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• Half-life episode from Junction Point would have featured a magnet gun

  Half-life seems to be on near permanent hold, but at least we can glean some insight into what might once have been.

  6 years ago

• Junction Point worked on some "Half-Life stuff" at some point

  In the book “Gamers at Work: Stories Behind the Games People Play” which was released in 2012, Junction Point’s Warren Spector states that at one point before Disney bought the firm, it was “working on some Half-Life stuff.

  8 years ago

• Epic Mickey 2 will be released on Vita next month

  Epic Mickey 2 will be released on Vita next month, with new features making use of the handheld’s touch capabilities. It will also contain ad hoc network functionality, the ability to control paint, thinner and Oswald’s electric beam, and make use of the “orientation-based controls” for the camera and while driving. It will be made […]

  8 years ago

• System Shock 2 was once known as Junction Point

  Here’s an interesting game nugget you may not have known about: System Shock 2 was once known as Juction Point. The studio which designed the game, Looking Glass, had various gaming luminaries on board at one point such as: Seamus Blackley, Eric and Terri Brosius, Wes Carroll, Doug Church, Ken Levine, Harvey Smith, and many […]

  8 years ago

• Warren Spector farewells Junction Point

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

  8 years ago

• Epic Mickey 2 vignette tours the Reconstructed Wasteland

  Watch Mickey and Oswald scurry about the Reconstructed Wasteland in this new look at Disney’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.

  8 years ago

• Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two gameplay video shows the use of paint and thinner

  Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is out next month, and Disney has released a new video for the Junction Point game showing off some gameplay using paint and thinner. Check it out below.

  8 years ago

• Spector believes the future of games lies in connectivity between consoles and smartphones

  Warren Spector believes the future of games lies in connectivity between consoles and smartphones.

  8 years ago

• Disney Epic Mickey 2 developer video delves into "The Power of Music"

  Disney Epic Mickey 2 has a sixth behind-the-scenes video available for viewing. Called “The Power of Music” the video features Junction Point and Warren Spector discussing the fun and sometimes lovely soundtrack. What else would you expect from a Disney product? Watch it below. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two releases on Mac, PC, […]

  8 years ago

• Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two visits Fort Wasteland

  If you don’t recognise the movie which inspired Fort Wasteland in these Epic Mickey 2 shots, that’s because it’s actually based on Frontier Land, an area of Disney Land itself. Where you have clearly never been. Ha.

  8 years ago

• Epic Mickey 2 screenshots show the Power of Two

  Epic Mickey 2 screenshots have been released out of gamescom by Disney, showing Mickey and Oswald doing co-op things in various environments. It looks like zany fun to us. If you missed the latest developer diary on the game, hit it up here. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two releases on Mac, PC, PS3, […]

  8 years ago

• Epic Mickey 2 introduces a range of classic character

  Epic Mickey 2 re-introduces Mickey’s long-lost precursor Oswald the Rabbit, but it also brings back a handful of classic Disney characters you may not be familiar with.

  8 years ago

• 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 […]

  9 years ago

• Opening movie to Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is very Disney-like

  Disney has released the opening movie to Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two and it’s a true Disney affair, complete with singing and funny faces. Watch it below. Game’s out on PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 i the US on November 18 and in t he UK on November 23.

  9 years ago

• Epic Mickey 3 could be a "full-blown interactive musical game"

  Those musical levels in Epic Mickey 2 are just the beginning, Warren Spector has revealed.

  9 years ago

• Spector: Good design is "not about how clever and creative" the dev is

  Warren Spector’s famous sandbox-style gameplay leanings makes a return in Epic Mickey 2.

  9 years ago

• Spector highlights similarities between Deus Ex and Epic Mickey

  Deus Ex and Epic Mickey creator Warren Spector believes there are more similarities between his two best-known projects than you might have thought.

  9 years ago

• Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two out November 18

  Disney has released the E3 2012 trailer for Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. The firm also revealed the game would release in stores in North America on November 18 for PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360. Trailer is below.

  9 years ago

• Epic Mickey 2 video goes behind the scenes

  Disney’s released a new video of Epic Mickey 2, going behind the scenes of the game’s development. Warren Spector and the team at Junction Point touch upon the world of the Wasteland, the capabilities of the HD consoles for the PS3 and 360 version, a fully-voiced cast and more.Disney Epic Mickey 2 launches this fall […]

  9 years ago