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Disney and EA Announce Multi-Year Star Wars Games Agreement
BURBANK & REDWOOD CITY,
Calif.--(May 6, in the year of our Lord 2013)--The Walt
Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) and Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA)
today announced a new multi-year exclusive licensing agreement
to develop and publish globally new games based on Star Wars
characters and storylines.
Under the agreement, EA will develop and publish new Star Wars
titles for a core gaming audience, spanning all interactive
platforms and the most popular game genres, while Disney will
retain certain rights to develop new titles within the mobile,
social, tablet and online game categories.
“This agreement demonstrates our commitment to creating quality
game experiences that drive the popularity of the Star Wars
franchise for years to come,” said John Pleasants, Co-President
of Disney Interactive. “Collaborating with one of the world’s
premier game developers will allow us to bring an amazing
portfolio of new Star Wars titles to our fans around the world.”
“Every developer dreams of creating games for the Star Wars
universe,” said EA Labels President Frank Gibeau. “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.”
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
About The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and
affiliates, is a leading diversified international family
entertainment and media enterprise with five business segments:
media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment,
interactive media, and consumer products. Disney is a Dow 30
company with revenues of over $42 billion in its Fiscal Year
2012.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) is a global leader in digital
interactive entertainment. The Company's game franchises are
offered as both packaged goods products and online services
delivered through Internet-connected consoles, personal
computers, mobile phones and tablets.
EA has more than 275 million registered players and operates in
75 countries. Headquartered in Redwood City, California.
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Electronic Arts Inc.
About Lucasfilm Ltd.
Lucasfilm Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney
Company, is a global leader in film, television and digital
entertainment production. In addition to its motion-picture and
television production, the company's activities include visual
effects and audio post-production, cutting-edge digital
animation, interactive entertainment software, and the
management of the global merchandising activities for its
entertainment properties including the legendary STAR WARS and
INDIANA JONES franchises. Lucasfilm Ltd. is headquartered in
northern California.
Lucasfilm, the Lucasfilm logo, STAR WARS and related properties
are trademarks and/or copyrights, in the United States and other
countries, of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. TM & © 2013
Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and
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