EA Vancouver employs approximately 1,300 people, and houses the world's largest video game test operation.

There are also facilities such as fitness rooms, two theatres, a cafeteria, coffee bars, a soccer field, and several arcades.

At the time of the business acquisition, Distinctive Software was noted for developing a number of racing and sporting games published under the Accolade brand.

After its acquisition, EA Black Box became the home of several franchises, such as Need for Speed and Skate.

Need for Speed: World uses a modified EAGL 3 engine with the physics of the earlier games with an external GUI programmed in Adobe Flash.