wraggster
February 4th, 2014, 22:48
Disney Infinity might have fallen flat but the potential was there - "only ever one great expansion away", we wrote in our review (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-08-23-disney-infinity-review).That expansion - or even perhaps a sequel - may be close at hand.The Wall Street Journal (http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/06/1391465121-wsj.jpg) heard (via All Games Beta (http://www.allgamesbeta.com/2014/02/wall-street-journal-marvel-star-wars.html)) that Star Wars and Marvel versions of the game were in development.http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles/1/6/5/2/0/3/4/139150715784.jpg/EG11/resize/300x-1/quality/70/format/jpgShould think he'll be a shoo-in for the bright, colourful box.
Separately, a QA job advert for Infinity developer Avalanche (https://sjobs.brassring.com/tgwebhost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerid=25348&siteid=5039&jobid=164936) (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_soUJXba0g) suggested there was a new game that needed testing in time for the autumn, and mentioned Xbox One and PS4 as well as PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii U.Disney Infinity, remember, uses a Skylanders toys-and-game concept but themes virtual playgrounds around the characters and licenses they belong to. The starter pack that launched last autumn contained Sulley from Monsters Inc/University, Jack Sparrow from The Pirates of the Caribbean films, and Mr Incredible from The Incredibles.Presumably a Disney Infinity 2 could contain a Marvel superhero, a Star Wars character and another character to achieve the same kind of effect. But which characters, hmm?Despite not immediately rewriting the history books, Disney Infinity has been a success of sorts for Disney, selling 3m copies and helping the company to a rare profit, wrote the Wall Street Journal.Disney Infinity will remain a critical part of Disney Interactive, then, but elsewhere in the 3000 company there will be layoffs - several hundred of them, again according to WSJ. The social gaming business Playdom will apparently be a target.All of this comes a day before Disney is due to reveal its quarterly financial results.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-04-new-disney-infinity-to-feature-marvel-star-wars
Separately, a QA job advert for Infinity developer Avalanche (https://sjobs.brassring.com/tgwebhost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerid=25348&siteid=5039&jobid=164936) (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_soUJXba0g) suggested there was a new game that needed testing in time for the autumn, and mentioned Xbox One and PS4 as well as PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii U.Disney Infinity, remember, uses a Skylanders toys-and-game concept but themes virtual playgrounds around the characters and licenses they belong to. The starter pack that launched last autumn contained Sulley from Monsters Inc/University, Jack Sparrow from The Pirates of the Caribbean films, and Mr Incredible from The Incredibles.Presumably a Disney Infinity 2 could contain a Marvel superhero, a Star Wars character and another character to achieve the same kind of effect. But which characters, hmm?Despite not immediately rewriting the history books, Disney Infinity has been a success of sorts for Disney, selling 3m copies and helping the company to a rare profit, wrote the Wall Street Journal.Disney Infinity will remain a critical part of Disney Interactive, then, but elsewhere in the 3000 company there will be layoffs - several hundred of them, again according to WSJ. The social gaming business Playdom will apparently be a target.All of this comes a day before Disney is due to reveal its quarterly financial results.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-04-new-disney-infinity-to-feature-marvel-star-wars