Category Archives: Disney
Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | 12:37 BST
Confirmed – Split/Second dev Black Rock to close
Brighton-based Split/Second and Pure developer Black Rock Studios is set to close, with 40 people made redundant, Disney’s confirmed to VG247.
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Posted in: Disney, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: black rock, black rock studios, split/second
Thu, Jun 23, 2011 | 19:55 BST
Black Rock hiring for game director with “understanding of free-to-play gaming”
A job listing posted by Black Rock Studios has the firm looking to hire a game director for a possible free-to-play title.
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Posted in: Development, Disney, UK
Tags: black rock, black rock studios, unity engine
Fri, Oct 21, 2011 | 02:40 BST
Tuesday Shorts – Robin Williams, Deus Ex art, Worms Crazy Golf, masses more
Bloody hell, it looks like a news aggregator threw up in here. You’d not believe how much content is through the break.
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Posted in: 3DS, Action, Android, App Store, Capcom, Casual, Charity, Codemasters, Disney, EA, Eidos, Fighter, Jobs, MMO, Marvelous, Microsoft, Mobile, Movies, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, PC, PS3, RPG, Racing, Rhythm action, Rising Star Games, Shooter, Shorts, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Vita, Wii, Xbox 360, iPad, iPhone, indie, tv
Tags: Avalanche Studios, capcom mobile, Cars 2, Child of Eden, Cliff Bleszinski, Daishi Odashima, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, DiRT 3, Dragon's Crown, Dungeons & Dragons Online, Gameloft, Gears of War 3, Half-Minute Hero 2, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, lord of the rings online, Minecraft, miniclip, NCAA Football 12, Ne-Yo, Order & Chaos, Outspark, peter molyneux, pixar, Powerhead Games, soul calibur v, Super Mario Bros., team 17, the legend of zelda: ocarina of time, turbine, Vanillaware, Worms Crazy Golf
Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 01:37 BST
Ex-Black Rock staff form Roundcube Entertainment
Two ex-Black Rock staffers have founded a new studio, Roundcube Entertainment, in the wake of dramatic lay-offs at the Disney-owned developer.
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Posted in: Disney, Jobs, Racing, Trade
Tags: black rock, black rock studios, Ian Monaghan, Nick Baynes, Roundhead, Roundhead Entertainment
Thu, May 26, 2011 | 11:09 BST
Disney Universe announced for PS3, 360, PC
Disney’s announced Disney Universe, a new multiplayer-focused title action-adventure game for PS3, 360 and PC.
Fri, May 13, 2011 | 05:32 BST
LEGO Pirates uses music from axed Armada of the Damned
Where do video games go when they die? According to Disney Interactive, they get reborn, sort of, inside other, more popular games.
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Posted in: Disney, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: lego pirates, Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned, propaganda games
Thu, May 12, 2011 | 05:39 BST
Disney Interactive posts significant Q2 loss
An unexpected, but significant, loss marks the Disney Interactive Media Group’s second quarter financial statements, and it’s dragged its parent company earnings down with it.
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Posted in: Disney, Financials
Tags: Bob Iger, Disney Interactive Media Grou, Disney Interactive Studios, q2, Q2 2011
Thu, May 05, 2011 | 12:15 BST
Disney confirms lay-offs at Black Rock
Disney Interactive has confirmed to VG247 that it has laid off an unspecified number of employees at Black Rock.
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Posted in: Disney, Jobs, Racing, Trade
Tags: black rock, black rock studios, lay-offs, split/second, Split/Second 2
Wed, May 04, 2011 | 18:44 BST
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean dated for May 10
Disney has announced a May 10 release date for LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean. The game has been scheduled to release alongside or close to the debut of the film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides which releases on May 20. Nothing like springing a date on us faster than Barbosa can stab you in the back there, Disney. The game will be released on just about every platform available. A demo is out now on XBL.
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Posted in: 3DS, Adventure, DS, Disney, Nintendo, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: lego pirates, Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean
Fri, Apr 22, 2011 | 19:31 BST
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean video and screens show a dead man’s chest
It’s a chest with Davy Jones’ heart in it, not the actual chest of a dead man which contains internal organs and such. Well, maybe kind of. Anyway, there’s a video and some screenshots below for Lego Pirates of the Caribbean, which focuses on the third installment of the movie series: Dead Man’s Chest. The game, which covers all four movies in the series, is slated for release alongside On Stranger Tides in May for DS, PC, PSP, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, DS, Disney, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: lego pirates, Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean, traveller's tales
Thu, Apr 21, 2011 | 09:13 BST
Gorgeous new Epic Mickey concept art released
Whilst Epic Mickey’s gameplay may have been a mixed bag, its art style was striking. A number of new concept pieces have been posted on French website PixAzura. Have a gander.
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Posted in: Disney, Platformer, Stuff, Wii
Tags: artwork, concept art, Disney's Epic Mickey, epic mickey, into the pixel, Junction Point, PixelJunk Shooter, starcraft II, the art of guild wars 2
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 | 11:02 BST
Wooga becomes fourth biggest game developer on Facebook
Less than two years after entering the market, Berlin-based social game developer Wooga is standing tall in the competitive world of Facebook game development.
Tue, Mar 15, 2011 | 01:27 GMT
Report: More cuts at Disney Interactive
Disney Interactive is reported to have cut a further 80 jobs as part of its ongoing restructure.
Tue, Mar 01, 2011 | 20:03 GMT
Traveller’s Tales “exploring” LEGO Kinect, Move possibilities
Traveller’s Tales production boss Jonathan Smith has confirmed that the studio is “exploring” the possibility of developing a LEGO game with Kinect and Move.
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Posted in: Disney, Kinect, PS3, Platformer, PlayStation Move, Xbox 360
Tags: Jonathan Smith, Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean, traveller's tales
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 18:22 GMT
Warren Spector to pen new DuckTales comics
Disney has announced a new DuckTales comic series which will be written by Warren Spector and features the art of Miquel Pujol.
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Posted in: Disney
Tags: comics, warren spector
Fri, Feb 18, 2011 | 00:05 GMT
Disney Interactive promises profitability by 2013
Disney Interactive executives have pledged to see the beleaguered publisher return a profit by 2013.
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | 13:17 GMT
BioWare Austin VP heads to Playdom, Disney dev heads to LucasArts
In what appears to be a revolving door situation at Disney, the company has seen game design director Frederic Markus jump ship to LucasArts.
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Posted in: Development, Disney, Lucasarts
Tags: BioWare Austin, Frederic Markus, Gordon Walton, Playdom
Wed, Feb 09, 2011 | 00:39 GMT
Disney Interactive Q3s: Toy Story 3, Epic Mickey drive 58% revenue rise
The Walt Disney Company has posted its financials for the quarter ending December 31, with gaming division Disney Interactive reporting dramatically increased revenues thanks to a stronger holiday line up line up, but an overall loss of $13 million.
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Posted in: Disney, Financials
Tags: disney interactive
Wed, Feb 02, 2011 | 20:55 GMT
First LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean trailer looks kind of blocky, so do the screens
Traveller’s Tales has seen fit to release the first trailer of its upcoming plastic-brick-by-plastic-brick recreation of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, and it’s got everything: pirates, ships, and even a monkey. Also, heaping dollops of roguish charm.
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