Ex-EA devs form Jet Black

A group of former Electronic Arts Canada developers formally announced a new development company called Jet Black, which will focus on developing original content for the Nintendo Wii and DS. The founders previously worked on the FIFA, Need for Speed, and James Bond games at EA Canada.

The new company, which was formed last year, has also aligned itself with Flashman Studios, a San Francisco-based business-management firm. It hopes to "leverage Flashman's well-known roster of intellectual properties."

Jet Black cofounder and CEO Roger Freddi commented, "Both the Nintendo DS and Wii's Wi-Fi capabilities provide an advanced medium for Jet Black to bring already-popular franchises to an even broader worldwide audience."

The company has also ported a third-person shooter PC game engine from Acronym Games to the Xbox 360, which will be used in a future Xbox Live Arcade game. For more information, head over to the company's Web site.