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EA Is the Game Company Disney Was Looking For

Posted by samzenpus on from the may-the-force-pad-be-with-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Electronic Arts announced today it has landed an exclusive multi-year agreement to develop and publish games based on Lucasfilms' Star Wars universe. EA said the it will create and publish Star Wars games for a 'core gaming audience' across 'all popular platforms' and genres. The EA studios creating those 'core' Star Wars games are Battlefield developer DICE, Dead Space developer Visceral Games and Mass Effect house BioWare."

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  1. Lando Reaction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This deal is getting worse all the time.

  2. Well, they needed an evil empire... by DanielRavenNest · · Score: 4, Funny

    And with Electronic Arts, I guess they found one.

    1. Re:Well, they needed an evil empire... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Presumably a decision made to take advantage of the local cheap ewok labour. A lesson in outsourcing for us all.

  3. Merchandising within merchandising by Dynedain · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can see the tie-ins now... Star Wars Sims: Make your Ewok's spend less time brushing their teeth with Crest!

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  4. EA DRM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    EA's DRM will now stand for Darkside Rights Management

  5. Re:Great... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Presumably that's why they hired EA.