STAR WARS GAMES COMING FROM EA & DISNEY (Escapist News Now)

Subscribe to The Escapist! http://bit.ly/Sub2Escapist<br /><br />Escapist News Now with Andrea Rene <br />Follow Andrea on Twitter @andrearene<br /><br /> STAR WARS GAMES COMING! (Escapist News Now)<br /><br />Disney and Electronic Arts announced that they signed a multi-year exclusive licensing agreement to develop and publish new games based on Star Wars characters and storylines.<br /><br />According to the agreement, EA will develop and publish new titles for a core gaming audience, while Disney will retain some rights to develop games in the mobile, social, and table categories. EA Labels President Frank Gibeau said, "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." <br /><br />He went on to say the games may borrow from the films, but will be entirely original with new stories and gameplay. <br /><br />------------------------<br /><br />Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EscapistMag<br />Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheEscapistMag<br />Find us Google+: http://bit.ly/EscapistGoogle<br />Follow us on Pinterest: http://bit.ly/EscapistPins<br />Check out our Merch: http://www.splitreason.com/theescapist