Fate of Epic Mickey developer unclear, shutdown rumored

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  Ok i've heard enough of the layoffs... You want change in your studio and don't want to put out a garbage... : TotalRecall
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    That's not how Disney operates. They made an effort for a couple years to make good games, but slowly didn't' care because the bottom line was that Hannah Montana iphone games made a lot more money.
    
    Can't blame JP or Spector completely for shoveling out crappy games. There was some good ideas in there, but the structure at Disney shutting down their game production is the cause of it all.

    Jan 28, 2013 4:10pm PST
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    That's not how Disney operates. They made an effort for a couple years to make good games, but slowly did... : Sephiras
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      The first studios to fall victim to that change were Black Rock (Pure, Split Second) and Propaganda (whic... : the archvile
      • Gawd, I wanted the Pirates game so bad. : Earl Greigh
  • You are describing mock reviews. Big publishers do them, a lot. A lot of people who freelance write abo... : Professer12
  • Phew thanks this is just the advice they needed. : DasCracky
  • You are talking about focus groups basically and making a game geared to focus groups isn't going to guar... : Fred Garvin
• ...and it all started with a trade in 2006 between Disney and NBC: Al Michaels for Oswald the Lucky Rabbi... : the archvile
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  Did Epic Mickey 2 ever come out for PC? : soundcreepy
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    no : shirif
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      Hopefully they aren't outright cancelled, I am still strangely interested. : soundcreepy
      • It's really mediocre. And I say that as someone who genuinely enjoyed the first game. :( : jason bergman
• I'll say it again. Forget Disney Warren, come back and make another immersive simulation. : Xulu
• After playing the first one just in the last few months, I can't say that I'm surprised. There was potent... : snubble100
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  Rumor on the street is that Retro Studios has hired staff from Vigil, Junction Point and Bioware Austin. ... : Derringer
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    On the upside, Retro is still around and making games. C'mon, Metroid Prime U! : Schnapple
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      isnt there also a rumor going around that retro is "Working on a big N franchise in secret that will be u... : vitek r
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        their Wikipedia article quotes something to the effect of "we're working on something everyone wants us t... : Schnapple
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          2d metroid plz : Chandler55
          • Super Metroid U with the Shadow Complex 2D/3D thing. I need to change my pants now. : riptyde
        • F2P Myst MMO. Pay 1 dollar to rotate a tower 0.1 degrees. : GreatGooglyMoogly
      • Yeah, that or my secret hope is Star Fox. I'd love to see a Metroid game but that's pretty much a given ... : one random winner
      • The other part of the rumor is that it's a franchise that people would expect Retro to make. : Derringer
    • Oh I know! I just got my copy of Metroid Prime Trilogy the other day, so excited to play them again! : Derringer