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Fri, Feb 03, 2012 | 13:48 GMT

Warren Spector to get GDC Lifetime Achievement Award

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Junction Point boss Warren Spector will be the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award at GDC, organisers have announced. The ex-Ion Storm head, who created Deus Ex, Thief and System Shock at Looking Glass, will pick up the award at the Game Developers Choice Awards on March 7. GDC GM Meggan Scavio said Spector’s career to date “exemplifies the exact qualities that a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient should possess.”

Big congrats to Warren.

Wed, Nov 16, 2011 | 15:22 GMT

Spector teases “surprises” within future Junction Point projects

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Junction Head boss Warren Spector has teased the studio’s upcoming future projects, promising “surprises”.

Thu, Apr 21, 2011 | 09:13 BST

Gorgeous new Epic Mickey concept art released

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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.

Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | 09:32 GMT

Disney restructures into digital-only publisher

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Variety’s reporting that Disney has restructured into a digital-only publisher, and will now eschew retail and packaging.

Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | 01:13 GMT

Rumour: half of Disney Epic team laid off

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Although Warren Spector has made some hopeful sequel noises, Disney doesn’t appear amused by Epic Mickey’s poor critical and commercial performance. Industry figures are talking about significant layoffs at the Junction Point studio.

Sun, Jan 16, 2011 | 17:30 GMT

Junction Point job listings point to possible Wii, PS3, 360 game

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Junction Point, developer of Epic Mickey and home to industry legend Warren Spector, has posted up a new job listing, suggesting it’s working on a new multi-platform game.

Thu, Jan 06, 2011 | 19:44 GMT

Spector disappointed by devs focusing more on “combat mechanics” than interactive storytelling

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Warren Spector has stated in an interview with Develop he’s a bit disappointed that the gaming industry tends to focus more on combat mechanics when it should be looking to include other interactive means of compelling gameplay.
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Tue, Nov 23, 2010 | 22:11 GMT

Epic Mickey trailer is full of old, cool stuff

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Disney has released a video for Epic Mickey which digs into the archives a bit.

Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 11:53 GMT

Disney to “probably” invest less in console games

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Disney CEO Bob Iger has said the company is to “probably” invest less in its console gaming efforts in future.

Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 10:55 GMT

Epic Mickey “is the best-looking Wii game ever,” says Spector

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Epic Mickey will be the “best-looking” game on Wii when it releases. Ever.

Mon, Oct 25, 2010 | 06:44 BST

Epic Mickey to have multiple endings

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Adam Creighton, producer at Junction Point, has said that Epic Mickey will have different endings depending on how you play the game.

Thu, Oct 21, 2010 | 13:28 BST

Epic Mickey video details the anatomy of animation

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Disney’s detailed Epic Mickey in an all-new video for the whacky Disney title.

Tue, Oct 05, 2010 | 16:08 BST

Epic Mickey video goes behind the scenes with Warren Spector

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Epic Mickey’s Warren Spector is featured in the latest video for the Wii’s action-adventure title, and we’ve posted it below the break for you.

Thu, Sep 23, 2010 | 18:12 BST

“Talks” going on regarding Epic Mickey for Kinect and Move

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Raul Ramirez, producer at Junction Point, has said talks are going on over at the studio regarding the possibility of bringing Epic Mickey to PS3 and Xbox 360 now that Move is out and Kinect is coming soon.

Wed, Sep 15, 2010 | 16:02 BST

Epic Mickey gets November release date

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Good news everyone. Disney has given Epic Mickey a release date of November 25 in Europe, November 26 in the UK, and November 30 in the US.

Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 11:11 BST

Spector pitched Deus Ex-esque title originally before Epic Mickey

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Junction Point boss Warren Spector’s told Develop he originally pitched a Deus Ex-esque title to Disney.

Wed, Aug 04, 2010 | 11:18 BST

Warren Spector keynote to open GDC Europe

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GDC Europe organisers have announced Junction Point boss Warren Spector will be giving the opening keynote of the event.

Sun, Jul 25, 2010 | 12:43 BST

Spector: Roger Ebert “doesn’t get” videogames

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Warren Spector has said Roger Ebert’s view that videogames will never be art is “irrelevant.”

Tue, Jul 20, 2010 | 10:37 BST

Warren Spector keynoting PAX Prime

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PAX Prime organisers have announced that Warren Spector will be keynoting the event in September.

Tue, Jun 29, 2010 | 18:31 BST

RAGE walks away with five E3 Game Critics nominations

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The nominations for the 2010 E3 Game Critics awards were announced today, with RAGE gaining five – including one for the Game of Show award.

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