Disney and EA have announced a multi-year agreement that sees EA with exclusive licensing rights that allows them to develop and publish future Star Wars games. EA will develop games for ‘a core gaming audience, spanning all interactive platforms and the most popular game genres.’ Disney will still retain some of the rights, as they plan on creating games for the mobile, social and tablet markets.
Additionally, EA Labels President Frank Gibeau has revealed that three of their studios –Bioware, DICE and Visceral– will be developing Star Wars titles.
“Every developer dreams of creating games for the Star Wars universe,” said Gibeau. “The new experiences we create may borrow from films, but the games will be entirely original with all new stories and gameplay.”
The financial terms regarding the agreement were not mentioned.
{Source: Electronic Arts}