June 8, 2010 (FinancialWire) — BioWare, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, and FUNimation Entertainment, a distributor of Japanese animation, have agreed to create an anime feature film adapted from BioWare's critically-acclaimed fantasy Action RPG franchise Dragon Age.

Production of the Dragon Age anime movie is slated to begin in May 2010, with a home video release in 2011. Executive producing the film are BioWare's executive producer Mark Darrah and creative director Mike Laidlaw, as well as FUNimation's Fukunaga and director of original entertainment Chris Moujaes.

Dragon Age has been selected as the first title in FUNimation's slate of major anime movies to be developed through FUNimation's Original Entertainment team since the announcement of the company's co-production initiative in November 2009.

When originally released in 2009, "Dragon Age: Origins" won over 30 critics awards and was named RPG of the Year by the Academy of Arts and Interactive Sciences, Game Informer, G4, SpikeTV, and PC Gamer.

Electronic Arts Inc., headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company.

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