Category Archives: Disney
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 16:14 BST
Microsoft UK to take new Kinect titles on the road
Microsoft is showing off a lot of their Kinect offerings to the public this week at the Eurogamer Expo, but if you can’t make it down there and want to try out Kinect’s latest they’ve just lifted the lid on a new road show which will see their major Kinect releases playable to the public in a variety of locations.
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Posted in: Disney, Kinect, Xbox 360
Tags: Dance Central 2, kinect, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Kinect Sports: Season 2, Kinect Star Wars
Thu, Sep 08, 2011 | 01:02 BST
Disney confirms layoffs at Cars 2 developer
Up to 20 staff have been made redundant at Disney’s Utah studio, where Cars 2 was developed.
Fri, Sep 02, 2011 | 21:21 BST
Update: Black Rock Studio officially closes today
The developer of the tragically underappreciated Split/Second has officially closed its doors today according to its parent company, Disney Interactive Studios.
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Posted in: Disney, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: black rock studio, Disney, Disney Interactive Studios, split/second
Sat, Aug 27, 2011 | 19:56 BST
Marketing survey suggests Disney’s assessing interest in Epic Mickey 2
Shots from a what appears to be a Disney survey, suggest the firm is determining whether or not there is sufficient interest in developing Epic Mickey 2.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, Disney, PS3, Rumour, Wii, Xbox 360
Tags: epic mickey, epic mickey 2, junction point studios, warren spector
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 | 02:24 BST
Disney Q3 shows increased revenue but greater losses
Disney Interactive has posted a loss of $86 million for the quarter ending July 2 despite noting an improvement in its console business.
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Posted in: Disney, Financials
Wed, Jul 27, 2011 | 15:55 BST
Report – Disney offering to purchase UTV Software for $454 million
A report on Develop suggests Disney is poised to fill-out purchased UTV, the parent company of Ignition, for $454 million.
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Posted in: Development, Disney, Ignition, Rumour
Tags: El Shaddai, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron, UTV
Fri, Jul 22, 2011 | 06:18 BST
Former Blizzard chief to head up Marvel at Disney Interactive
Former Blizzard and Cryptic lead Bill Roper has been named vice president in charge of the Marvel franchise at Disney Interactive.
Thu, Jul 21, 2011 | 09:21 BST
Split/Second 2 assets are likely its first and last showing
Today’s episode of What Might Have Been comes courtesy of Split/Second 2, almost certainly lost forever in the closure of developer Black Rock Studios.
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Posted in: Disney, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: black rock, black rock studios, Split/Second 2
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.
Source – supposed PS4 spec sheet is fake