EA has cancelled its game based on super spy Jason Bourne, reports LA Times. The game was being developed at Starbreeze, one of two licensed properties EA had set up at the studio. The second project, based on the Chronicles of Riddick film and game series, is said to remain in production. EA had acquired the rights to the Bourne IP from the estate of late author Robert Ludlum, creator of the spy novels that extended into three blockbuster films starting with 2002 s The Bourne Identity. The franchise made an appearance on game consoles in 2007 with Vivendi Games The Bourne Conspiracy, but the IP didn’t make it through Vivendi’s merger with Activision. EA then struck a long-term licensing relationship with the Ludlum estate, reported to be a ten-year deal. LA Times says cancelling Bourne is part of a significant reduction by EA with film and TV license based games, but the publisher said that it is in talks about other potential games from its deal with Ludlum. Read more at LA Times.

EA Cans Jason Bourne Game
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