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. More »
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. More »
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. More »
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/JJvJpNSTSRw&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); There are a lot of things to love about upcoming Wii exclusive Disney Epic Mickey. Among my short list? That the game’s creators were able to mine Disney’s 80 years of history to make the game. More »