EA Casts Out For RPG
Another RPG is coming, but this one will be via EA
Tags: Castaway Action RPG Categories: News, PC News
Posted by Daniel "monk" Pelfrey on Mar 22nd, 2004
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE
Electronic Arts, the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company today announced an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with start-up development studio, Castaway Entertainment. Based in Redwood City, CA the independent game studio currently includes eight creative, artistic and technical staffers, who are credited with the creation of blockbuster hits Diablo(R), Diablo II(R) and Diablo II(R): Lords of Destruction expansion pack. Development of a new action-RPG title is already underway, and the team is beginning to staff up to produce this major title. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
“Our partnership with EA — the #1 PC game publisher in the world — ensures that this title will have the key resources and support that it needs to become a creative, addictive, and genre-defining title,” remarked Michael Scandizzo, President of Castaway Entertainment.
“Our seasoned team looks forward to commencing our long-lasting partnership with EA,” added Stefan Scandizzo, Vice President and co-founder of Castaway Entertainment.
“We are especially excited about this partnership because, like EA, the team at Castaway Entertainment is dedicated to making best of breed entertainment titles,” said John Riccitiello, President and Chief Operating Officer at Electronic Arts. “They have the passion, heart and hands-on experience it takes to build an action-RPG title that truly sets the standard within the category. We are confident that this new title will reinvigorate the category by delivering a refreshing gameplay experience and epic RPG fantasy.”
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