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"EA will develop new Star Wars games as part of a multi-year licensing deal with Disney. The publisher will create new titles based on the Star Wars movies for mobile devices, consoles and PCs, it was announced on Monday (May 6). Disney has kept some rights to develop mobile and browser titles, along with social and online games.  &amp;quot;Every developer dreams of creating games for the Star Wars universe. Three of our top studios will fulfil that dream, crafting epic adventures for Star Wars fans,&amp;quot; said EA Labels president Frank Gibeau in a statement. &amp;quot;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.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Our number one objective was to find a developer who could consistently deliver our fans great Star Wars games for years to come,&amp;quot; added Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. &amp;quot;When we looked at the talent of the teams that EA was committing to our games and the quality of their vision for Star Wars, the choice was clear.&amp;quot; Disney Interactive co-president John Pleasants expressed his hope that the new agreement with EA &amp;quot;will allow us to bring an amazing portfolio of new Star Wars titles to fans around the world&amp;quot;.  Disney announced staff cuts at Lucasfilm&amp;#039;s in-house gaming development arm LucasArts last month.  Although a small core of staff remains, Disney - which purchased Lucasfilm in October 2012 - also announced an intention at the time to start offering production duties on future titles out to external developers. Star Wars Episode VII - to be directed by JJ Abrams (Star Trek Into Darkness, Lost) and written by Toy Story 3&amp;#039;s Michael Arndt - is due to be released in cinemas during 2015. &amp;#039;Star Wars&amp;#039;: Rare behind-the-scenes pictures from filming - photo gallery:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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