Epic Mickey

Epic Mickey headlines

• Spector puts down rumours of troubled Epic Mickey development

  Epic Mickey seemed like a surprising follow-up project from the man who made Deus Ex, but Warren Spector has put down rumours of a difficult relationship with Disney.

• Disney confirms closure of Junction Point Studios

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

• Spector and Wolfman discuss storytelling techniques in Epic Mickey 2 developer diary

  Junction Point has released a third developer diary for Epic Mickey 2 : The Power of Two, in which Warren Spector talks about working with comic book legend Marv Wolfman in developing the story behind the title. Watch it below. Game’s out on Mac, PC, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 in the US on November […]

• Spector "a little scared" over potential production costs associated with future-gen

  Warren Spector has said he’s a bit worried high production values with future consoles could prevent companies from breaking even.

• Power of Illusion combines Epic Mickey and Castle of Illusion gameplay mechanics

  A new video featuring Warren Spector dishing details on Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion has been released. In the clip, which was shown during Nintendo Direct, Spector outlines some of the gameplay features which contain platforming as well as paint mechanics akin to the console version of Epic Mickey. According to the man himself, the […]

• Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion screens, extra information released

  Screenshots for Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion have landed on the interwebs. Check them out below. The 3DS game will contain a drawing and painting function allowing players to create rough versions of objects which will “magically transform into classic Disney-style 2D illustrations.”

• Epic Mickey 2 - Warren Spector video interview with Associated Press released

  Warren Spector has said he and the team at Junction Point wanted to do another Epic Mickey game because there were still stories they wanted to tell set in the Wasteland.

• Spector to announce "epic project" on March 27

  Warren Spector will be revealing his latest title on March 27, according comments made to French fansite Nintendo-Master. On that date, Spector will announce an “epic project,” which hints that it could be the next installment for Epic Mickey. Rumors that the title was in development for PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 surfaced back in […]

• 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.

• Friday shorts: Epic Mickey, Monolithsoft, GameCity, Resident Evil

  You did it. You made it to Friday. High five the nearest person and woop around the area you’re in now. And then read these shorts after the breaks. And then woop some more. Because there is never wrong with wooping.

• 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.

• Disney restructures into digital-only publisher

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

• Rumour: half of Disney Epic team laid off

  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.

• Disney Epic Mickey isn't called anything else, gets reviews

  Don’t call it Epic Mickey, for God’s sake. Walt’ll come out of cryogenesis and freeze your ass.

• Epic Mickey trailer is full of old, cool stuff

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

• Spector most proud of "edgiest" area in all of Epic Mickey

  Epic Mickey is out next week on Wii, and for those who plan on picking it up will see a section of the game Warren Spector is surprised made it into the final version at all.

• Disney to "probably" invest less in console games

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

• Epic Mickey "is the best-looking Wii game ever," says Spector

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

• Epic Mickey video details the anatomy of animation

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