In Real Life

The Epic Art Of Epic Mickey

For all the awesome art found in video game production — so awesome we run this regular feature on it — not too many publishers go to the trouble of releasing big, fancy coffee table books showing said art off. Which is a shame!


August 11, 2011
News

Epic Mickey Lands In Japan, But Is Less Epic Than Kirby

Disney’s Epic Mickey made its (rather late) to the Wii in Japan last week, debuting in the top 10, but not in the top five. Another adorable mascot, Nintendo’s Kirby, fared much better overseas.


February 18, 2011
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Epic Mickey Creator Starts Spinning DuckTales

Proving his deep love for classic Disney characters in Epic Mickey, acclaimed video game creator Warren Spector takes on Disney’s first feathered family as the writer for BOOM! Studios’ DuckTales comic book. Will he solve a mystery, or rewrite history?


January 25, 2011
News

Disney Guts Internal Game Development Staff

CNBC reports that up to half of Disney’s internal game development staff – think Epic Mickey and Junction Point – has been fired. And that’s not including the 170 from last week.


January 17, 2011
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Epic Mickey Shifts 1.3 Million Units In The US

Kotaku AU

Wow. We did not see that coming. Reports are confirming that, despite some middling reviews, Epic Mickey has solid over 1.3 million units in the US, becoming one of the most successful 3rd party Wii games in recent history.


December 10, 2010
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Epic Mickey’s Designer Addresses Kloodgy Camera Complaints

A common criticism of Disney’s Epic Mickey (made by Totilo in his review, too) concerns the game’s flawed camera view. Warren Spector, the game’s designer, says the problem is the game bridges two styles that use fairly standard angles.


December 7, 2010
News

While You Were Sleeping

Kotaku AU

While You Were Sleeping was a well-received romantic comedy starring the luminous Sandra Bullock and the irrepressible Bill Pullman.

It’s also the name of a regular section here at Kotaku, where we round up all the best news coming in overnight, to save you trawling down the page for an excuse to not start work. Don’t say we’re not good to you!


Review: Epic Mickey Reveals The Price Of Mischief, But With Camera Obscured

Mickey Mouse is no Super Mario. He’s the star of a more unusual kind of game on the Nintendo Wii, a game that starts poorly but finishes as one of the best hero stories of the year.


December 1, 2010
In Real Life

A Little Dirty Dancing For Epic Mickey

That’s So Raven’s Kyle Massey and Jennifer Grey of Dancing with the Stars and Dirty Dancing fame show off their moves at the New York launch of Disney’s Epic Mickey.


November 30, 2010
In Real Life

Epic Mickey Creator Immortalised In Trading Card Form

Artist Len Peralta commemorates this week’s release of Epic Mickey by adding creator Warren Spector to his “Geek a Week” collectable card art project. Check out more art and a podcast interview with Spector at the “Geek a Week” website.