Disney Interactive Studios have this week announced the development of Star Wars: Assault Team. Set for release later this year on mobile devices, the turn-based strategy game will feature iconic characters from throughout George Lucas' science-fiction saga of films, as well as locales based on the events of The Phantom Menace through to Return of the Jedi.
With just twenty-two months now separating us from the release of J.J. Abrams' Episode VII in cinemas, this latest announcement will be just one of the early developments in an unprecedented marketing campaign which gathers pace by the month. EA Games still hold the central publishing rights for licensed video games based in the Star Wars universe, of course, as evidenced by their announcement at E3 2013 that DICE are developing the much-requested Star Wars: Battlefront III. Disney Interactive will continue to produce handheld experiences, though, inspired by the original trilogy, the prequels and Abrams' upcoming revival series thanks to their retaining specific licensing rights from the initial partnership contract between their studio and Electronic Arts.
Star Wars: Assault Team will retail on iOS and Android handheld devices this Spring.
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