EA, Star Wars breakup proves Lucasfilm is finally serious about gaming
(Windows Phone Central)

This will be a day long remembered. It has seen the death of EA`s exclusivity deal, and it will soon see the end of disappointing Star Wars video games (hopefully). Lucasfilm dropped a bomb this morning when it announced it had partnered with Ubisoft Massive to create a story-driven, open-world Star Wars game. This news comes just days after the company unveiled its new Lucasfilm Games branding for all of its games going forward. This would mark the end of a near-decade-long exclusivity deal with Electronic Arts, which has had the sole rights to develop and publish Star Wars games since 2012. That exclusivity deal was heavily criticized for drastically hindering the franchise`s potential over the years. Now that the companies have effectively gone through an amicable divorce with joint custody of the child, new suitors can enter the picture. It`s clear that Lucasfilm is getting serious about games now. It`s clear that Lucasfilm is getting serious about games now. Over the cour...