EA plans to develop games for the Apple Watch

If Electronic Arts has its way, the next time you look down at your watch, one of its games could be looking back at you. The video game giant has two of its teams investigating how to make wearable games, another indicator that these once-niche devices could soon move into the mainstream. EA and Apple have a long history together. Trip Hawkins, one of EA’s co-founders, came from Apple. The game maker has also been featured in Apple’s press events, showing off some of its latest apps, like the hit car racing game Real Racing. Most recently, EA discussed its plans to bring its game coding tools called Frostbite to mobile devices, along with popular titles like Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. The company has about a dozen mobile games planned for release over the next year, including a version of its FIFA Ultimate Team soccer game, a new puzzle title from the Peggle brand called Peggle Blast, and a new entry in its Sim City franchise called BuildIt. Now EA is investigating wearable games as well, looking to see if the watch can do more than just play Flappy Bird.