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Digital Illusions
12+ albums
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Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment (DICE) is a Swedish video game developer, wholly owned by Electronic Arts, best known for the Battlefield video game series. DICE was started by members of the former demo group The Silents. All members came from the small towns of Alvesta and Växjö in Sweden. The Silents' work is still visible in some DICE games. For example, The Silents used the acronym TSL; this acronym is visible in Motorhead on banners and signs. According to the Motorhead manual, TSL is said to stand for "Trans-atlantic Speed League", a case of a backronym. For an extended period of time, while the employees were also students at Växjö University, the company's office consisted of a small dorm room. During those days the company developed popular pinball games for the Amiga 500, such as Pinball Dreams, Pinball Fantasies and Pinball Illusions. In 1998 the company was registered on the Swedish stock exchange and has since experienced tremendous growth. Although Codename Eagle received a small cult following, the biggest break for DICE Software was the release of Battlefield 1942 and its sequels and expansions. The Battlefield series jumpstarted their popularity. In 2004 the total value of the company was estimated at approximately USD$55 million. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.