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Patrick Söderlund

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Patrick Söderlund
Born
Robert Patrick Söderlund

(1973-09-27) 27 September 1973 (age 52)
Stockholm, Sweden
Known forCEO of Embark Studios,[1] Former Chief Design Officer of Electronic Arts

Robert Patrick Söderlund is a Swedish businessman and video game executive. He was executive vice president in charge of Worldwide Studios at Electronic Arts (EA), overseeing all game production.[2][3] He was later chief design officer of EA. Söderlund was also known for his tenure as CEO of DICE, a Swedish video game development company that created the Battlefield series of games, which was acquired by EA in 2006.[4][5][6] As of August 2016, he is reported to own approximately US$11 million of EA shares.[7]

Söderlund announced he would be leaving EA after twelve years on 14 August 2018.[8][9]

In November 2018, Söderlund was announced as the CEO of Embark Studios.[1] The studio subsequently released The Finals (2023) and ARC Raiders (2025).[10] In February 2026, he was appointed as the executive chairman of Nexon.[11]

References

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  1. 1 2 Webster, Andrew (8 November 2018). "Former EA exec Patrick Söderlund's new studio just opened, but it has big plans". The Verge. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Tach, Dave (1 November 2013). "How Patrick Soderlund hopes to transform EA and its game engines". Polygon.
  3. ↑ "Electronic Arts creates Worldwide Studios division and hands rising star Patrick Söderlund the keys | GamesBeat". Venturebeat.com. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "EA's Patrick Soderlund sounds off on Medal of Honor and Battlefield games | GamesBeat". venturebeat.com. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Hatfield, Daemon (2 October 2006). "EA Gets Lucky DICE". IGN. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Thorsen, Tor (2 October 2006). "EA rolls DICE for $23 million". GameSpot. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Patrick Soderlund Insider Trading Overview". Insidermole.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Frank, Allegra (14 August 2018). "EA exec Patrick Soderlund is leaving the company". Polygon. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Former DICE chief Patrick Soderlund is leaving Electronic Arts". Destructoid. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  10. ↑ McCrae, Scott (30 October 2025). "The Finals is still going strong and Arc Raiders is about to release, but Embark Studios has two other projects it hasn't even announced yet: "One of the concepts we have has a lot more edge to it"". GamesRadar. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund has been named Executive Chairman of Nexon". PC Gamer. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
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