores^[31] and Virgin Interactive^[9], a business^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1983^[34], headquartered in London^[35]. Westwood Studios's product or material produced is recorded as software^[19].

Dissolution

Westwood Studios was dissolved in 2004^[15].

Why It Matters

Westwood Studios ranks in the top 8% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (955 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]