Category: Disney Interactive

Earlier on XboxAchievements.com, new achievements were posted for Disney Infinity 3.0. There are five new Achievements each for both the Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set and the Finding Dory Play Set. Though these Achievements did not show up in the recent final update, it is possible that they could be added in once the Finding Dory Play Set releases on June 17th.

Normally when Achievements or Trophies leak like this, it is the result of developers unlocking them during testing. This does not necessarily guarantee that these unlockables will be added to the game, but it does nearly confirm the existence of them.

These are the Achievements/Trophies for the Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set.

As well as the ones for the Finding Dory Play Set.

Disney Interactive has just released Finding Dory: Just Keep Swimming, a new mobile game available now for $3.99 on iOS, Android, and Windows 10.

Throughout the game’s 13 levels, players guide Dory across the map through mazes while journeying through the story of Finding Dory. Currently, only the first 11 levels are available. The final two levels will be released after the film hits theaters. Dory and Marlin tell the narrative together and along the way players encounter characters such as Nemo, Hank, Bailey, and Destiny.

Before each level, Dory asks the player to select two items from a handful of options, these items appear later in the levels to fill in the gaps of the story. This adds a Mad Libs-esqu element to the game that makes the story more fun for the younger audience that the game is clearly intended for.

The game is also coming to Apple TV and the Amazon Appstore later this month.

It has now been a few days since Disney announced the cancellation of Disney Infinity, the closure of Avalanche Software, and that Disney is pulling out of video game publishing. This made no sense at first seeing as Disney was just bragging a few months ago about how Disney Infinity was the best selling Toys-to-Life game on the market. Upon first discovering this news, I was devastated. After all, Disney Infinity has grown to be truly one of the most creative and unique games with a deeply passionate community. Though the more I thought about it, the more it made sense.

Activision’s Skylanders has been on the decline for the past few years and with last year’s inclusion of LEGO Dimensions, the market has begun to get both crowded and fatigued. Even though Disney has been out-performing the competition, they have not necessarily been making a fortune. Sure, Disney Infinity has been making money and is no doubt a success, but the perhaps Disney saw the writing on the wall. After all, it is better to get out while you still can.

Though the news is sad, this is not the end of seeing Disney owned properties in video games. Disney has stated that moving forward, their plan is to license out Disney properties to other publishers. This is similar to Disney’s current deal that EA that allows them licensing to create Star Wars games. Various publishers will now theoretically be able to get the rights to any Disney property. This opens up a whole new world of possibilities for Disney related video games.

We now live in a world where video games based off of licensed properties can be just as good as original IPs (e.g. the Batman Arkham series). Theoretically, Ubisoft could now make the greatest Avengers game the world has ever seen. This realization of new possibilities is exciting and perhaps it is the true silver lining in all of this. After all, Disney does not necessarily have the best track record for making good Disney games, but other companies do. Some of the most beloved Disney related games of all time include Duck Tales, Aladdin, and Kingdom Hearts, all of which were not created by Disney. Without Disney limiting their properties to just themselves, other developers can get their hands on Disney IPs and create more fantastic games.

Of course, the future is currently shaky. Disney Infinity still has a few months of content left before it is officially over and until something new is announced, we will still only have the cancellation of Disney Infinity to dwell on.

Are you excited for the future of Disney video games? Let us know what you think!

Disney Interactive has just launched Disney Movies VR for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Available for free on Steam, the app allows users to explore the worlds of recent Disney films like never before.

Currently, the app offers players access to explore a hub world featuring “parks” from Star Wars, Avengers, and The Jungle Book. These experiences differ from one movie to another. For example, The Jungle Book includes 3D interactive scenes from the movie, while the Captain America: Civil War experience is a 360-degree virtual theater showing footage from the red carpet premier of the film.

Clearly, the app is not intended to be Disney Interactive’s next big venture, but it is a nice tech demo that showcases the potential of VR. Perhaps Disney has plans to do more with VR in the near future!

A listing on Amazon UK has provided further details about the upcoming Finding Dory Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0. We already knew that this would be the final playset released for Disney Infinity, as it was announced last week along with the news that the game was coming to an end (see here).

Interestingly, it looks like the playset will only feature one character in the box, much like the Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set. Avalanche has confirmed that Nemo will be available as well so it seems that he will be sold as a stand alone figure. Though no price point was provided on the listing, it is safe to assume that the play set will be priced at $30 like the Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set, rather than the $35 price point use for two-figure play sets.

A picture of Dory not on a box of macaroni and cheese. Still curious as to how this character will move on land…

The new play set piece looks nice and detailed.