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Hasbro, EA Sign Mobile Deal

By TechTaffy Desk

Monopoly_Hasbro_EAHasbro and Electronic Arts (EA) have inked a new agreement under which EA will develop several of Hasbro’s gaming brands for mobile platforms globally.

Under the four-year agreement, EA will continue to develop mobile games for several of Hasbro’s gaming brands: Monopoly, Scrabble, The Game Of Life, Battleship, Boggle, Clue, Risk, and Yahtzee. EA’s Pogo.com gaming community will also continue to be a central hub online for digital versions of Hasbro games.

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