Fate of Epic Mickey developer unclear, shutdown rumored

by Andrew Yoon, Jan 28, 2013 3:45pm PST

Junction Point, the Texas-based developer of the Epic Mickey franchise, is in trouble. In fact, Warren Spector's studio may be getting shut down entirely.

Joystiq noticed a tweet from Austin-based Roberts Space Industries: "Second 21 gun salute for a studio in 7 days. Fare-the-well Junction Point! We hope that you all find new studios soon!" Last week, Vigil Games also shut down after failing to be acquired at the THQ fire sale.

Cuts at the studio were seemingly inevitable after Epic Mickey 2 launched to both critical and financial failure. According to Joystiq, the sequel sold only 270K copies in North America last year. While we've sent request for comments from Disney and Spector, Kotaku's Jason Schreier brings up a good point: "Very weird that the only source for Junction Point rumors is one tweet. If the studio has shut down, shouldn't there be more by now?"

We'll update this story with more information as it comes.

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Junction Point, the Texas-based developer of the Epic Mickey franchise, is in trouble. In fact, Warren Spector's studio may be getting shut down entirely.

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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 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
      
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      Gawd, I wanted the Pirates game so bad.
      
      Jan 28, 2013 4:42pm PST
      
      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

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