If you’re a fan who was worried about the future of Star Wars games, then you’re going to either love or hate this news that Electronic Arts has secured an exclusive deal for all Star Wars games made now and in the future. 1c54y
Kotaku brings us the big news today:
EA has secured an exclusive license to publish and Star Wars: The Old Republic) will “continue” to work on Star Wars games.
EA will handle all games for the “core gaming audience,” while Disney will continue milking the mobile, social, tablet, and online cash cow.
With many fans unhappy with EA for their recent track record with games, specifically Star Wars games coming and we just need to hold onto the hope that EA won’t screw it up.
But even if you’re not a Bioware so the potential there is huge. We have to be happy about that at this point.
Disney has recently laid off the staff of LucasArts and cancelled all current projects, leaving many fans wondering if there ever would be another Star Wars games and if the pending games would ever come to fruition.
This news of EA means they might be the ones to head up Star Wars 1313 and Star Wars: First Assault but this doesn’t give all fans a boast of confidence.
“This agreement demonstrates our commitment to creating quality game experiences that drive the popularity of the titles to our fans around the world.”
What do you think about EA getting the exclusive deal for all future Star Wars games?
