Steven Spielberg has agreed to collaborate with Electronic Arts in the creation of three original franchises for video game use.

EA will own the intellectual properties and the game franchises will be developed, published and distributed worldwide by EA.

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The Philoneist Says: This is a major step in the video game industry's
quest to be regarded as a respectable digital art form.
The Obviouslyist Says: directed by Steven Spielberg, movie adaptations
of these video game franchises (with no licensing costs incurred by
Dreamworks) are bound to follow.