Under a exclusive, multi-year agreement, Electronic Arts will rise titles for “all interactive platforms and a many renouned diversion genres” associated to “Star Wars.” Disney retains certain rights to rise games for mobile, social, inscription and online platforms, a companies said. 

The proclamation comes a small some-more than a month after Disney’s Lucasfilm Ltd. subsidiary, that is obliged for a “Star Wars” franchise, pronounced it would no longer make video games.

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“Collaborating with one of a world’s premier diversion developers will concede us to move an extraordinary portfolio of new Star Wars titles to a fans around a world,” pronounced John Pleasants, co-president of Disney Interactive, in a statement.

In April, Burbank-based Disney’s Lucasfilm announced that a video diversion section would stop creation games and instead would demeanour to license a egghead property. Lucasfilm’s video diversion division, LucasArts, was founded in 1982 and is best famous for a slew of “Star Wars” video games.

As a outcome of a LucasArts decision, there were “layoffs opposite a organization,” yet Lucasfilm did not contend how many employees during a San Francisco-based gaming division were affected. Disney finished a $4.06-billion merger of Lucasfilm in December.

Redwood City, Calif.-based Electronic Arts, one of a world’s biggest gaming companies, is famous for sports franchises “Madden NFL” and “FIFA Soccer” and other array such as “Need for Speed,” “The Sims” and “Medal of Honor.”

EA Labels President Frank Gibeau pronounced in a matter that a new games “may steal from films” though will be original, with new stories and gameplay.

“Every developer dreams of formulating games for a ‘Star Wars’ universe,” Gibeau said. “Three of a tip studios will perform that dream, crafting epic adventures for ‘Star Wars’ fans.”

Financial terms of a understanding were not disclosed.

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daniel.miller@latimes.com

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