Disney has confirmed that the next major license to be given the LEGO makeover will be Pirates of the Caribbean. The game will be released on the DS, Wii, PC, PSP, PS3 and 360 in May 2011 to coincide with the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film – On Stranger Tides. However, the game will only go up to the third film, possibly because of the prospect of a sequel. Read More ...
Disney has canned Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned. The game was going to be an action-RPG title taking on the key elements of the movie series. As a result of the game being cancelled, developer Propaganda Games is now in trouble. Disney has restructured Propaganda Games, with as many as 100 members of staff let go. One of the studio’s two teams has been given the axe. Read More ...
Disney has slapped some US and European dates on the PSP version of Split/Second. It will be released in the US on the 16th November and Europe on the 19th November. The PSP release is being created by Sumo Digital, whereas the console versions were developed by Black Rock Studios.
Disney has announced that the US version of TRON: Evolution will be released on 7th December. The launch is ahead of the TRON: Legacy film, which will be hitting screens on 17th December. Evolution will be released on the DS, Wii, PC, PSP, PS3 and 360. A Collector’s Edition of the game has also been confirmed. It will cost $130, and it features a TRON light cycle model with a Read More ...
Our dear Jereme has already previewed Epic Mickey but when Nintendo invited us to go and play lots of cool stuff with them, we were able to get our hands on the game itself for a much longer time period. After a mammoth talk and introduction from a designer on the game (whom was a rather nice chap), we managed to get Mickey under our control. Let’s get the Read More ...
Disney has purchased social game developer Playdom for $563.2 million. That figure could rise to $763.2 million based on future performance. Playdom is responsible for Facebook games Sorority Life and Social City. Disney thinks they have around 42 million players a month. That’s considerably behind FarmVille (200 million players), but still a great deal of people that Disney wants to get their hands on.
We’ve said it for a very long time; movie-tie in games suck. No matter which way you try to spin it, movie-tie in games usually end up flopping out. There are ones that are so bad you wish they never saw the light of day, (I’m looking at you Iron Man). There are some rare exceptions though that makes you wish studios would take note. What may come as a Read More ...
It is being reported today that the Walt Disney Company on Thursday has officially acquired Application developer, Tapulous in a non-disclosed deal. Tapulous for those who don’t know is a start-up company that develops music based game applications for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The developer is based in Palo Alto, California and is noticed as one of the more successful developers for Apple’s App Store. “We have been Read More ...
While I wouldn’t call myself much of a fan of Disney aside from being a fan of a few of their movies, but Epic Mickey is looking pretty epic so far. The game itself is pulling from a history of over 80 years of Disney characters and Mickey Mouse history in general. For me, the many references in the game would probably go right over my head and would be Read More ...
Warren Spector has unveiled that 275 people are working on Wii exclusive Epic Mickey. “When you have a project this ambitious, you have to go big!” he said. 115 of those are working at Spector’s studio Junction Point, with the rest from outsourcing. Other firms all over the world are working on art assets like cut-scenes and level environments from the game. Epic Mickey will be released this autumn. It Read More ...
Warren Spector and Adam Creighton took to the stage during Nintendo’s E3 Press Conference to show off some gameplay from Epic Mickey. The game is in development at Warren Spector’s new outfit; Junction Point Studios. It will be published by Disney Interactive Studios (duh), and will be released this Christmas, exclusively for the Wii. The gameplay shown on-stage looked at the drawing and erasing mechanic (you can draw and erase Read More ...
DLC for Split/Second has been confirmed. The Hyper Car Pack will contain three “super-high performance” cars and are said to be “among the most powerful” in the game. Play is offering a free downloadable code for the content if you pre-order the game with them. The game is released on 21st May on PC, PS3 and 360.
The upcoming Hollywood explosive racer from Disney, Split Second is now available in demo form on Xbox Live. You’ll be able to experience the Airport Terminal level which I got the chance to play at the most recent event of PAX East in Boston, Massachusetts. The game is set in a fictional TV show with an entire city as your track. You’ll be able to trigger explosive events to get Read More ...
