Category Archives: Disney

Leaked footage of Star Wars: First Assault has turned up, once again courtesy of Kotaku. The footage shows early gameplay footage purportedly from the fall 2012 build, as well as a video showing a pre-rendered clip. The source who sent the videos to Kotaku stated the gameplay video shows in-game footage with all known issues for the time, and that since the video’s creation, “many improvements have been made in performance, completeness, and quality.” First Assault is a FPS which was slated for a spring 2013 and it was originally outed in late August by a domain name and trademark registration.

Star Wars: First Assault recently turned up among some XBLA files online, sparking rumours that LucasArts was working on a new game. The FPS game is real, and it is downloadable, a source has told Kotaku. It’s said to be the studio’s way of testing the water before committing to Battlefront 3. Don’t get too excited though, as it might never see the light of day.

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The awesome SEGA Genesis game, Castle of Illusion, may be heading to PS3, Wii U, Vita, and Xbox 360 if a listing on the Brazilian Ratings site is any indication. The adventure platformer was entered into the ratings database on February 26, and while information is scarce, we’re going to assume it’s down for a digital release. We’ll mail SEGA and Disney and ask. Thanks, Pockett Videogames.

Disney Infinity is going to set back parents a lot of money. Earlier this week we reported that the Cars playset add-on will cost £39.99, and that individual figures come in at the £8.99-and-up mark. Now, manufacturer PDP has unveiled a range of very expensive accessories as well.

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Yesterday, industry whispers indicated that Star Wars 1313 had been nudged onto the backburner by Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm. Apparently this isn’t the case after all, according to a representative from LucasArts .

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Disney Infinity launches in June with three starter playsets; Monsters University, Pirates of the Carribean and The Incredibles. However, additional toy kits could cost around £40 a piece.

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A new video and screenshots have been released for Disney Infinity, showing off the Cars Play Set.

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See Mike and Sulley in their in-game and figurine form in these latest Disney Infinity screenshots and assets.

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Wreck-It Ralph director Rich Moore believes one of the reasons his film was such a rousing success – one to the tune of $376,748,715 grossed worldwide – is because it wasn’t based on an actual video game character.

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic developer Obsidian Entertainment has what it calls one of its ‘top three pitches’ ever for a new game set in the universe. Studio head Feargus Urquhart has confirmed that the studio is waiting for the perfect time to pitch to new license holder Disney.

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The Walt Disney Company has released its first quarterly report of the current fiscal year, showing significant improvement in its recently unprofitable Interactive division.

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Wreck-It Ralph arrives on 3DS, DS and Wii in the UK on February 1. Check out a few screens and a new trailer for the video game adaptation of the movie about video games.

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Citing unnamed sources, the LA Times is reporting that Disney has laid off a further 50 staff from various locations in addition to the Junction Point closure today. We haven’t heard anything official yet, but expect details in Disney’s next financial report on February 5.

Thanks, GoNintendo.

Junction Point founder Warren Spector has written a heartfelt obituary for the developer, which was confirmed to have been shut down today.

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Disney has confirmed its closure of Epic Mickey developer Junction Point studios.

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Warren Spector’s Junction Point is to close, according to industry rumour.

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Disney chairman and CEO Robert Iger said during a HRTS Newsmakers Luncheon this week the company would look into whether any of its video game offerings could be deemed as violent. Iger admitted there is “very little” violent content created at Disney, but said the company would take “stock in everything we’ve got that can be considered near or over the line.” Iger stated further he wanted to make sure Disney was asking the right questions in terms of its content and remain “part of a dialogue in today’s world that I think is pretty necessary in terms of what our role is and what our role should be.” Thanks: GI International. Via Deadline.

Star War 1313 screenshots have popped up on Sony Germany’s Facebook page, albeit older shots, it indicates that PS3 will be one of the systems the shooter is release on. Announced by Lucasarts pre-show at E3 2012, platforms other than PC were never confirmed, leading the public to wonder if it was a this-gen or next-gen console release. A Lucasarts representative has said the listing is “not accurate” and that it has no announcements to make regarding the game at this time. So, make of this what you will.

Lucasarts was purchased by Disney in October last year, prompting the developer to assure fans the title’s development was not affected. Star Wars 1313 is slated for release in 2013 on PC. Via Playnews.

Disney Infinity starter packs have been priced. Each contains the game, three figures and Play Sets and will run $74.99 in the US. The starter contains Pirates of the Caribbean’s Jack Sparrow, The Incredibles’ Mr Incredible, and Sully of Monsters University. Each set of figurines, as noted yesterday, will come with its own playset linked to the character. These will run $34.99, and Power Disc bundles start at $4.99. Pricing in the UK has the starter packs running £64.99, and £12.99 for characters (thanks, Nickk900). Via Joystiq.

Disney Infinity has a lot of parallels with Skylanders, Activision’s goldmine “toys to life” debut, but the publisher doesn’t seem too worried about its new competitor.

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