Pop culture is full of wizened older figures (usually male) who guide the hero on their journey. Obi-Wan and Yoda. Dumbledore. Mr. Miyagi. We adore these characters in our media, yet in the real world it’s sometimes easy to overlook the contributions of older, experienced people.
Kate Edwards wants to change that. She’s the former executive director of the International Game Developers Association (Igda), as well as a consultant who uses her background as a geographer to assist studios with political and cultural content in their projects. She believes ageism is a rampant problem in the video game industry, one that’s being largely ignored.
“While sexism in the industry has garnered tremendous attention, and rightfully so, in the wake of Gamergate and other incidents, the response to ageism has typically been tepid by comparison,” she said.
Edwards thinks the problem is exacerbated whenever various media outlets enthusiastically...
Kate Edwards wants to change that. She’s the former executive director of the International Game Developers Association (Igda), as well as a consultant who uses her background as a geographer to assist studios with political and cultural content in their projects. She believes ageism is a rampant problem in the video game industry, one that’s being largely ignored.
“While sexism in the industry has garnered tremendous attention, and rightfully so, in the wake of Gamergate and other incidents, the response to ageism has typically been tepid by comparison,” she said.
Edwards thinks the problem is exacerbated whenever various media outlets enthusiastically...
- 6/15/2018
- by Stefanie Fogel
- Variety Film + TV
Confirming recent rumors, Disney Interactive Studios has officially announced that they have closed Warren Spector’s Junction Point studio, the developer behind Disney Epic Mickey and Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.
A Disney representative confirmed the closing of Junction Point to Polygon, saying:
“It was with much sadness that we informed our teams today of changes to our Games organization, which include the closure of Junction Point Studios. These changes are part of our ongoing effort to address the fast-evolving gaming platforms and marketplace and to align resources against our key priorities. We’re extremely grateful to Warren Spector and the Junction Point team for their creative contributions to Disney with Disney Epic Mickey and Disney Epic Mickey 2.”
Located in Austin, Texas, Junction Point was originally established in 2004 by Warren Spector and Art Min. The Walt Disney Company acquired the developer in 2007, and at the time of...
A Disney representative confirmed the closing of Junction Point to Polygon, saying:
“It was with much sadness that we informed our teams today of changes to our Games organization, which include the closure of Junction Point Studios. These changes are part of our ongoing effort to address the fast-evolving gaming platforms and marketplace and to align resources against our key priorities. We’re extremely grateful to Warren Spector and the Junction Point team for their creative contributions to Disney with Disney Epic Mickey and Disney Epic Mickey 2.”
Located in Austin, Texas, Junction Point was originally established in 2004 by Warren Spector and Art Min. The Walt Disney Company acquired the developer in 2007, and at the time of...
- 1/29/2013
- by Justin Alderman
- We Got This Covered
As they grow up, children are inundated with cartoon characters and storybook mascots. There are many out there for parents to pick and choose from, but none are as popular and iconic as Disney’s round eared mascot, Mickey Mouse. Even though he was created years ago, the character’s timeless appeal and his parent company’s great marketing ploys have kept him in the limelight. Of course, it helps that there are theme parks involved, wherein human beings are paid to dress up as Mickey and his pals, in order to bring joy to the millions of children that visit each year.
In today’s world, we look at Disney and its roster of animated heroes, villains and supporting allies as being for kids. However, that’s not the case. The company’s movies may hold more resonance with the younger ones who walk amongst us, but they’re enjoyable at any age.
In today’s world, we look at Disney and its roster of animated heroes, villains and supporting allies as being for kids. However, that’s not the case. The company’s movies may hold more resonance with the younger ones who walk amongst us, but they’re enjoyable at any age.
- 12/2/2012
- by Chad Goodmurphy
- We Got This Covered
A rare sketch of Mickey Mouse from 1928 will go on display in the UK for the first time this weekend. Ub Iwerks drew the famous figure for Steamboat Willie, the groundbreaking first Mickey Mouse cartoon and first cartoon with synchronised sound. Iwerks's sketch will be shown at London's Getty Images Gallery in Westfield, Stratford City as part of the Mickey and Oswald's Epic Tales exhibition from November 23 to 25. The showing marks the release of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, which also features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit - one of the first Walt Disney cartoon characters. Creative Director for Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Warren Spector said: "Oswald is the quintessential forgotten Disney character. "He was a major superstar in his time, and bringing him back as a heroic partner for Mickey (more)...
- 11/23/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
In Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, you play as Mickey Mouse and for the first time ever, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney’s first cartoon star, in an all-new adventure which is, like the original game, designed and created by industry luminary Warren Spector and Disney Interactive’s Junction Point game development studio. The game follows the original and returns Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to Wasteland, an alternate world filled with 80 years of forgotten Disney characters and theme park attractions. But for the first time, Mickey and Oswald will join forces as true partners – Mickey with his magical paint brush that wields paint and thinner, and Oswald with his powerful remote control that allows him to command electricity.
Appearing for the first time on the Playstation 3, Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two has been given a high-def makeover, so much so...
Appearing for the first time on the Playstation 3, Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two has been given a high-def makeover, so much so...
- 11/23/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
As I sat down at the conference table, I took a good look around. To my side are PR reps from Disney and other gaming journalists. At the head of the table is a face I recognized only in photos and videos. It's Warren Spector, one of the most influential game-makers of all time. This is the man who was the genius behind Deus Ex. You name a notable designer from Ken Levine of Bioshock fame to the team of Looking Glass, they have all been working with or for Warren Spector at some point. The man is a legend, and recently he’s been working on Disney’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.
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- 10/23/2012
- by Eric Godfrey
- JustPressPlay.net
Within Junction Point’s Disney Epic Mickey universe, paint and thinner reign supreme. In order to solve puzzles and get through its colourful but troubled landscapes, one must utilize paint to create and thinner to remove. It’s an interesting premise that worked well in the series’ debut, and is looking even better in its first sequel, Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.
Below, you’ll find the game’s latest promotional video, which is narrated by Warren Spector. His words detail how important the decorative substance and its chemical remover are to the title and its platform-action gameplay mechanics. Those who’ve played the first release will find all of the information to be old hat, but newcomers will find it interesting.
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two will be released on November 18 and, from what we’ve heard, the Wii U version of the...
Below, you’ll find the game’s latest promotional video, which is narrated by Warren Spector. His words detail how important the decorative substance and its chemical remover are to the title and its platform-action gameplay mechanics. Those who’ve played the first release will find all of the information to be old hat, but newcomers will find it interesting.
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two will be released on November 18 and, from what we’ve heard, the Wii U version of the...
- 10/17/2012
- by Chad Goodmurphy
- We Got This Covered
Speaking at a New York Comic-Con roundtable last weekend, Warren Spector revealed that Junction Point Studios is “not committed” to having the Wii U version of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two ready for the console’s launch, due to uncertainty in Nintendo’s approval process.
According to NintendoWorldReport, Spector’s explained that development of the Wii U version of the game started just six months ago, and there are still a few “kinks” left to fix before it goes gold. Spector then added:
“The reason why we’re not committed to a date on the Wii U version is that no one has been through Nintendo’s approval process on the Wii U. We have no idea how long it will take for the game to go through approval. Disney is not going to be the reason why it will miss [November 18].”
All the other versions of Epic Mickey...
According to NintendoWorldReport, Spector’s explained that development of the Wii U version of the game started just six months ago, and there are still a few “kinks” left to fix before it goes gold. Spector then added:
“The reason why we’re not committed to a date on the Wii U version is that no one has been through Nintendo’s approval process on the Wii U. We have no idea how long it will take for the game to go through approval. Disney is not going to be the reason why it will miss [November 18].”
All the other versions of Epic Mickey...
- 10/16/2012
- by Justin Alderman
- We Got This Covered
Immediately following Disney executive Steve Wadsworth’s Dice 2010 keynote, Gamasutra conducted an intereview with both him and fellow Disney exec Graham Hopper, and they spent this interview time wisely: by zeroing-in on Epic Mickey, which is slated for a Q4 2010 release.
Among other things, such as the influence Kingdom Hearts’ mixed-universe canon has had on the development of Epic Mickey, Hopper addressed the game’s current exclusivity to the Wii, and why the Wiimote was the primary factor in that decision, stating, “the key mechanic is an ink and paint mechanic, it seemed completely intuitive to people.”
The game initially was to be a very dark take on the Disney universe, featuring a heavy steampunk motif and lots of unnervingly ‘damaged’ cartoon characters. The decision to lock-in motion control as a key game mechanic forced the project onto the Wii, and, due to a lack of motion controls on the...
Among other things, such as the influence Kingdom Hearts’ mixed-universe canon has had on the development of Epic Mickey, Hopper addressed the game’s current exclusivity to the Wii, and why the Wiimote was the primary factor in that decision, stating, “the key mechanic is an ink and paint mechanic, it seemed completely intuitive to people.”
The game initially was to be a very dark take on the Disney universe, featuring a heavy steampunk motif and lots of unnervingly ‘damaged’ cartoon characters. The decision to lock-in motion control as a key game mechanic forced the project onto the Wii, and, due to a lack of motion controls on the...
- 2/19/2010
- by Steve Pendlebury
- GameRant
Just because Disney and Junction Point decided to make "Epic Mickey" exclusive to the Wii doesn't mean they might not change their minds and take it to other systems in the future. A multiplatform approach had been considered before Warren Spector convinced Disney to avoid the 360 and PS3, and as of right now that's still the official plan. After the initial launch, however, anything is possible.
"We have a very large audience base that has Wiis in their home", Disney exec Steve Wadsworth explained out at Dice 2010, according to Gamasutra. "That's not to say that we won't go to other platforms [in the future]."
Both Wadsworth and Disney Interactive Media Group exec Graham Hopper, to whom Spector originally pitched his one-console strategy, sounded confident in their Wii-only decision, but Hopper alluded to an alternate scenario that might have taken place if Project Natal and Sony's PS3 motion controller were already on the market.
"We have a very large audience base that has Wiis in their home", Disney exec Steve Wadsworth explained out at Dice 2010, according to Gamasutra. "That's not to say that we won't go to other platforms [in the future]."
Both Wadsworth and Disney Interactive Media Group exec Graham Hopper, to whom Spector originally pitched his one-console strategy, sounded confident in their Wii-only decision, but Hopper alluded to an alternate scenario that might have taken place if Project Natal and Sony's PS3 motion controller were already on the market.
- 2/18/2010
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Multiplayer
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Disney has confirmed the Fall 2010 release of the "Epic Mickey" videogame, starring Mickey Mouse, designed by Warren Spector's Junction Point, exclusively for the Nintendo Wii home console.
Players will control 'Mickey Mouse' as he moves around "...a world devoid of color, painting it back to life..."
Premise revolves around 'forgotten' Disney toon characters, pushed out of the spotlight by Mickey, 'Goofy' and 'Donald Duck'.
Main villain, 'Oswald the Rabbit' wants to unleash the 'Phantom Blot', oozing black ink and melting colours to threaten the Disney toon universe.
Junction Point was purchased by Disney in 2007...
Disney has confirmed the Fall 2010 release of the "Epic Mickey" videogame, starring Mickey Mouse, designed by Warren Spector's Junction Point, exclusively for the Nintendo Wii home console.
Players will control 'Mickey Mouse' as he moves around "...a world devoid of color, painting it back to life..."
Premise revolves around 'forgotten' Disney toon characters, pushed out of the spotlight by Mickey, 'Goofy' and 'Donald Duck'.
Main villain, 'Oswald the Rabbit' wants to unleash the 'Phantom Blot', oozing black ink and melting colours to threaten the Disney toon universe.
Junction Point was purchased by Disney in 2007...
- 12/23/2009
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Click images to enlarge...
Disney has confirmed the Fall 2010 release of the "Epic Mickey" videogame, designed by Warren Spector's Junction Point, exclusively for the Nintendo Wii home console.
Players will control 'Mickey Mouse' as he moves around "...a world devoid of color, painting it back to life..."
Premise revolves around 'forgotten' Disney toon characters, pushed out of the spotlight by Mickey, 'Goofy' and 'Donald Duck'.
Main villain, 'Oswald the Rabbit' wants to unleash the 'Phantom Blot', oozing black ink and melting colours to threaten the Disney toon universe.
Junction Point was purchased by Disney in 2007.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Epic Mickey"...
Disney has confirmed the Fall 2010 release of the "Epic Mickey" videogame, designed by Warren Spector's Junction Point, exclusively for the Nintendo Wii home console.
Players will control 'Mickey Mouse' as he moves around "...a world devoid of color, painting it back to life..."
Premise revolves around 'forgotten' Disney toon characters, pushed out of the spotlight by Mickey, 'Goofy' and 'Donald Duck'.
Main villain, 'Oswald the Rabbit' wants to unleash the 'Phantom Blot', oozing black ink and melting colours to threaten the Disney toon universe.
Junction Point was purchased by Disney in 2007.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Epic Mickey"...
- 11/28/2009
- by SneakPeek.Ca
- SneakPeek
Even without Warren Spector, "Deus Ex" has still manged to spawn a second sequel, and now that Eidos Interactive is owned by Square Enix, they've decided to team up for CGI cinematics in "Deus Ex 3." Though no one knows quite what the clips will look like, the team-up marks a milestone Eidos.
"'Deus Ex 3' is going to be the first project which will be a concrete product of joint effort between Square Enix and Eidos," Eidos Montreal studio manager Stephane D'Astous told Edge. "The cinematics — by which I mean any CGI pre-rendered cinematics — are going to be done in Tokyo by Square Enix, and that's going to be amazing."
Those scenes should be showing up, at least in part, in the game's trailers and introduction. Coming from the same folks who have proven themselves in the Final Fantasy series, they're going to face some big audience expectations. Everyone's excited from the sound of it,...
"'Deus Ex 3' is going to be the first project which will be a concrete product of joint effort between Square Enix and Eidos," Eidos Montreal studio manager Stephane D'Astous told Edge. "The cinematics — by which I mean any CGI pre-rendered cinematics — are going to be done in Tokyo by Square Enix, and that's going to be amazing."
Those scenes should be showing up, at least in part, in the game's trailers and introduction. Coming from the same folks who have proven themselves in the Final Fantasy series, they're going to face some big audience expectations. Everyone's excited from the sound of it,...
- 11/24/2009
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Multiplayer
Vulture have been given a preview of Tim Burton's MoMA retrospective exhibition. Two of their 33 gallery images are above. Page 3 is the eccentric little brother of Page 2 and compiles even more stories which, for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. There’s a whole heap of different items after the break - video clips, posters, pictures, odd snippets of news. Below is the poster for Tom Ford's directorial debut A Single Man. Take a good look at Colin Firth here, on his way to an Oscar and Julianne Moore, already arrived at being reason enough to see a film just by herself. The NY Times have taken a look at plans for Mickey Mouse's makeover. It will start with Warren Spector's Wii game Epic Mickey (can't wait) and move on through a "parallel but separate effort" at Disney to rethink Mickey's persona.
- 11/6/2009
- by Brendon Connelly
- Slash Film
"Epic Mickey" could become an epic franchise if it performs well enough, and Junction Point Studios' founder Warren Spector planned accordingly. Spector has launched original properties before, but this will be his first big one since Disney purchased Junction Point, and he's aiming high.
"I don't do anything that isn't extensible," Spector told 1Up.com. "And I will certainly feel like that I have not done my job if we can't make other games in this world with these characters. In my head, I've got two more planned."
Still, Spector is well aware of how unpredictable the gaming market can be.
"In the business world of reality, those games have not approved, and who knows if we'll ever see them," he said. That doesn't be mean he's not holding out for a best case scenario, though. "I had three games planned for 'Deus Ex,' and you see where that got me.
"I don't do anything that isn't extensible," Spector told 1Up.com. "And I will certainly feel like that I have not done my job if we can't make other games in this world with these characters. In my head, I've got two more planned."
Still, Spector is well aware of how unpredictable the gaming market can be.
"In the business world of reality, those games have not approved, and who knows if we'll ever see them," he said. That doesn't be mean he's not holding out for a best case scenario, though. "I had three games planned for 'Deus Ex,' and you see where that got me.
- 11/3/2009
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Multiplayer
I don’t think it’s going too far out on a limb to say that this is one of the most interesting marketing moves I’ve heard in a long time:
The Mouse House will reintroduce its famous mascot in “Epic Mickey,” a videogame due late next year that will revive several of the character’s key personality traits that have been dulled or forgotten since his introduction in the late 1920s.
Be honest now. When someone says “Disney,” what’s the first thing that pops into your head? In some regard or another, Mickey Mouse is likely to be associated with Disney. However, what does anyone really know about Mickey anymore?
If you’re like me, you simply think of Mickey Mouse as the squeaky voiced mouse with gloved hands and shorts with large buttons on them. I’m fairly sure that Mickey is supposed to be a pretty good guy,...
The Mouse House will reintroduce its famous mascot in “Epic Mickey,” a videogame due late next year that will revive several of the character’s key personality traits that have been dulled or forgotten since his introduction in the late 1920s.
Be honest now. When someone says “Disney,” what’s the first thing that pops into your head? In some regard or another, Mickey Mouse is likely to be associated with Disney. However, what does anyone really know about Mickey anymore?
If you’re like me, you simply think of Mickey Mouse as the squeaky voiced mouse with gloved hands and shorts with large buttons on them. I’m fairly sure that Mickey is supposed to be a pretty good guy,...
- 11/3/2009
- by Carly
- Atomic Popcorn
Warren Spector has revealed that upcoming Wii title Epic Mickey was originally planned as a multi-format release. According to the Official Nintendo Magazine, Spector said that the decision to make it a Wii exclusive meant that they could deliver the best possible game they could. "The reality is that we started Wii development in 2008, but before that we were a PC, PS3, and 360 title. "It's burned in my brain - [Disney Interactive boss] Graham Hopper pulled me into my office one day and said 'What does it take to deliver on the goals we have for this product? And I said, well, you need (more)...
- 11/2/2009
- by By Liam Martin
- Digital Spy
There's no doubt now that "Epic Mickey" will be a Wii-exclusive, but that wasn't originally the case. Gamers and game developers alike know that release dates and calendars for games are rarely set in stone, but not biting off more than you can chew on day one can save face from broken promises down the road. Warren Spector knows a thing or two about development cycles, having worked games like "Deus Ex" and numerous titles in the "Wing Commander" and "Ultima" series. "Epic Mickey" may have the biggest pre-roll-out hype yet for Spector and he credits Disney Interactive Studios for limiting it to one platform to allow him to meet his deadlines.
"It's burned in my brain,” Spector told Official Nintendo Magazine, “Graham Hopper [Disney Interactive boss] pulled me into my office one day and said 'What does it take to deliver on the goals we have for this product?’ "
That was apparently...
"It's burned in my brain,” Spector told Official Nintendo Magazine, “Graham Hopper [Disney Interactive boss] pulled me into my office one day and said 'What does it take to deliver on the goals we have for this product?’ "
That was apparently...
- 10/29/2009
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Multiplayer
Disney Interactive Studios has announced that new game Epic Mickey is currently in development at Warren Spector's Junction Point studio. Coming to the Wii in autumn 2010, the adventure-platform title will tap into the "rich history" of Disney and its many characters.
Blurring reality and fantasy, Epic Mickey focuses on sorcerer Yen Sid who creates a Cartoon Wasteland where all the forgotten Disney characters go to live. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit becomes the first inhabitant of the wasteland shortly after Mickey Mouse shoots to fame. However, Oswald grows to resent Mickey when the famous mouse stumbles into the wasteland and mistakenly destroys the place. After Mickey is kidnapped back into the broken world, he must survive Oswald's plan to destroy him and also return (more)...
Blurring reality and fantasy, Epic Mickey focuses on sorcerer Yen Sid who creates a Cartoon Wasteland where all the forgotten Disney characters go to live. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit becomes the first inhabitant of the wasteland shortly after Mickey Mouse shoots to fame. However, Oswald grows to resent Mickey when the famous mouse stumbles into the wasteland and mistakenly destroys the place. After Mickey is kidnapped back into the broken world, he must survive Oswald's plan to destroy him and also return (more)...
- 10/29/2009
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
The "wife test," devised by game designer Warren Spector, consists of three questions:
1) Will my wife play this game?
2) Will my wife want to play this game again?
3) Will my wife play this game even when I’m not around?
"Filler" passes the wife test like no game since "Rock Band." It’s a simple game, but that’s much of what makes it so accessible, and so addictive.
You control a dot, blowing up bubbles to fill the screen. Your bubbles get bigger as you hold down the button, but if any of the floating red dots touch your bubble before you close it off, you lose a life, and if your bubble is too small, it’ll shrink to nothing before you finish a level, and you’ll lose a life. Your beat a level by filling two-thirds of the screen, and with each level, more red dots appear.
1) Will my wife play this game?
2) Will my wife want to play this game again?
3) Will my wife play this game even when I’m not around?
"Filler" passes the wife test like no game since "Rock Band." It’s a simple game, but that’s much of what makes it so accessible, and so addictive.
You control a dot, blowing up bubbles to fill the screen. Your bubbles get bigger as you hold down the button, but if any of the floating red dots touch your bubble before you close it off, you lose a life, and if your bubble is too small, it’ll shrink to nothing before you finish a level, and you’ll lose a life. Your beat a level by filling two-thirds of the screen, and with each level, more red dots appear.
- 10/23/2009
- by Daniel McKleinfeld
- MTV Multiplayer
Disney-philes got a huge shocker this week with a newly revealed Game Informer cover that christened "Deus Ex" creator Warren Spector's new game "Epic Mickey." The game initially got tagged as a Wii exclusive, but that may not be the case as new details and rumors feed the fires of speculation.
The fact that Game Informer removed a Wii exclusivity note about "Epic Mickey" from its teaser page, may be a red flag that the game will be available on multiple platforms, as Destructoid points out in its rumor roundup, which also indicates actions in the game such as painting and erasing may be tied to the Wii Remote.
The game sounds like it will delve back into Disney's back catalog of characters and villains, reviving Walt Disney's ancient Mickey precursor Oswald the Lucky Rabbit as a villain and re-introducing Mickey's enemy the Phantom Blot.
A source also tells...
The fact that Game Informer removed a Wii exclusivity note about "Epic Mickey" from its teaser page, may be a red flag that the game will be available on multiple platforms, as Destructoid points out in its rumor roundup, which also indicates actions in the game such as painting and erasing may be tied to the Wii Remote.
The game sounds like it will delve back into Disney's back catalog of characters and villains, reviving Walt Disney's ancient Mickey precursor Oswald the Lucky Rabbit as a villain and re-introducing Mickey's enemy the Phantom Blot.
A source also tells...
- 10/7/2009
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Multiplayer
Apparently the gaming community is all gung ho this week after details emerged regarding the upcoming video game Epic Mickey, which originally was designed as a Wii exclusive, but may branch out to other systems. The reason folks are all excited over a Disney game involving Mickey Mouse is because it carries what I think is one of the coolest concepts to ever come out of the Mouse House.
Essentially, the game's plot revolves around a whole bunch of "forgotten" Disney characters who, for one reason or another, were pushed aside when the more popular characters like Mickey, Goofy and Donald took over the Disney landscape. Now, rallied together by Disney's first ever cartoon hero, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (also the game's main villain), all of these pissed off, jaded Disney characters set out to destroy the Disney universe by unleashing the Phantom Blot, which uses black ink and melting...
Essentially, the game's plot revolves around a whole bunch of "forgotten" Disney characters who, for one reason or another, were pushed aside when the more popular characters like Mickey, Goofy and Donald took over the Disney landscape. Now, rallied together by Disney's first ever cartoon hero, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (also the game's main villain), all of these pissed off, jaded Disney characters set out to destroy the Disney universe by unleashing the Phantom Blot, which uses black ink and melting...
- 10/7/2009
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
Disney has confirmed the Epic Mickey videogame, designed by Warren Spector's Junction Point, exclusively for the Nintendo Wii home console. The game is targeted for a Fall 2010 release. Players will control 'Mickey Mouse' as he moves around "...a world devoid of color, painting it back to life..." Premise revolves around 'forgotten' Disney cartoon characters pushed out of the spotlight by Mickey, 'Goofy' and 'Donald Duck'. Main villain, 'Oswald the Rabbit' looks to unleash the 'Phantom Blot', which uses black ink and melting colours to threaten the Disney universe. Founded in 2005, staffed by veterans from Ion Storm, Junction Point, noted for creating Ultima and Deus Ex, was purchased by Disney in 2007...
- 10/6/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
- Another John Woo headline announcing a project that we’ll only believe in it when we see it, Variety reports that John Woo will helm and produce Ninja Gold along with Woo's Lion Rock Prods. partner Terence Chang. Based on the idea of vidgame creator Warren Spector, this will feature a mix between action and mythology. Fox’s youth label Fox Atomic will add the film to their slate. Spector, who will exec produce, is a 20-year vet of the game industry who's developed titles like "Deux Ex: Invisible War," "Thief: Deadly Shadows" and "Underworld: The Stygian Abyss." Woo is currently working on Battle of Red Cliff - China's biggest-budgeted feature to date. Written by Wang Hui-ling, based on the classic Chinese novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," the film is set in the final days of the Han Dynasty in the year 208 and covers the war that established the Three Kingdoms period,
- 5/30/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
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