Disney Interactive confirmed today that it laid off employees at Black Rock Studios. Black Rock put out last year’s excellent action-racer Split/Second but the game did not sell to expectations. There’s been a shift in thinking lately at Disney Interactive which will see them invest more in casual and mobile games than full on retail [...]
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Disney Interactive Announces Lego Pirates For 3DS
February 16th, 2011
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Despite shutting down almost all console publishing operations Disney Interactive still has one more trick up it’s sleeves, Traveler’s Tales’ Lego: Pirates of the Caribbean. The game is due out in May around the release of the new Pirates movie and was announced for every system currently available. So, what about the 3DS? You know [...]
Nothing Stopping Warren Spector From Bringing Epic Mickey To 360, PS3
December 10th, 2010
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As long as Disney Interactive gives the green light. That’s what Mr. Spector told MTV when they interviewed him about his latest opus Epic Mickey. There would be nothing stopping his team from making Epic Mickey for Kinect and Move. Move, that seems obvious, Kinect, that would be more interesting. They also discussed the broken [...]
First 2 Split/Second DLC Packs Available Nowish
August 31st, 2010
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The first two DLC packs for Split/Second are available now. First up is the Elite Vehicle Livery Pack which adds liveries for the Brawn, Raptor and Vixen cars. This DLC is free, but if you feel like shelling out some money you can pick up the High Octane Supercar Pack which adds three new supercars [...]
Tron: Evolution Gets Dated & Collector’s Edition-ized
August 30th, 2010
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Disney is really pumping out collector’s editions for games. They’ve followed up their Epic Mickey announcement with a press release detailing the Tron: Evolution Collector’s Edition. For $130, you’ll get the game, a light cycle model, and a display case for your light cycle. The display case has a sliding drawer on the side to [...]
Epic Mickey Collector’s Edition Is Certainly For Collectors
August 30th, 2010
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Here is the just announced, but leaked yesterday collector’s edition of Epic Mickey. It includes a bonus DVD of behind the scenes material that you can’t play in your Wii(OH SNAP!), 2 skins for your Wii, a faceplate for your Wiimote, and a 5″ Mickey Mouse figurine. The set will cost you $69.99 and be [...]
REVIEW: Split/Second
May 17th, 2010
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Split/Second is all about driving fast and blowing $h!t up, but does that make for a good video game? Read on to learn about one of the biggest surprises of the year.
What We Learned About Split/Second During A Q&A
May 8th, 2010
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Black Rock Studios is best known for 2008’s off-road racing sleeper hit Pure. Now they’re back with Split/Second, which is just as much an action game as it is a racing game. We sat in on a Q&A session with the game’s director, Nick Baynes, and this is what we learned.
Toy Story 3 For PS3 Has Zurg As Playable Exclusive, Move Support
April 30th, 2010
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The PS Blog has an exciting announcement for the Toy Story 3 video game which is apparently going to go above and beyond your typical move tie-in game. The first bit of news is that Buzz Lightyear’s nemesis Emperor Zurg will be a playable character only on the Playstation 3. Secondly the game will be [...]