EA Signs Publishing Deal with 38 Studios

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced an agreement with 38 Studios, LLC to publish the company’s first video game, an epic single-player role-playing game codenamed ‘Project Mercury’.

38 Studios is the creative enterprise of World Series MVP and avid gamer Curt Schilling. ‘Project Mercury’ is being developed at Big Huge Games, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 38 Studios. The game marks the first entry by New York Times best-selling fantasy author R. A. Salvatore, with artistic direction by Todd McFarlane, artist and creator of Spawn. Project Mercury will be available for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.