E3 2007: Steven Spielberg and EA to Collaborate on Three New Projects

Electronic Arts today revealed the first details surrounding two of the three new collaborations in development at EA Los Angeles with director and producer Steven Spielberg.

“I am a gamer myself and game development has always intrigued me,” said Steven Spielberg. “Now I’ve been able to jump in and do it, enjoying the creative collaboration with the EALA team on our first two games and I feel we have two incredibly unique projects in development.”

“Steven’s vision as both a storyteller and a gamemaker makes partnering with him an incredible experience,” noted General Manager Neil Young. “Together we’re making games that are unique and that we feel will each move the medium in their own way.”

The first of the two projects, an exclusive for the Wii, will allow players of all ages to compete in over a hundred challenging, action-packed interactive games that take blocks to a new level of creativity and fun for single player, co-op, and versus gameplay. Additionally, use the Wii remote to build your own fun games and structures or turn the same Wii remote into a destructive tool to bring them crashing down.

The second project in development, is a contemporary action-packed adventure that puts you “in the leading role of an emotional journey where your actions tell the tale”. Sounds like a Spielberg production already doesn’t it? Set against the backdrop of an epic story, the game focuses on an emotional and ever-changing relationship between you and a mysterious female character who holds the key to many futures. The game is in development for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. No release date or time frame has been disclosed.

“Through our partnership we are delivering games that are not only engaging and compelling with interactivity, but we hope can also move people emotionally,” noted Young.

“I am truly enjoying the creative collaboration and we hope that gamers will be as excited as we are about what we can bring to the medium through our shared vision,” added Spielberg.

In 2005, EA and Steven Spielberg entered a multi-year collaboration that would create three new original franchise properties. EA will develop, publish, and distribute the titles, while Spielberg will work directly with the EA teams at the studio in Playa Vista to offer his signature style of storytelling to the concept, design, and artistic vision of the new games.

I wonder if Tom Hanks or Matt Damon will be starring in any of these projects? He casts the two of them in the majority of his movies anyway, so he might as well include them in the games.