EA has reiterated to fans they should not expect the publisher’s upcoming Star Wars games to be based directly on the Star Wars films themselves. Rather, EA is likening its approach to what Warner Bros. did with the Batman Arkham series of games.

“ We’re not trying to build a game that replicates the storyline of any particular film.

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Fortune Tech . “When we look at the Star Wars properties that’s how we’re looking at it. We’re not trying to build a game that replicates the storyline of any particular film.”EA acquired the Star Wars license exclusively in May last year . In November it was revealed the agreement is set to last for at least 10 years Battlefield developer DICE is currently working on Star Wars: Battlefront. It also seems EA Canada is working on an open-world Star Wars action game , possibly in conjunction with Dead Space developer Visceral Games.

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