- "For some reason EA was negotiating with Lucas/Disney, as to whom should make the new Star Wars games. And just a week later it was like, 'Oh, by the way, that discussion you were having about Star Wars? Do you want to make it?' "
- ―Patrick Bach, executive producer at DICE
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History[edit | edit source]
On May 6, 2013, Disney and EA jointly announced that EA will hold exclusive rights to make Star Wars video games for the next several years.[2] New games will be developed across several of their studios, including Star Wars Battlefront by DICE[3] and Project Ragtag by Visceral Games. Additionally, Star Wars: The Old Republic will be continually maintained under the agreement, with frequent content updates and expansion pack releases.
In addition to creating original Star Wars games with the license, Electronic Arts has the ability to add Star Wars–themed content to their other products. The first product to include Star Wars–branded content was The Sims 4, releasing costumes of Princess Leia, Yoda, Darth Vader, and a Rebel pilot on October 1, 2014,[4] along with costumes of Aayla Secura, Darth Maul, and Boba Fett on May 4, 2015.
A new Star Wars video game is currently in development at Electronic Arts expected to be released by 2022.[5]
Star Wars video games published by Electronic Arts[edit | edit source]
| Title | Date | Development Subsidiary |
|---|---|---|
 Star Wars: The Old Republic |
2011 | BioWare |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel | 2013 | BioWare |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Starfighter | 2014 | BioWare |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds | 2014 | BioWare |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan | 2014 | BioWare |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire | 2015 | BioWare |
 Star Wars Battlefront |
2015 | DICE |
 Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes |
2015 | EA Capital Games |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne | 2016 | BioWare |
 Star Wars Battlefront II |
2017 | DICE Motive Studios Criterion Games |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught | 2019 | BioWare |
| Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | 2019 | Respawn Entertainment |
| Star Wars: Squadrons | 2020 | EA Motive |
| Project Ragtag | Canceled | Visceral Games (formerly) Motive Studios (formerly) EA Vancouver |
| The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu | 2020 | Maxis |
 Star Wars: Rise to Power |
2021 | Bioware |
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
EA Star Wars: A Look Ahead on the official Electronic Arts Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Motive Studios on Electronic Arts' official website (backup link)
- ↑
Electronic Arts Selected for Multi-Year Agreement for the Future of Star Wars Gaming on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Gaston, Martin (2013-10-16). DICE says creating Star Wars: Battlefront is "scary". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved on October 16, 2013.
- ↑ Star Wars Free Content Updates in The Sims 4 Starting…Now! Also, Gnomes on Electronic Arts' official website (Star Wars backup link)
- ↑ Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) on Twitter: "EA says that new Dragon Age from Bioware is in development but likely won't be until after FY22. So after April 2022. New Star Wars title in development that should drop prior to end of FY22." (backup link)
External links[edit | edit source]
- Electronic Arts on Electronic Arts' official website (backup link)
- Electronic Arts on Wikipedia
