Disney has announced in an earnings statement, which was also relayed on Twitter, that the company has cancelled the Infinity video game line. Taking a $147,000,000 charge, it is effectively the end of Disney as a video game publisher. This is because Disney has shut down their video game publishing division. They have also closed Avalanche Software. Avalanche Software developed the Infinity games as a subsidiary of Disney when Disney acquired the studio in 2005, and has been a developer of video games since the days of the SEGA Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
The last installment in the Disney Infinity series was Disney Infinity 3.0, which was released last year.
Disney cancels struggling Infinity video game line. Takes $147 million charge. End of Disney as video game publisher.
— Ben Fritz (@benfritz) May 10, 2016
BREAKING: News is just coming in, but Disney has shut down their game publishing division.
Disney Infinity is no more.
— Infinity Inquirer (@InfinityInq) May 10, 2016
BREAKING: Disney has closed Avalanche Software as well.#DisneyInfinity
— Infinity Inquirer (@InfinityInq) May 10, 2016
WHAT… THE… FLYING… F***!?
Indeed. With their own studio, they could very well have created games for their own movies, and with a studio so close, they could very easily have started development early on into the films production, while keeping the secret of the film contained.
All of this went wasted because someone within the ranks couldn’t put two and two together.
We probably don’t care too much about their games but just think about how many jobs were lost.
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I hope the workers can find new jobs with their already established skill set.
Good thing I don’t care about the game. I feel bad for those who do though.
This totally came out of the blue though…
JEESH
That’s kind of a
big drop??
I mean it’s one thing to stop Disney Infinity, I guess, but totally stopping games? ..ouch
I’m not too into Disney games or the game I’m going to mention but does this news mean Kingdom Hearts is dead?
It’s a pretty popular franchise to kill.
No, that’s safe because Square Enix is in charge of both the development & publishing of the Kingdom Hearts franchise.
Oh, okay.
Lol, there would have been a flood of tears.
flood of blood!* Fixed it for you. lol
How peculiar!
wow i thought this was an April Fools joke at first, then I realized it’s May 10th, 2016.
How?
Time is a cruel mistress.
I thought it was an April Fools prank, as well. I am utterly speechless and now sad…
An extremely late & very terrible April Fool’s Joke at that. I still don’t fully believe this, though. @.@
did that game work offline?
Well, at least there’s Kingdom Hearts (even if Square is the one that develops it).
Jesus fucking Christ, that’s drastic.
Wow.
This better not affect Kingdom Hearts.
Since Square Enix is the one developing all the Kingdom Hearts games, it shouldn’t have any impact whatsoever… As long as Disney doesn’t recall permission to use their properties for some stupid reason (I have faith in Disney that they most likely wouldn’t do that though).
Companies sign contracts for everything these days. It is likely they there was a signed agreement between the two companies in order for SE to use Disney properties. I doubt they are able to revoke it without penalty.
Thank Arceus, collecting all Infinities and amiibos was beginning to get out of hand.
Wow…really? I guess they’re simply going to license any future properties out to other publishers like with Star Wars.
Still, I’m pretty bummed – the figures are great to display, and while the game had its flaws, it was enjoyable and something my wife and I could play together. At least we’ll still have 2.0 and 3.0, but no new future content (aside from 2 new sets and 3 new figures they announced before the discontinuation) and no 4.0? Dang.
I doubt they’d stop making the figurines, though. I mean, aren’t they at least making bank on those alone?
Dunno. I would hope that they’d keep making figurines, but they were an integral part of the game, so who knows how many people who buy them just as display items? Disney already makes figurines, so it’s possible that if they offer them at a lower price point through the Infinity line, they could be cutting into sales of their other products.
lol
I should buy some of them to resell them xD
so I gues that puts an extra nail in the coffin of epic mickey 3 oh well
I’ve never been into Disney games but this is still a shock that Disney is out of the video game business now. Well the company still has big bucks with their theme parks, films and Disney channel.
Can only be a good thing for Amiibo sales though right?
Not necessarily. It could mean that the nfc figures fad is coming to an end. Even Skylanders isn’t exactly flying off the shelves the way it did when it first came out. Maybe it’s run its course, like the guitar hero/rock band fad.
I KNEW IT!
https://youtu.be/gbt61vcAkG0
We’re getting old…
https://youtu.be/dATjX87L09M
Wow.. i lived in Passaic ones and i collected all these toys but i stop when i moved to NYC. Was er, b-b good times.. nvm bad times cause this damn game froze my Wii U when i was creating a sandbox game, it lags in the HUB when you put alot of stuff, and online IS AWFUL omg lol.
Wait…so no more Disney Infinity figures? :O
Update here: http://www.disneyinteractive.com/blog/update-disney-infinity/
Yay!
so what about games produced off Disney owned IP? mickey, marvel, star wars, …..wtf? I dont even like them and I’m mad
That’s absurdly sudden.
I thought Disney wanted to make this sort of empire across all forms of media but they just stopped for games altogether, wow!
It almost feels as if an important game developer commited suicide. What the hell happened?
They could have just ended the Disney Infinity toy-line ,they didn’t have to close their gaming division
thank #### for that disney games lacked the enjoyment final fantasy did plus the avatars looked to cutesy for me sorry to those i upset with that statement
Awesome!
Isn’t that the third time Disney stops publishing games or something? That’s sad, but here’s to hope they’ll come back again one more time.
I’m sorry but this should come as no surprise to many or even any, as it has been evident that the Disney series has been on the decline with both their figures and their video games sales for sometime now. And when I mean sometime now, I mean at least a year and some change – maybe more.
Kids these days don’t care about video games. They just wanna swoop their finger around on a tablet without thought or skill.
Well if you think, this perhaps is More Fuel for Star Wars to LEGO Dimensions?
http://www.thebrickfan.com/disney-infinity-cancelled-more-fuel-for-star-wars-to-lego-dimensions/#disqus_thread
However the Marvel Universe is a big NO when it comes to a game where DC is already in it.
HAHAHAHA! Ohohoh yes! Finally!
Now if they could just withdraw their character rights from Squenix, Kancer Farts can stop, too! :’D
:O I just had a total jaw drop when I saw that headline.
And yet, I have never played any of their games.
Holy shit. I’ve never played a Disney game, but I had no idea they were doing so poorly. I find it hard to believe that Disney could fail in anything, especially considering their massive number of diverse IP’s. Does anyone know if this affects Marvel or Lucasarts at all?
Well, the Lucasarts IPs have been with EA since the buyout, as you can see with all those new EA Star Wars games. Marvel licenses are ??? for now, here’s to hope to a new Marvel vs Capcom.
I would love for a Marvel vs. Capcom to happen if Disney weren’t being dickish since the buyout. Copies of the third game had been limited and both DLC characters were removed because of them. This makes me more worried about a MvC4 if they were in control.
Hopefully this will give Lucasarts a bit more freedom. I remember a couple games got cancelled after Disney bought them out; 1313 in particular. I was so hyped for that game, then just like that, it was cancelled.
Lucasarts as a studio doesn’t exist anymore fam. Just their IPs.
True they don’t exist as a developer, but they still exist as a publisher. They can at the very least offer ideas to EA. Back in December, the president of Lucasfilm, which is the parent of Lucasarts, said that they were still looking at their old ideas, including 1313.
Maybe it will be Disney Vs Marvel Vs Capcom. Donald Duck can finally battle Howard the Duck to the death.
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Might have to make sure to grab some infinity figures now then. A cancellation can cause weird forms of scalping
That came out of nowhere. While I have barely played any Disney games, I’m shocked all the same.
Well that was shortsighted and dumb as fuck.
This might explain http://www.lianakerzner.com/2016/05/10/farewell-toy-box-six-reasons-disney-infinity-suffered-from-slow-growth/
Disney Infinity was not very good. Just about every game Disney releases was extremely mediocre, and the sales were too. With Marval movies doing so well I sort of understand the reasoning behind this. However Disney is not going to be able to ride Marvels coat tails for too much longer. People will eventually get tired of the Avengers.
I already am. Not just Avengers, but all superhero stuff in general.
Superhero movies are to the movie industry what CoD is to the gaming industry: there are too fucking many of them. The market has been supersaturated with them and it is NOT good.
I’m gonna partially disagree with that last statement. We’re seeing a huge surge in superhero movies and a good many of them are unnecessary or shouldn’t be done. But in Marvel’s case, it’s being done correctly. Marvel isn’t just releasing a bunch of standalone movies. They’re building an entire universe where every movie is interconnected. They’re doing the same thing as any other movie series.
Now other movies? X-men finally has good movies, so I’ll give them a pass; Spiderman and Fantastic Four should not be touched again until they’re in Marvel’s hands and can be included in the same universe; and DC as a whole should stop making movies, take a step back, regroup, and come back when they have a more solid plan. They’re just trying to do what Marvel’s doing, but worse.
Even though I look forward to Suicide Squad, I agree DC should take a step back from the movie industry & quit trying to rush a cinematic universe just so they can quickly compete with Marvel’s cinematic universe. Oh & Spider-Man is back in Marvel’s hands. Sony is pretty much just a publisher for Spider-Man movies now. They’ll still get a say in the matter but Marvel has most of the control now since Sony accepts the fact they failed twice with Spider-Man & don’t want to damage a movie franchise of him any further. I wish we could say the same about Fox with Fantastic Four, though. :/ Personally, I think Fox can be real assholes at times. I think they’d rather continue forcing shitty Fantastic Four movies on people than ever give the movie rights back to Marvel. Unless Marvel promises them something big in return, Fantastic Four is screwed. :/
I suggest you never get into the comics then. If you think there are too many superhero movies, your head will self destruct when you see the number of comics.
Lol I tried to get into dc comics a couple years ago. Before I even started, I had to take time to research which order I should read them in and which ones were still canon and which ones were most worth reading. I haven’t really gotten into them much since. That’s why I like the cinematic universe. It gives me a general view of the comic books and then I can look further into anything that interests me.
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I wonder if this mean their rival brand Lego Dimensions can now use Star Wars characters
So with this news, that means Disney will be giving publishing rights to other video game companies now. Let’s hope EA isn’t allowed to get their grubby paws on anymore video game rights, though.