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The company's first projects consisted of contract work for companies like Epyx and Strategic Simulations (SSI), porting 8-bit titles to 16-bit systems like Commodore Amiga and Atari ST . Proceeds from contract work allowed the company to expand into designing its own games in-house. Their first original title was '' Mars Saga '', a game developed for Electronic Arts and released in 1988 . One of the company's first greater successes was '' Eye Of The Beholder '' ( 1990 ), a real-time Computer Role-playing Game based on the Dungeons & Dragons license, developed for SSI. Other publishers of early Westwood games included Infocom and Disney . In 1992 , the company was renamed Westwood Studios and sold to Virgin Interactive . Well-known Westwood titles from this period include '' Dune II '', the Adventure Game '' The Legend Of Kyrandia '' and the role-playing game '' Lands Of Lore ''. Westwood's greatest commercial success came in 1995 , with the release of Real-time Strategy game '' Command & Conquer ''. Building on the gameplay and interface ideas of ''Dune II'', it added pre-rendered 3D graphics for gameplay sprites and video cinematics, a techno soundtrack streamed from disk, and modem play. ''Command & Conquer'', ''Kyrandia'', and ''Lands of Lore'' all spawned multiple sequels. In 1998 , Westwood was acquired by Electronic Arts (EA). In response to what was perceived as an unwillingness to maintain the Westwood brand and independence from EA, many long-time employees quit over the next few years. Along with Westwood, EA had also acquired a development studio in Irvine , California . It was managed by Westwood and became known as ''Westwood Pacific'' (later ''EA Pacific''). Westwood Pacific developed or co-developed games like ''''. One of the last games released by Westwood, '''' (from Westwood Pacific). Some time after the closing of Westwood Studios, a new game studio, Petroglyph , was formed consisting mainly of former Westwood employees. SELECTED GAMES DEVELOPED BY WESTWOOD
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