SEGA and Disney Interactive have officially announced the Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse release date, as well as its price and pre-order specials. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse, the fantastical re-imagining of the original SEGA Genesis game, will release on PS3 on Sept. 3 and on Xbox 360 on Sept. 4. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse will only be released as a digital download via PlayStation Network (PSN) and Xbox Live Arcade. The game will cost $14.99/£ 9.99 on PS3 and €14.99/1200 … [Read more...]
Disney Planes Video Game Takes Off on Wii U, 3DS
Disney Interactive's Disney Planes video game has taken off at retailers today exclusively for Nintendo platforms. The Nintendo-exclusive title marks Disney's new strategy to publish titles only on systems and with partners that make strategic sense. Naturally, the Disney Planes video game is a logical fit for the family-friendly Wii U and 3DS, as well as the Wii and standard DS. Inspired by Disney's upcoming animated film based in a world similar to Cars, the Disney Planes video game takes players on a sky-high … [Read more...]
Disney Infinity Davy Jones Figure Toy Unboxing Video
One of the busiest booths at E3 2013 was Disney Interactive, largely because of their t-shirt press but also because of Disney Infinity, a new game a la Skylanders where real-life toys can be placed on a portal to have that figure/character appear in the on-screen game. I’ve long been a fan of the Disney Parks and Pirates of the Caribbean, so I was eager to see what Disney had up its sleeve for those franchises in Disney Infinity. Lucky me, I got to see Captain Barbossa and Davy Jones. I was fortunate enough to walk … [Read more...]
Disney Infinity Capt. Barbossa Toy Unboxing Video
One of our initial stops at E3 2013 was the Disney Interactive booth to see Disney Infinity, a new game a la Activision's Skylanders in which players can place a real-life toy on an NFC-enabled portal to have that toy appear as a playable character in the game. The Skylanders games have been two of my kids' favorite games in recent years, so they put me "on assignment" to see Disney Infinity -- which I was intending to do anyway. After all, as a big Pirates of the Caribbean and Disney Parks fan, I was eager to see … [Read more...]
Disney Infinity – Exclusive E3 Lone Ranger Gameplay Video
We had the good fortune to party with Disney Interactive on Sunday night, just two days before E3, to learn more about Disney Infinity and take a walk through the in-game worlds of The Lone Ranger (revealed late last week) and Monsters University. Before the event, Disney was generous enough to let us watch the first 37 minutes of the upcoming Monsters University film, as well as a 15-minute clip of The Lone Ranger, because both films provide great backdrops and characters for the Disney Infinity game. After watching … [Read more...]
Disney Infinity Lone Ranger Play Set Unveiled — First Video and Pics
Having thoroughly enjoyed the Skylanders games, I (and millions of other gamers) are eager to see more of Disney Infinity at E3 next week. Disney Interactive obviously knows this, so today they released the first details about the Lone Ranger play set for Disney Infinity, which is set to release in August. Disney Infinity is a new toy- and game-based franchise starring characters from Walt Disney and Pixar Studios' most popular movies. Players can place real-world toy versions of their favorite Disney characters onto … [Read more...]
Disney’s Planes Coming to Nintendo Platforms — Only — in August
Disney Interactive is hard at work on a game tied to the upcoming feature film "Disney's Planes," with every Nintendo platform slated to get a version. Owners of an Xbox 360 or PlayStation device, however, won't apparently have the same opportunity to take to the skies with characters from the movie. Disney's Planes, a flying adventure video game inspired by the upcoming animated comedy adventure film, will be available exclusively for the Wii U, Wii, 3DS and DS. The game will ship on August 6, three days before the … [Read more...]
Disney Infinity Character Pre-Orders Now Available at Amazon
The sun is out, everyone's back from their Disney-related spring break, and now is the time to leverage that excitement by pre-ordering your Disney Infinity characters from Amazon. I'll be the first to admit my massive man-crush on all things Disney, and seeing the game studio that Mickey build take a page from the Skylanders playbook with its forthcoming Disney Infinity has me all twitterpated. If you're at all like me, you're interested in pre-ordering some of these characters from Amazon. So, what are you waiting … [Read more...]
Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure Ships for Nintendo Wii, 3DS
Would-be Disney princesses everywhere have a new Wii and 3DS game to fawn over, as Disney Interactive has shipped Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure for both Nintendo systems. There's also a Windows PC/Mac version. Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure immerses players in the enchanted worlds of Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Rapunzel and Tiana, and gives them the power to save their favorite Princesses by wielding a magic wand. In Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure, players will take on the role of an … [Read more...]
Disney Pixar’s Brave: The Video Game Review
Like many movie-based games, Disney Pixar’s Brave video game borrows most of its situations from its big-screen brother, and as is the case with Disney tie-ins in particular, it’s tempting to think the game’s designed solely for kids. Well, I’m an adult, I saw the movie, and I enjoyed the game. In fact, I was curious if the fact that I had seen the Brave movie would help me at all or sway me one way or another as to its quality of gameplay. As it turns out, you don’t need to see the movie to understand the game, … [Read more...]