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Disney ends Infinity, shuts down game production

ceratop001ceratop001 Member RarePosts: 1,594
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Disney will stop production of its popular toys-to-life game franchise Disney Infinity, the company said.

The series allowed players to add new characters and challenges to the game by using a special dock with real-world toys.

It was initially launched in 2013, and released its third major version in August 2015.

Disney said the game did not perform as well as expected, and that it would stop publishing its own console games.

News of the change, which will see future Disney games produced under licence, came in an earnings report published by the company. The closure of Disney Infinity was also confirmed by John Blackburn, the division's head.

A woman plays Disney Infinity at the E3 conference 2015

Figures released in the report showed a $147 million charge "in connection with the discontinuation of our self-published console games business, principally Infinity".

The game studio behind the series, Avalanche Software, is expected to close as a result.

Disney also shut down video game studio LucasArts when it acquired the Star Wars franchise, choosing instead to develop Star Wars games under licensing agreements.

Full Story: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36268193





 

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  • DistopiaDistopia Member EpicPosts: 21,183
    My wife will be disappointed by this news, she's been collecting these things for a while now. 

    For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson


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  • GruntyGrunty Member EpicPosts: 8,657
    Distopia said:
    My wife will be disappointed by this news, she's been collecting these things for a while now. 
    In 20 years they might have some value again.
    "I used to think the worst thing in life was to be all alone.  It's not.  The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone."  Robin Williams
  • gervaise1gervaise1 Member EpicPosts: 6,919
    Whither Skylanders and Amiibo?
  • gervaise1gervaise1 Member EpicPosts: 6,919
    blueturtle13 said:
    Torval said:
    I almost bought into some of these because my daughter loves Amiibos, but she never got into Infinity. It reinforces my skepticism and lack of confidence in non or lite gaming companies that put out computer game products. How long will they actually support it before they ditch it. It's one of the gripes I have with Microsoft game publishing.
    Agreed. Disney has never taken gaming serious, which honestly is a surprise to me.
    Unlike serious companies like SoE / DBG; NCSoft; EA or Activision ....
  • DistopiaDistopia Member EpicPosts: 21,183
    Grunty said:
    Distopia said:
    My wife will be disappointed by this news, she's been collecting these things for a while now. 
    In 20 years they might have some value again.
    Heh, I doubt that TBH, most things are too over produced in this day and age to gain recurring rare value. 

    For every minute you are angry , you lose 60 seconds of happiness."-Emerson


  • johndoepjohndoep Member UncommonPosts: 71
    Not so infinite after all
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