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The Walt Disney Company has announced it will consolidate Disney Interactive, announcing former co-president Jimmy Pitaro as sole head of the division. Co-president John Pleasants will step down from his current post, but plans to work closely with Pitaro "to ensure a smooth transition and serve as a strategic consultant …
Read More »Disney Interactive quarterly revenue increase led by Infinity
Disney Interactive has revealed its Q4 2013 results, reporting a year-over-year revenue increase of 107 per cent thanks to Disney Infinity. Interactive brought in $396m for the quarter, up $205m from the $191m earned in the fourth quarter of 2012. The company’s Japanese mobile business also contributed to the division’s …
Read More »Disney bets $100m on developing Infinity
Latest from struggling Disney Interactive studio sports nine-figure budget
Read More »Disney Interactive was Disney’s only loss-making business during last quarter
Perhaps this explains why Disney decided to ditch LucasArts? Disney has reported a ten per cent increase in profits for the first quarter of 2013 with net income climbing 32 per cent to $1.5bn. In fact, it was all good news for Disney with one exception. Disney Interactive posted a …
Read More »EA snaps up Star Wars game rights
DICE and Visceral working on new original Star Wars games with the Frostbite 3 engine
Read More »Castle of Illusion update unveiled, digital launch planned for summer
An HD ‘reimagining’ of the 1993 Sega Genesis release Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse has been announced for PSN, XBLA, and Steam. Sega revealed on its blog that the publisher is collaborating with Disney Interactive on the multi-platform title, with development being handled by Sega’s Aussie studio. In a …
Read More »Warren Spector saddened by Junction Point closure
Studio head says it helped him fulfil 'lifelong dreams'
Read More »Disney Epic Mickey 2 confirmed for Wii U launch
Disney’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two will be ready for the launch of Wii U on November 30th. The Epic Mickey series began in 2010 and is created by popular development legend Warren Spector. It brought back classic Disney characters, including Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the precursor to …
Read More »‘Disney, EA, Dena and Gree fought for Omgpop’
Draw Something popularity escalated into bidding war, report claims
Read More »Junction Point teams with Blitz for Epic Mickey 2
Longstanding UK independent studio contributing to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 editions
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