....Yeap.
Electronic Arts recently announced that they are in possession of the Star Wars game license, in a multi-year deal signed with Disney for an undisclosed amount. In a press release, EA Labels President Frank Gibeau said, "Every developer dreams of creating games for the Star Wars universe. Three of our top studios will fulfill that dream, crafting epic adventures for Star Wars fans. DICE and Visceral will produce new games, joining the BioWare team which continues to develop for the Star Wars franchise. The new experiences we create may borrow from films, but the games will be entirely original with all new stories and gameplay."
To give a quick background on this deal - When Disney purchased Lucasfilm (to the tune of $4.05 billion), they went on to shutter LucasArts, the company's game development arm. The reason being was to move the name to a "licensing model" rather than continue be a full development house. Games that were in the making, such as Star Wars 1313 (recently revealed to be about Boba Fett) were put into limbo where they stand now. Neither Disney nor EA have stated whether or not they'll pick up any of those leftover titles.
I was reading the comments on a post about this the other day, and one in particular stood out to me. Simply, "$3 for a new lightsaber color." I sincerely hope that this doesn't come to that. No matter where you go, EA is getting called on something, and being named the worst company in America (again) isn't really helping the image. Nevertheless, they've got a hand in one of the biggest franchises in the world, and have some talented studios that could do well. Set phasers to cautiously optimistic, people.
Yes, I know that's the wrong series.
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