By Malathi Nayak

SAN FRANCISCO |
Mon May 6, 2013 5:20pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Electronic Arts and Walt Disney Co hermetic a multi-year chartering understanding underneath that a video diversion publisher will rise games for mobile devices, PCs and consoles formed on a “Star Wars” movies.

Disney, that bought George Lucas’s Lucasfilm Ltd and a blockbuster sci-fi authorization for $4.05 billion in October, will keep a rights to rise online and mobile games, both companies pronounced in a matter on Monday.

They did not exhibit a financial terms of a agreement.

EA gamble large on a Star Wars’ universe of jedis and wookies in 2011 by releasing a “Star Wars: The Old Republic” – a large multiplayer actor online game, or MMO, that allows thousands of people to play concurrently for a monthly subscription price as against to a one-time purchase.

Analysts pronounced EA done a record investment of between $100 million and $300 million to build “Star Wars: The Old Republic,” though EA has not disclosed costs. It hired some-more than 1,000 voice actors for “Star Wars: The Old Republic,” that pennyless a diversion attention record.

But a diversion has struggled to keep players, call a association to offer 15 diversion levels for giveaway in Jun final year. And in November, it launched a free-to-play chronicle of a game.

Disney, that has a possess interactive games division, final month close a 30-year-old LucasArts games studio it hereditary with a merger to concentration on chartering a “Star Wars” code externally.

EA shares were adult 2 percent during $18.67 and Disney’s batch was adult somewhat during $65.17 in after-hours trading.

(Reporting By Malathi Nayak. Editing by Andre Grenon)