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DICE

Based in Stockholm, Sweden Founded 1992 Part of Electronic Arts

DICE (Digital Illusions CE) is a Swedish studio owned by Electronic Arts that leads the Battlefield series and made EA's Star Wars Battlefront games. Its games are sold at full price, and recent ones also sell cosmetic items in an in-game store.

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On the record 4dated events, each with a source
In the guide 1game it made or published

Track-record badges

What stands out, worst first

  • Shut down paid games

    Shut down games people paid for

    EA retired online services for Battlefield 1943, Bad Company and Bad Company 2 in December 2023 and for older-console Battlefield 3 and 4 in November 2024.

Track record

What's on the record, newest first

  1. Labour

    EA laid off staff at Battlefield studios including DICE

    EA laid off an undisclosed number of staff across its Battlefield studios, DICE, Criterion, Ripple Effect and Motive, a few months after Battlefield 6's release. EA described 'select changes within our Battlefield organization to better align our teams'; all four studios stayed open.

    Kotaku
  2. Game preservation

    Online services ended for older Battlefield games

    EA retired the online services for Battlefield 1943 and Battlefield: Bad Company on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 8 December 2023, followed by Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 7 November 2024. Online multiplayer in these versions no longer works.

    Electronic Arts
  3. Monetisation

    Turned off Star Wars Battlefront II purchases after player criticism of loot crates

    DICE general manager Oskar Gabrielson announced that all in-game purchases in Star Wars Battlefront II, which DICE developed with Criterion and Motive, were being turned off hours before launch, after players objected that paid crates and crystals could speed up unlocking heroes and gameplay upgrades. Belgium's Gaming Commission left the game out of its April 2018 loot-box findings because paid purchases had been removed, and when purchases returned in 2018 only cosmetic items were sold.

    Kotaku
  4. Other

    Became wholly owned by Electronic Arts

    Electronic Arts completed its acquisition of the Stockholm-based studio Digital Illusions CE (DICE), a takeover it had formally begun in March 2006.

    GamesIndustry.biz

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Games in the guide

What DICE made or published

Each game's money rating is its own: it comes from how that game makes money, not from the company's record.

Last checked 1 November 2026. Sources: www.gamesindustry.biz, kotaku.com, kotaku.com, www.ea.com, www.ea.com, kotaku.com, www.eurogamer.net. Spotted something wrong or missing? Send a correction.