epic mickey

Two Quotes That Help Warren Spector Assess Where He’s At Right Now

Legendary game designer Warren Spector was talking at the DICE convention in Las Vegas today, but didn’t want to talk about his departure from Disney and the shuttering of his studio. He wanted to talk about the “greying of gaming” or at least about his journey though gaming. But the elephant is in the room, he said.


Confirmed: The Studio Behind Epic Mickey Has Officially Shut Down

Following rumours yesterday, Junction Point, the development studio behind Epic Mickey and its sequel, has shut down.


Rumour: Disney Is Closing Warren Spector’s Junction Point Studio

We have no official confirmation from Disney yet, but rumours are circulating that Junction Point, the studio behind the Epic Mickey series, is in the process of being closed.


Backhanded Box Quotes: ‘I Wish They Would Do A HD Remake Of Blood Money’

Welcome back to “Backhanded Box Quotes,” a collection of measured, thoughtful criticism from the user reviews of Metacritic.


Yes, The Wii’s Going Away But It Did Pretty Good Things For Mickey Mouse And Warren Spector

Epic Mickey was supposed to be one of the games that pumped new life into the Wii.


Epic Mickey 2 Demo Now Available On Xbox 360 And PS3

If Wreck-It Ralph isn’t enough Disney for you this week, there is now a playable demo available of Epic Mickey: The Power Of Two.


A Game Design Legend, Still Chasing The Video Game Musical Of His Dreams

Someday, somewhere, someone will make a video game musical. Legendary game designer Warren Spector hopes it will be him. His latest game, Epic Mickey 2, is something of a video game musical, but it’s still not a realisation of Spector’s musical ambitions.


Warren Spector Explains How Epic Mickey Is Like Deus Ex

A cybernetically enhanced secret agent with a sniper rifle. A mouse with a paintbrush. You’d think those two things couldn’t have less in common. But Warren Spector, who has now created games starring both of those characters, would tell you that they’re more similar than you may realise.


One Day Soon, We’ll Have A Real Video Game Musical

Sure, we’ve got musical video games. But we’ve yet to have a real video game musical, a game that brings the goofy, earnest energy of musical theatre onto a console or PC and lets us play our part.


The Musical Intro To Disney Epic Mickey 2 Is Absolutely Amazing

This is the intro to Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, slated for a November 18 release on Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3 and Wii.


Kotaku Is Hiring a PHP Developer!

Take pride in writing clean code? We’re looking for an autonomous PHP developer to join our rapidly-growing team at Allure Media. Apply within.

World of Servers