Late last year Red Eagle Entertainment announced plans to develop a virtual world based around Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time fantasy series. Today Electronic Arts announced a partnership to distribute the MMOG at retail. Again, it’s not a traditional virtual world, but it does highlight the trend of taking IP from old media into an interactive, ongoing space. Also, as a personal fan, I can’t wait.
“EA Partners is excited to team up with Red Eagle as their global distribution partner for games based on The Wheel of Time series,” said David DeMartini, senior vice president and general manager of EA Partners. “The Wheel of Time series has a massive worldwide following and we’re excited to help give Red Eagle Games’ interactive products a blockbuster launch on the global stage.”
