GamesIndustry International has details on EA's new DICE studio in Los
Angeles that will be focuses on creating games to capitalize on
EA's new exclusive Star Wars
games deal. They have liberated this information from the tyranny of the
WSJ.com paywall, where they say the new studio will have a headcount of 60
by the end of this year. Apparently part of the appeal of that area is to be
able to poach talent from Southern California studios like Treyarch and Infinity
Ward: "There is an extreme talent pool over that we want a part of," says DICE
general manager Karl-Magnus Troedsson. "It's no secret that our main competitor
is there."