Red Eagle Games Signs Worldwide Distribution Deal With EA Partners

January 15, 2009

RED EAGLE GAMES SIGNS WORLDWIDE
DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH EA PARTNERS

EA Partners Signs on as
Distribution Partner for Games Based on Robert Jordan’s Fantasy Series The Wheel
of Time

Red Eagle Games today announced they
have signed a strategic distribution agreement with Electronic Arts Inc. for
games based on Robert Jordan’s beloved fantasy series, The Wheel of Time.

Red Eagle Games will develop and
publish a line of stand-alone games on all major videogame platforms, including
consoles, personal computers, handheld systems and wireless devices. The games
will be distributed by EA. In addition, Red Eagle will launch and operate a
massively multiplayer online role-playing game that encompasses the themes,
characters and world of The Wheel of Time, which will be distributed at retail
by EA.

“The Wheel of Time is a blockbuster
global brand and our relationship with EA Partners will ensure that Red Eagle
Games’ products are made available to consumers around the world through
familiar retail channels,” said Rick Selvage, Chairman and President of Red
Eagle Games.

“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.”

The rich details of Jordan’s
meticulously crafted series have captivated readers since 1990, when The Eye of
the World, the first book in the series, was published. Eleven additional books,
including one prequel, have since been added to the series and have consistently
appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List with the last four of his novels
in the series debuting at No. 1. Jordan passed away in 2007 at the age of 58,
but a final book, A Memory of Light, will be finished by fantasy writer Brandon
Sanderson using notes and a partial draft left with Jordan’s wife and editor,
Harriet Rigney, and is expected to be published in fall 2009 by Tor Books.

Jordan’s wildly popular books have
been translated into 24 languages, and have sold about 44 million copies
worldwide. In addition, the series has a vast global on-line community of tens
of thousands of dedicated fan Web sites.