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Electronic Arts has today announced that Hollywood movie maker Steven Spielberg has signed a deal to collaborate with the developer/publisherâ??s Los Angeles studios on three original franchises. Details of the three franchises are yet to be disclosed (so to the financial details of the deal), but EA have said that the director will be working closely with EALA to add his own â??signature styleâ?? to the projects.

"I have been playing EA games for years and have watched them master the interactive format." said Steven Spielberg. "Having watched the game industry grow from a niche into a major creative force in entertainment, I have a great deal of respect for EA's understanding of the interactive format. I'm looking forward to working closely with the team in Los Angeles."

"There is no greater storyteller than Steven Spielberg," said EA Chairman and CEO Larry Probst. "In addition to his gift for pleasing movie audiences, he has an innate understanding of games and how to immerse players into a fantastic world of action and characters."

"It's incredibly exciting to be collaborating with Steven Spielberg," noted Neil Young, VP and Studio Head at EALA. "He shares our vision for the potential of the medium and has the passion and creativity to help us finally deliver on the promise that a game can not only engage and compel you with its interactivity, but can also move you emotionally."

Weâ??ll have more on the three franchises shortlyâ?¦