Disney and EA Announce Multi-Year Star Wars Games Agreement

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The Walt Disney Company (DIS) and Electronic Arts Inc. (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.

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