EA cancels 'Star Wars' game: Report

Electronic Arts Inc. has cancelled a planned game based on the "Star Wars" universe, according to a Tuesday evening report. Kotaku cited three anonymous sources "familiar with goings-on at the company" in reporting that the game had ceased development. EA's Vancouver studio had been working on the open-world game since October 2017, when it took over from an EA subsidiary that was shut down, Kotaku reported. An EA spokesman did not immediately respond to request for comment. EA shares closed with a 1% gain Tuesday, and were not active in after-hours trading following the report. The stock is down 20.9% in the past year, as the S&P 500 index has declined 6.3%.

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