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disney
Spectrobes Now In Convenient Novel Format
Disney continues to stand behind their answer to the Pokémon, releasing a series of junior novels based in the Spectrobes universe. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Mit: The cover artist is clearly not familiar with anime. 18 Responses | Other threads
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e3 2009
Split/Second Preview: Race Track Go Boom
E3 2009 gave us another opportunity to get our hands on Disney's explosive, course-altering reality show racer, Split/Second. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by invictus2006: but wait its done by Disney, cant be that good can it? 7 Responses | Other threads
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e3 2009
Armada of the Damned Is All About Choices
I briefly sat down with Alex Peters, Propaganda's game director for Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned, who stressed the importance of choice in Disney's upcoming action role-playing game. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by choral_music: It is very Fable-ish at a glance. But hopefully it'll have a unique personality to better set it apart. I... 9 Responses | Other threads
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disney
Pirates Of The Caribbean Gets An "Action RPG"
Oh look. Another new product announcement just days before E3. In this instance, for a big, proper game based on Pirates Of The Caribbean. Why, exactly, do we have the show again? More »
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Comment by Pombar: Oh man, I remember when Kotaku was all over the Turok game. Or at least, giving it a fair chance.... 8 Responses | Other threads
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well played
The $80 Million Inspiration For Disney's Latest Wii Game
Movies, books, comics, even a 14th century poem have inspired video games, but Toy Story Mania! is the first game designed to recreate a Disney ride experience. More »
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Comment by FigNewton: "Toy Story Mania! the ride opened in Disney's California Adventure and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2008." The ride is Toy Story... 5 Responses | Other threads
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clips
Toy Story Mania! In Action
We reported on the Wii game based on a Disney amusement park ride earlier this week and previewed it yesterday . Now take a look at the game in-action and judge for yourself. More »
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Comment by Galivanting: i dont get why in the past 2 days this game has had 3 stories... i mean dont get me... 4 Responses | Other threads
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wii
Disney Porting Toy Story Midway Mania! Theme Park Ride To Wii
Disney's looking to its own theme parks for new video game opportunities, bringing its interactive Toy Story-branded theme park attraction to the Wii. The publisher will be officially announcing Toy Story Midway Mania! later tonight. More »
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Comment by (Zombie) Goldwings: Speaking of Toy Story, anyone else remember that SNES Toy Story game? It pretty hard and had some weird game... 7 Responses | Other threads
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split second
Pure Devs Want To Revive "Dying" Racing Genre
Pure developers Black Rock Studios feel that the video game racer, as we know it, is "in a dire way," that the genre "is in many respects dying out." What can save it? More »
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Comment by KyleRat: gaming is in many respects dying out. What can save it? PC. and the only next gen console. Wii.... 10 Responses | Other threads
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japan
Let The DS Show You Tokyo Disney Resort Shopping
Those going to Tokyo Disneyland, be sure to bring your Nintendo DS. Starting April 25, the portable can show you around shopping, dinning and entertainment complex Ikspiari at Tokyo Disney Resort. More »
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Comment by cyruss: thats a pretty cool idea... but at the risk of having it stollen, i'd probably just stick to the paper... 5 Responses | Other threads
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disney
Disney Makes Split/Second Official With New Screens
Following last week's early reveal via GameTrailers, Disney Interactive Studios makes battle racer Split/Second official, with a couple of new screens to sweeten the deal. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by kobeashi: "Burnout fans who've jumped ship due to Burnout Paradise's change in direction." count me in as one of those. The... 10 Responses | Other threads
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kingdom hearts 358/2
A DSi Fit For Mickey Mouse And Square Enix
Game maker Square Enix has announced a Japanese release date for its upcoming action role-playing DS titleKINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days: May 30. More »
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Comment by DrunkenNinja12: I hate to be a Negative Nancy, but I hate this series. And what the hell is up with that title?? 17 Responses | Other threads
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disney
Disney Sends Spectrobes Wii-ward
Spectrobes makes the leap from two small screens to one large one, as Disney Interactive Studios takes their original science fiction adventure series to the Nintendo Wii with Spectrobes: Origins. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by ggp9690: I wonder what Walt would think of this series. As a whole I feel its a little out of... 8 Responses | Other threads
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lego
There Will Be Prince Of Persia LEGO
LEGO and video games are nothing new. We have have LEGO Star Wars. LEGO Indiana Jones. Even LEGO Batman. But Prince of Persia LEGO is something new, and altogether a little different. More »
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Comment by Protector one: Isn't there Halo Lego, though? I could have sworn seeing that around. 8 Responses | Other threads
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Crazy Duck In Space
Imagining DuckTales Lyrics
From the writer of the Mega Man 2 song lyrics, which forever changed the way gamers viewed the Capcom's classic, comes the lyrics to the moon level from classic Disney platformer DuckTales. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Mike Fahey: I cannot stop watching it. I need an MP3 for my car. 12 Responses | Other threads
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rumor
New Tron Game in the Works?
Disney's shutdown of two Utah studios may mean no Turok sequel, but plans for a new Tron game are still in the works, Variety reports. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Sonira - bettah zan Mama!: HOW DO I PRONOUNCE TR2N?! D: 20 Responses | Other threads
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news
Disney Confirms Cuts, Consolidations
Disney Interactive Studios has confirmed to Kotaku "restructuring" at its Propaganda Games studio in Vancouver, clarifying that about half of the number of employees we reported affected by layoffs were let go. More »
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Comment by akashhhhh: This is what happens when you jerks don't buy Pure. 9 Responses | Other threads
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disturbance in the workforce
Update: Layoffs Hit Disney Interactive, Turok Sequel Canceled
Disney is the latest in a long list of companies planning to pare down its workforce, with cuts and consolidations affecting Disney Interactive Studios. Layoffs are said to have already hit Turok developer Propaganda. More »
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Comment by Kyle Guerrero: A lot of these games were just rentals/milking money out of a franchise. I don't think this is a real... 18 Responses | Other threads
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disney
Warren Spector Getting Mousy With "Epic Mickey"?
Game designer Warren Spector, of Thief, Deus Ex and System Shock fame, may have a new muse in Mickey Mouse. A report from Gamasutra says Spector's working on a "steampunk"-styled game currently codenamed Epic Mickey. More » -
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All the Bad Words You Can't Say in Pure
Meant to post this last week, forgot, sorry. Someone went rooting around through a PC copy of Pure and found what has been described as Disney's standard wirty-dord list. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Strom Thurmond: I'm feeling a little ho****. Wanna play some badminton behind the s**** station? I'll bring the shuttle****. 20 Responses | Other threads
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mergers
WSJ: Is Disney Going After EA?
Last month, the Wall Street Journal offered Disney the following sage advice: "Buy Electronic Arts." According to the WSJ's "Heard on the Street" column, Disney might be doing just that. More »
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Comment by excaliburps: Wait a minute, is EA even selling? Or is it a situation wherein Disney can buy most of EA's share... 13 Responses | Other threads
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disney
NetDragon Announces "Disney Fantasy Online"
It's been one hell of a week for Chinese company NetDragon, who announced (along with EA) the development of a Dungeon Keeper MMO. In addition, they've announced the development of Disney Fantasy Online. More »
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Comment by ChaosAbyss: it this is FREE and for consoles... i might mind you MIGHT consider taking a peek inside.. other wise... 3 Responses | Other threads
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spectrobes
New Spectrobes 2 Creature DLC Available
Staff at Disney Interactive Japan & Jupiter Corp hand picked their 'favourite' new creatures for the wholly un-Pokemon-like monster egg archaeology game Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals. More »
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Comment by TRT-X: At only a "point" each, that's not breaking the bank. But since there's no physical storage for the DS...that means... 7 Responses | Other threads
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clips
Disney's Haunted Mansion Recreated, Blown Up In Counter-Strike: Source
Color me horribly late to this party — this clips is almost a month(!) old — but seeing the Haunted Mansion from Disney World and Disney Land so accurately recreated in Counter-Strike: Source initiates my post reflex. The map, de_haunts, looks nigh unplayable, but I suppose I'll find that out for myself later tonight. The map is part of a Halloween themed pack that includes nods to Silent Hill and F.E.A.R.. Must download now! More »
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Comment by em: I was/am pretty shaken by ghosty things, so that was one ride I avoided when we went to Disneyland (I... 13 Responses | Other threads
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blu-ray
Economic Crisis Could Kill Blu-Ray
If there is one sector that is sure to ride out the economic downturn in some comfort it has to be business punditry. Today's instalment in Things That Will Be Either Better Or Worse In The Next Financial Cycle comes from the HD3 Conference in LA, where a panel of entertainment execs discussed how the Blu-Ray format might suffer as the credit crunch begins to bite. More »
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Comment by MASOCHIST187: I keep hearing that digital downloads are the way of the future, but i still don't think it's the near... 15 Responses | Other threads
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ultimate band
Disney's Ultimate Band Trailer
Disney Interactive present a trailer for their would-be Wii rival to Rock Band/Guitar Hero, Ultimate Band. It's colorful, snappily edited and features a weaksauce-doused cover of The White Stripe's Fell In Love With A Girl - but how about the gameplay? More »
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Comment by BruzeWayne: The White Stripes finally come to a music game and this is it?!? wtf jack? W.T.F? 3 Responses | Other threads
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electronic arts
Wall Street Journal To Disney: "Buy EA"
The Wall Street Journal has some advice — we're guessing unsolicited — for Walt Disney CEO Robert Iger: Maybe it's time to buy Electronic Arts. Why? Well, the price might be right (right now) given that EA's stock has taken a pretty serious hit lately, partly due to general economic turmoil and on second quarter corporate earnings from the Madden publisher that WSJ calls "disappointing." Why does it makes sense? More »
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Comment by skeeru_yu: Great. One shovelware publisher is taken over by the masters of shovelware. And just when there was a glimmer of... 15 Responses | Other threads
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Pirates of the carribean online
PotC Online Celebrates Year One With Zombie Invasion
Disney's Pirates of the Carribean Online is celebrating its one year anniversarry in much the same way all the other MMO's are celebrating this time of year, with a Halloween Spooktacular zombie invasion! Starting tomorrow the game world will fall into permanent darkenss, and when the moon reaches its fullest, players that don't take cover will be transformed into the shambling undead, forced to attack towns and one another in Jolly Roger's name. More » -
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Disney Takes The Mickey Out Of Mario
Or, to be more precise, puts the Mickey into Mario, in this figure by Dave Bondi, which actually has zero Disney/Nintendo involvement whatsoever. We know, we know, it's another pretentious "urban vinyl" figure, but the sheer horror of seeing Disney's and Nintendo's flagship mascots thrown in a bucket together makes it worth a closer look. *looks closer*. Oh, the horror. More »
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Comment by hitokirimaru: Hmm, so would Luigi be combined with Goofy and Bowser with Pete? 8 Responses | Other threads
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Games Convention 2008
'SingStar: Singalong With Disney' Announced For PS2, Exclusive to PAL Territories
Ever wanted to sing along with iconic Disney characters such as Aladdin, The Littler Mermaid, and Cinderella? Well, if you live in PAL regions you can. The Playstation 2 is still alive an kicking it seems as this Autumn PAL people can enjoy another new SingStar game. Now that's a regional exclusive I'm jealous of. So I know most of you are wondering, yes, the characters will indeed sing with you on screen. Imagine, if you will, singing "A Whole New World" with the Aladdin! The mind boggles. Check the jump for the full release plus the current track list with more expected to come. More »
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By Jim ReillyComment by JazlynElipster: DANG! I have SingStar PS3, and though I understand that it's aimed at teens, I was very disappointed that... 1 Responses | Other threads
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pirates of the caribbean
Pirates Of The Caribbean MMORPG Goes Free This Weekend
A-har me hearties! Avast ye swabs! Other pirate cliches! More »
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Comment by edosan: I had no idea there was a PotC MMORPG. They should do a Lego version. more » | Other threads
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e308
Giving Spectrobes A Second Chance With Beyond The Portals
Last year's Spectrobes on DS sold around a million copies, but I have heard tell that critics found it lacking in substance a bit. From what I saw at Disney Interactive's E3 booth, though, they've fleshed things out. More »
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Comment by Soos: The combat system was god awful. The second one sounds just as shite. more » | Other threads
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disney
Rethinking Kids' Games: Disney Interactive At E3
What determines whether or not a title is a "kids' game" or not? The simplicity of gameplay? Kid-friendly branding, like licensed TV stars or cartoons? Do you associate kids' games with low quality? More »
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Comment by TeamSakuraKC: @art_zombie: The thing about Pokemon is I've never seen a kid younger than maybe 8 or 9 actually truly enjoy... more » | Other threads
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warren spector
Warren Spector + Pixar? Sure, Why Not
Warren Spector keeps a tidy blog. Sometimes, he even updates it. He did so yesterday, in fact, letting the world know what he's up to now he's working with the chaps at Disney. No firm details on just what it is, but even this vague suggestion is enough to set our short, stubby tongues wagging: More » -
turok
A Turok Movie? Don't Count Your (Dinosaur-Like) Chickens...
In the midst of a bunch of people talking/getting excited about a Turok movie, Variety's Ben Fritz makes a very valid point: just because people are talking about it, doesn't mean it's getting made. As anyone who's followed the fortunes of, say, Watchmen, or Halo will know, turning a movie from an idea into, well, a movie, is a lot harder than it looks. As Fritz says, "only a fraction of [meetings] turn into good scripts and a fraction of those actually get made as movies". And that goes double for ones based on a Disney property that Disney have nothing to do with, as is the case with this current "project". More »
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Comment by freespeech: @PATSCRU: yeah but it took a LONNNNG time for it to finally be made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! more » | Other threads
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community
Disney's DGamer Service Launches
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian for the Nintendo DS has been released, heralding the launch of Disney's DGamer community service, first announced back in February. Henceforth most every Disney game for the Nintendo DS will integrate the service, which allows players to create their own online identity and participate in a community the likes of which Nintendo has never allowed."DGamer was built around the vision to connect Disney video game fans in a secure, fun environment and it is truly the first integrated online community of its kind to do so on multiple platforms," said Graham Hopper, executive vice president and general manager for Disney Interactive Studios. "We recognize the importance of delivering unique experiences to our consumers and how crucial it is for parents to feel confident that the community is secure for their kids."
The service is completely integrated with Disney's already established online community at www.DGamer.com. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Brittanybaby: my name is brittany and i have a boyfriend named Austin Widger. more » | Other threads
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oh so cute
Talking Club Penguin, Disney, and 'Emergent Play'
I'm really fascinated by the success of MMOs aimed at kids — both in terms of their current (and potential) earning power, as well as the attachment people have to them. Club Penguin has been a massive success, and GamesIndustry.biz chatted with Lane Merrifield, one of the co-founders and current general manager, on Disney, the business model, MMOs for kids, and the birth of Club Penguin. Asked whether or not the success of CP was a surprise, Merrifield had this to say: More »
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Comment by Freebooter Fox: Club Penguin and Toontown were so successful that Disney not only invested in but continues to improve upon the Pirates... more » | Other threads
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thq
Let's Blame Nintendo!
Nintendo's doing great! Making tons of money — just look at it go, go, go. What does that mean for its competitors? It means things are hard and not easy. Publisher THQ had a disappointing year with its Disney movie games. According to company CEO Brian Farrell : More » -
virtual worlds
Disney's Virtual Magic Kingdom Closing, Fans Hysterical
Once upon a time, Disney had this virtual world called (creatively enough) Virtual Magic Kingdom: More »
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Comment by Zazu_Yen: href="#c5296725">captain_dl: VMK better than Toon Town Online? I think you're comparing apples to oranges here. Toon Town is a MMO... more » | Other threads
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disney
Disney to Acquire Chinese Game Company
Mainland China is the place to be for outsourcing, but Disney's game branch is bypassing that whole 'farming out to other companies' thing in lieu of purchasing GameStar, the company they've been using for outsourcing. Founded in '02, GameStar has offices in Shanghai and Wuhan, and will become the sixth studio in Disney's gaming portfolio. More »
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Comment by Valicious: americans won't draw bubbles. there're bubble generators nowdays anyway , drawing random bubbles only was nazi back in the years also. more » | Other threads
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prince of persia
Wait, So Now Jake Gyllenhaal Is The Prince Of Persia?
So say Latino Review, who according to "multiple sources in Hollywood" tell them the Jarhead's not merely in the running, but that Disney have already offered him the role. On first thought, he seems more "nice" than "dashing/swarthy". But on second thought...yeah, this could work. He's an awfully pretty man, and the Prince is - at least in Sands of Time - an awfully pretty man. Put Jake in some MC Hammer pants and a wig, have him run up some walls and I'm sure he'll do just fine. More »
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Comment by Kleis: Hi everybody! I would like to inform you about one new actor who looks much better than David Zandi, sorry for... more » | Other threads
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