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{{short description|German video game developer (1997–2013)}}
{{Infobox company
| name             = EA Phenomic
| logo             =
| caption          =
| type             = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation       = {{start date and age|1997}}
| defunct          = {{end date|2013}}
| location         = [[Ingelheim]], [[Germany]]
| key_people       = Dirk Ringe <small>(CEO)</small>
| founder          = Volker Wertich
| industry         = [[Video game development]]
| products         = [[Video games]]
| revenue          =
| operating_income =
| net_income       =
| owner            = [[Electronic Arts]]
| num_employees    = 60
| parent           = [[Electronic Arts]] <small>(2006–2013)</small>
| divisions        =
| subsid           =
| homepage         = [http://www.phenomic.de/ www.phenomic.de]
}}
'''EA Phenomic''' was a [[real-time strategy]] [[video game developer]], headquartered in [[Ingelheim]], [[Germany]], and founded as '''Phenomic Game Development''' in 1997 by Volker Wertich, who had previously worked for [[Blue Byte]] and developed ''[[The Settlers]]'' and ''[[The Settlers III]]''. The studio was [[List of acquisitions by Electronic Arts|acquired]] by [[Electronic Arts]] on 23 August 2006 and renamed as EA Phenomic.<ref name="PhenomicAcquired">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news240806_eabuysphenomic |title=EA buys Phenomic |last=Loughrey |first=Paul |publisher=[[Eurogamer]] |date=2006-08-24 |access-date=2012-08-29 |archive-date=2017-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019135056/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news240806_eabuysphenomic |url-status=live }}</ref> Electronic Arts announced that EA Phenomic would concentrate on developing [[real-time strategy]] [[video game]]s. In July 2013, EA closed the studio and laid off the 60 employees.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-07-12-ea-phenomic-closed |title=gamesindustry.biz: ''EA Phenomic closed'' |access-date=2014-04-07 |archive-date=2015-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217142457/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-07-12-ea-phenomic-closed |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Games developed==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Platform(s)
|-
| colspan="3" |''As Phenomic Game Development''
|-
|2004
|''[[SpellForce: The Order of Dawn]]''
|[[Microsoft Windows]]
|-
|2006
|''[[SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars]]''
|[[Microsoft Windows]]
|-
| colspan="3" |''As EA Phenomic''
|-
|2009
|''[[BattleForge]]''
|[[Microsoft Windows]]
|-
|2010
|''[[Lord of Ultima]]''
|[[Browser game|Browser]]
|-
|2012
|''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances]]''
|[[Browser game|Browser]]
|}
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.phenomic.de/}}
*{{MobyGames company|company=ea-phenomic}}
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