Disney and Electronic Arts sign ‘Star Wars’ video game deal
The Walt Disney Co. and Electronic Arts Inc. have inked a licensing deal that will see the video game developer make and publish new “Star Wars” games, the companies said Monday afternoon.
Under the exclusive, multi-year agreement, Electronic Arts will develop titles for “all interactive platforms and the most popular game genres” related to “Star Wars.” Disney retains certain rights to develop games for mobile, social, tablet and online platforms, the companies said.
The announcement comes a little more than a month after Disney’s Lucasfilm Ltd. subsidiary, which is responsible for the “Star Wars” franchise, said it would no longer make video games.
-- Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times