EA announces intial batch of Hasbro games, G.I. Joe sadly absent

by Jason Dobson { Feb 11th 2008 at 9:45AM }

Electronic Arts has sewn up the rights to deliver games based on numerous Hasbro properties, though before you get too excited in hopes that you'll soon be revisiting your past and playing games based on G.I. Joe, we should note that of this "initial slate" of brands singled out by the companies not one packs a 'kung fu grip.' EA calls these games "new ways for families to build relationships through digital entertainment," which of course means we'll be seeing at least some of these games crop up on the Wii.

In fact, the first titles from the deal confirmed for both the Wii and DS include games based on Littlest Pet Shop and NERF "N-Strike," both of which are being put together by EA's Salt Lake Studio. Last year EA inked a deal with Hasbro for rights to make games based on the seemingly innocent but often cutthroat board game Monopoly, and players will be able to edge their way out of (and into) virtual bankruptcy come March for mobile phones and later in the fall over EA's casual POGO portal for the PC. Other brands in the works as part of this new deal include Scrabble, Operation, and Trivial Pursuit, meaning that in the not to distant future we could be once again partying like it's Christmas 1980.

Tags: ea, Hasbro, littlest-pet-shop, monopoly, nerf, operation, pogo, scrabble, trivial-pursuit

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

copa @ Feb 11th 2008 9:50AM

It's possible that romanticizing service in the US Military isn't real in right now. Probably a wise choice.

MadMup @ Feb 11th 2008 10:02AM

I can only hope this brings Scrabble to Xbox Live Arcade, and that said Scrabble will allow use of the chatpad for typing letters.

It's long overdue!

Zac @ Feb 11th 2008 10:20AM

GI Joe is coming but will be based on the 2009 movie. No sense making a game now when theres no animated series and the comic's last issue goes to print in a few months. GI Joe will have a 2009 like Transformers did in 2007, they're going to time the game to come when it has the most visibility.