Industry luminary Warren Spector--developer of Deus Ex and, more recently, the upcoming Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two--has weighed in on all of the next-gen console hype and speculation that's been floating around. It appears that Spector views video game technology much like any artist would view his paint, canvass, and brush. Simply having better tools doesn't necessarily make what's produced with those tools better by proxy. That's more of a creative problem.

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Warren Spector has become obsessed. Calling Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two "the worst-kept secret in the industry, he revealed the inspiration for the game was his infatuation with one of the original game's main protagonists: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

"I was always intrigued by the story of Oswald," said Spector, sporting a burnt orange Oswald shirt. "But I became enamored with him by making the game. I really liked Oswald being a foil for Mickey, and when Disney approached me to make this game, I had to do it."

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Apparently, Warren Spector wasn't exactly happy with how the original Epic Mickey turned out. But he's getting a second chance to make significant changes with a newly-announced sequel. Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is heading to Wii--and unlike its predecessor, to PS3 and Xbox 360 as well.

The sequel will also have co-op play, where one player plays Mickey and the other can play as Oswald the Rabbit, a character that Walt Disney originally lost in a contract dispute (but reacquired the rights to in 2006).

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Warren Spector, the industry luminary responsible for overseeing the development of such beloved games as System Shock and Deus Ex, has been revealed as this year's recipient of the twelfth Game Developers Conference Association's Lifetime Achievement Award.

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