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Disney Infinity opens up its Toy Box, gives us a look inside
Toy Box mode is Disney Infinity's sandbox creation side, allowing you to construct your own worlds in real-time. What you create is based on what in-game content you've unlocked. It's an open-ended mode where Disney franchises can collide within the same arena, though we suppose that can be said about Disney infinity in general too. %Gallery-192438%
Disney Interactive down $54 million in Q2
By the end of the second quarter of its fiscal year, Disney Interactive was once again the media conglomerate's only unprofitable sector, reporting a $54 million operating income (read: pre-tax) loss for the three month period ending March 31, 2013. This is, however, a 22 percent year-over-year improvement when compared to Q2 2012's reported operating income loss of $70 million. Disney contributes the loss to "growth at our Japan mobile business from a licensing agreement that started in February 2012 and lower acquisition accounting expense at our social games business." No mention is made of Junction Point Studios, which Disney closed in January after lackluster sales of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, or of the company's forthcoming game/toy platform Disney Infinity.
Disney brings out Lasseter for Disney Infinity teaser
Disney is all-in on Disney Infinity. To help make this abundantly clear, here's Pixar's Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter and Avalanche Software (not to be confused with Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios) CEO John Blackburn talking about 'Toy Box.' Infinity is currently scheduled to release in August. %Gallery-187489%
Disney Infinity shows off 'Toy Box' gameplay
The struggling Disney Interactive division's non-mobile hopes and dreams are all-in on Disney Infinity. Here's the company showing off gameplay of the game's Toy Box mode. Disney recently delayed Disney Infinity by two months to "capitalize on the critical fall retail season."
Disney Infinity pushed back to Aug. 18 NA, Aug. 20 overseas, Aug. 23 UK
Disney Infinity signs on in North America on August 18, with the international release in most regions set for August 20. Speaking to the New York Times, Disney Interactive co-president John Pleasants said the multiplatform game's two month delay from an initial June window was one of "opportunity" rather than necessity."We could deliver in June if we wanted to," Pleasants told the New York Times. "Will a two-month timing change help us? Sure, of course. It gives us a little more time to add bells and whistles and make sure it really sings and pops."When approached, Disney Interactive provided us with the folllowing statement from Pleasants: "We have moved the launch date for Disney Infinity to August 18 to capitalize on the critical fall retail season."A Disney Interactive spokesperson also told Joystiq the UK release date is August 23.Disney Infinity, which incorporates physical Disney toy figures and spans many of the company's high profile properties, looks a powerful competitor to Activision's Skylanders series. While the New York Times reports Pleasants "downplayed comparisons" between the two franchises, he did say of Skylanders Swap Force's fall release that "it's good to be first and really lean into the most important selling season of the year."
Disney Infinity's Cars set on display in these screens and trailer
Disney Infinity's Cars-themed play set springs to life in these screens and trailer, showing Lightning McQueen, Mater, Holley Shiftwell and Francesco Bernoulli racing through Radiator Springs. The game combines physical figures with virtual play areas, each play set costing $34.99 in addition to the starter pack's $74.99 cost.Previously announced play set themes include The Incredibles, Monsters University and Pirates of the Caribbean. Disney Infinity is set to arrive in June for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Wii U and 3DS. %Gallery-179654%
Disney Infinity screens pull more properties out of the Toy Box
The latest batch of Disney Infinity screens shows a bit of frolicking on the campus of Monsters University, along with some of the insane possibilities of the Toy Box mode. You will race tiny cars against Davy Jones while being chased by a Recognizer.%Gallery-178653%
Disney Infinity's fourth play set features Pixar's Cars
The latest issue of Game Informer has details on the fourth play set announced for Disney Infinity, the Avalanche Software-developed game combining virtual play areas and characters with physical toys. Pixar's Cars universe will join Pirates of the Carribbean, Monsters Inc, and The Incredibles as announced properties contributing a play set to the Disney Infinity platform.The first three universes are set to be included in a Starter Pack available for $74.99, while play sets like this one will cost $34.99, and add about six to nine hours of gameplay to the proceedings. In addition to the Cars world and the characters (including Lightning McQueen, Mater, Holley Shiftwell and Francesco Bernoulli), the set will also have extra items like track pieces and other goodies from the town of Radiator Springs.Disney Infinity is set to debut on store shelves this June, and the company says we'll see more play sets announced as ready for launch before then.
Disney Infinity makers confirm annual rollout, future content on disc
Disney Infinity's executive producer John Vignocchi has told Videogamer.com that the new series (which uses physical toys to access digital content) is targeted for a yearly release schedule. The starter pack of the brand new "gaming platform" is due out this June, and Vignocchi says it will contain content for the first 12 months of the title, some of which is still unannounced. That means that hackers who are able to dive into the disc's code may indeed find so-far-unrevealed Disney characters and movies, a possibility that Vignocchi confirms developer Avalanche Software has "made the film-makers aware of." "There's absolute potential that people are going to see characters prior to their PR campaigns kicking off," says Vignocchi, adding that he hopes that won't "ruin the magic for the consumer." Future consoles, he promises, will allow for more widespread digital distribution of the new content, which means Disney will be able to release it out into the wild as needed. "But given the current generation of consoles," says Vignocchi, "the content needs to be on the disc."
Disney Infinity starter pack priced $74.99, Play Sets $34.99
The Disney Infinity starter pack, which will include the game, three figures and their three respective 'Play Sets,' will cost $74.99 when it debuts this June. The three figures bundled with the starter pack are Pirates of the Caribbean's Jack Sparrow, The Incredibles' Mr Incredible, and Sully of Monsters University.Each of the 20 launch figures has its own associated 'Play Set,' these being gameplay worlds and stories linked to the character and their original habitat. Play Sets will cost $34.99, while Power Disc bundles, which sit underneath character figures and provide in-game buffs, will start at $4.99.If you want to learn more, check out Mike Schramm's in-depth look at Disney's newly unveiled answer to Skylanders.
Disney reaches into the Toy Box with the new Infinity platform
The signs were all there in the rumors leading up to yesterday's big Disney Infinity reveal in Los Angeles. Disney's been working on a new gaming "platform," designed to bring all of its properties together in one IP spanning across multiple consoles and outlets. But the one note we missed was the most important: this game is connected to a series of real toys that interact with Disney's digital worlds, Skylanders-style.There are a few important differences, but the similarities between Activision's enormously popular toys-into-games platform and Disney's new Infinity initiative are quite striking. Both are inspired by smaller developers with big ideas: Toys for Bob on the Activision side, and Avalanche Software on Disney's, which developed the "Toy Box" idea in a much smaller form as part of the Toy Story 3 game. Both are big, expandable product lines with lots of options for console (and eventually mobile) titles, and both take retail-friendly physical toys and tie them directly into engagement-friendly video game experiences.Oh, and both franchises are probably going to make their owners lots and lots of money.%Gallery-176450%
Disney Infinity powered by plastic Incredibles, Monsters, Pirates toys; launches in June
Disney Infinity will use plastic, real-life characters from Disney franchises to power a game based on Toy Story 3: The Video Game's Toy Box mode. Think Skylanders with Disney characters, all thrown into a sandbox game. Disney Infinity is set to launch in June.Disney Infinity will launch with 20 characters, initially based on Monsters University, The Incredibles and Pirates of the Caribbean. The starter pack comes with three characters: Sulley from Monsters University, Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates and Mr. Incredible from The Incredibles. Each franchise is its own world, called a Play Set, that can be combined with the Play Sets of other characters' franchises.Disney Infinity will also use "Power Discs," physical items that players use with the Play Set base to unlock items and customization. There are two types of Power Discs: One is a circular coin stacked under the character to add buffs, and the other is hexagonal and provides items. One Power Disc, for example, unlocks an in-game rideable Dumbo. The Play Set base can fit two characters and one Power Disc.The game supports up to four players online or two in split-screen. Avalanche Software is developing Disney Infinity for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, Wii U, 3DS, PC and mobile. The above reveal trailer offers the first glimpse of Disney's new game, including cameos from Cars and Toy Story characters and The Nightmare Before Christmas' Jack Skellington.Check out our photos straight from the Disney Infinity announcement below, complete with Power Discs from Brave, Tangled, Peter Pan, Dumbo, Frankenweenie, Bolt and one showing Kermit the Frog on a red bus.%Gallery-176450%
Rumor: Disney Infinity is a sandbox game for consoles, iOS and Android
Next month, Disney Infinity will be revealed to the press at an event in Los Angeles. Aside from a lenticular invitation, there's nothing else concrete on Disney Infinity right now.According to a Polygon source, what we're going to see is an open-world sandbox game with characters from Disney and Pixar. It mixes elements of Minecraft, such as building, with Just Cause's open-world gameplay – if you played Toy Story 3: The Video Game, it sounds reminiscent of that game's Toy Box mode. In fact, "Toy Box" is a codename for a project that sounds an awful lot like these rumors about Disney Infinity.Disney Infinity is rumored to be on multiple platforms, including current consoles, iOS and Android devices, with development duties falling squarely on Utah-based Avalanche Software, the same developer responsible for Toy Story 3: The Game. According to Polygon's report, the mobile versions of Disney Infinity lacked the building aspects seen in the console versions. It also suggests that Disney considers the game as a "platform" to be expanded with more characters and scenarios as time goes by.
Disney Interactive revealing 'Disney Infinity' next month
Disney Interactive will unveil a new "gaming initative" called Disney Infinity on Jan. 15, according to an invitation received today by Joystiq. Disney Interactive co-president John Pleasants and Disney/Pixar CCO John Lasseter will speak at the event, suggesting that Disney Infinity is a Big Deal. The lenticular card also suggests a big deal.An interview with Disney CEO Robert Iger in October revealed plans for something called "Toy Box," which would have Disney and Pixar characters interacting in games across multiple platforms. It's possible that Disney has renamed that project "Infinity." We'll find out in January.
