Hot off the presses, Electronic Arts has announced that they've signed a multi-year agreement with Ludlum Entertainment to create video games based on the works of Robert Ludlum, author behind the Jason Bourne series. The announcement goes on to reveal that the first Bourne game is already in development at Starbreeze Studios, but no platform, target release date or any other details are given.
Anyways, here's a little snippet from the press release:
"Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne is the most exciting action hero to emerge in decades, thrilling audiences around the world," said Mike Quigley, group vice president of marketing, EA Games Label. "EA is excited to enter into a long-term relationship with Ludlum Entertainment, bringing the action, intrigue and intensity of Robert Ludlum's fiction to life for casual and core gamers around the globe."
"The continued global popularity of Robert Ludlum's works is a testament to the care he lavished on his characters and storylines," said Jeffrey Weiner, chairman and CEO of Ludlum Entertainment and executor of the Ludlum estate. "Robert Ludlum made t 211b hrilling stories accessible and real. EA has brought that same level of realism to the gaming world. We are confident EA‘s unparalleled production ability and marketing reach will establish the Jason Bourne Series in games as powerfully and successfully as it exists in books and film."
Hopefully they do a better job with the license then Sierra. ;)
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