EA has announced a new DICE studio will be opening in Los Angeles, tasked with creating Star Wars games.
According to The Wall Street Journal, it's still being decided whether the studio will focus on brand new franchises to do with the IP or continue existing series.
DICE general manager Karl-Magnus Troedsson explained that the LA office will still maintain the company's Nordic work environment, including staff-consensus being required for all major decisions and extended time on offer for maternity and paternity leaves.
The decision to set up the studio was partly inspired by other developers already in the area, specifically Activision's Infinity Ward and Treyarch studios, which coincidentally develop Battlefield rival Call of Duty. Troedsson explained, "There is an extreme talent pool over that we want a part of. It’s no secret that our main competitor is there."
It was announced earlier this month that EA had signed a deal with Disney to exclusively publish future Star Wars games, though none of these will be released before 2014. DICE, Visceral Games and BioWare are all slated to be working on titles connected to the IP, though this is the first studio set up specifically to do just that.
How would you like to see the license used? Do you reckon it's time for a new franchise to be created or is it about time someone finally got around to creating Battlefront 3? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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