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Disney Infinity 3.0 General Discussion Topic "no wish lists"

Postby Sheriff Woody » Tue May 05, 2015 4:11 pm

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23 august 2015 update:

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edit: due to a video being published that broke the embargo on Disney Infinity 3.0 content Disney requested that several posts be removed. i have complied with this request. please make no further comments relating to the content of the video which has now also been removed.

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08 august 2015 update: USA and UK release dates confirmed and press statement

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Disney Infinity has become the gaming destination for nearly everything Disney. Avalanche Software’s first two installments put Disney, Pixar, and Marvel characters under one roof in story-based and freeform experiences. Now it’s time for Disney to give the Star Wars brand its due – Luke, Leia, Anakin, and more are joining the family with Disney Infinity 3.0, and we’ve got all the details in our mega-sized 16-page cover story.

Star Wars fandom is often divided between the two trilogies, and Disney Infinity 3.0 is catering to both audiences. Avalanche returns at the head of development while recruiting other studios to work on specific packs and systems. Ninja Theory’s (Devil May Cry, Heavenly Sword) pack-in playset, Twilight of the Republic, follows Anakin and Ahsoka as they fight to uncover who’s behind a freshly minted droid army. The story is set after Star Wars: Episode II, and it features land and space battles with plenty of melee combat. Obi-Wan, Yoda, and Darth Maul can enter the fray, too, as separately sold figures. Studio Gobo’s (Disney Infinity's Pirates of the Caribbean playset) Rise Against the Empire is a highlight reel of sorts that follows the events of the classic trilogy. Luke and Leia tangle with Darth Vader and his forces through memorable sequences, including the battle of Yavin as well as time on Hoth and Tatooine. Chewbacca, Han Solo, and Darth Vader figures will be available individually. Star Wars characters can cross over between the Star Wars playsets, too, which could lead to some canonically unsound (but fun) scenarios.

Disney Infinity 3.0 isn’t just tossing in a wookiee and a few new playsets and calling it a day, either. Avalanche has reexamined fundamental parts of its core game and is working with best-in-class developers to ensure that Infinity is as good as it can be. Ninja Theory has retuned melee combat, adjusting the timing and adding depth for advanced players. After all, you want to feel powerful when you’re wielding a light saber. Sumo Digital (Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing) has taken Infinity’s driving gameplay to the shop, tweaking the handling and drifting to provide a smoother experience. That’s key, considering one of the new Toy Box games is a kart racer. Those tweaks carry over into the Toy Box, which means legacy characters like Hulk and Mr. Incredible benefit as well.

Another Star Wars playset is coming this winter based on Star Wars: The Force Awakens. There are also sets based on Pixar’s Inside Out – with figures based on Joy, Disgust, Anger, Fear, and Sadness – and one from United Front Games (Sleeping Dogs) focused on Marvel characters including Hulkbuster Iron Man, Ultron, and more. Additional figures for Disney Infinity 3.0 include Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Sam Flynn and Quorra from Tron: Legacy, Mulan, Olaf, and more. The Toy Box is getting special attention, too, with the addition of an updated hub world, toys for new players and experts, and the addition of an all-new farming system. May the pitchforks be with you.

We’ve got the behind-the-scenes story on every facet of the game’s development, and you’re only going to read about it in Game Informer’s June issue. Disney Infinity 3.0 is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, and Android this fall. The Starter Pack is priced at $64.99. A new batch of Power Discs are also coming, with a twist: They won't be in blind bags anymore. You can see what you're getting before you buy them.

Source: GameInformer

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LONDON, UK. – (May 5, 2015) – Disney UK today announced that the Star Wars(tm) universe will join Disney, Disney*Pixar and Marvel in Disney Infinity 3.0: Play Without Limits- the latest installment of the best-selling “hybrid toy / video game” of 2014. The Disney Infinity 3.0: Star Wars(tm) Starter Pack will be available this autumn and Disney Infinity 3.0 promises to deliver kids and families with a wider breadth of content and variety of gameplay than ever offered from Disney Infinity, including:

* Three Star Wars(tm) Play Sets, one set in the timeline of Episodes I-III, the second set during the original trilogy, Episodes IV-VI, and the third available this winter based on Star Wars(tm): The Force Awakens(tm)
* Additional Play Sets offering distinct gameplay and environments, including a Disney*Pixar Play Set based on the upcoming film Inside Out and a Marvel Play Set featuring Hulkbuster Iron Man, Ultron, and other Marvel characters
* A fully enhanced Toy Box with two new multiplayer Toy Box Expansion Games, Toy Box Speedway (kart racing) and Toy Box Takeover (action-adventure)
* More figures of fan-favourite characters from across The Walt Disney Company, like Mickey and Minnie, Sam Flynn and Quorra from Tron: Legacy, Mulan and Olaf, among many others

“Disney Infinity is the only game where fans can play with Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters together in one experience,” said James Pitaro, President, Disney Interactive. “We worked closely with Lucasfilm to deliver an authentic Star Wars game experience, featuring some of the most iconic stories and characters from the past, present and future.”

Each of the Star Wars(tm) Play Sets offers distinct experiences, with varied gameplay, environments and characters. The Star Wars(tm): Twilight of the Republic Play Set takes place in the height of the Jedi’s powers, where players will use the Force(tm) and Lightsabers(tm) in epic battles and master their combat skills alongside Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Darth Maul. The Star Wars(tm): Rise Against the Empire Play Set will take players on galaxy-spanning missions with Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, Han Solo, Chewbacca and Darth Vader, piloting X-wing fighters or the Millennium Falcon to fight stormtroopers, or exploring and partaking in land-based missions on planets like Tatooine, Hoth, and Endor. Additionally, fans will have the unique opportunity to play with all of the Star Wars characters in all of the Star Wars Play Sets.

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“Star Wars is a cross-generational franchise, and Disney Infinity 3.0: Play Without Limits creates an incredible opportunity for families and fans to relive their favourite Star Wars moments,” said John Blackburn, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Disney Infinity. “With the addition of Star Wars, Inside Out and new Disney and Marvel characters, Disney Infinity 3.0 will be the most ambitious and diverse offering yet.”

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Disney Infinity 3.0 will also introduce an all-new, 3-D Toy Box Hub that will make it easier for players to choose from a wider selection of gameplay experiences – including platform, racing, and farming simulation games. Two new multiplayer Toy Box Expansion Games will bring action-adventure gameplay in Toy Box Takeover and kart racing in Toy Box Speedway, where kids and families can play with popular Disney, Disney*Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters together in a structured setting.

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Disney Infinity 3.0: Play Without Limits is being developed by Avalanche Software in partnership with Ninja Theory, Sumo Digital, Studio Gobo and United Front Games and will be available for the PlayStation(r)4 and PlayStation(r)3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system and Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft, the Wii U(tm) system from Nintendo, PC and iOS and Android devices.

The Disney Infinity 3.0 Star Wars(tm) Starter Pack will include the Disney Infinity Base and Disney Infinity 3.0 video game software, the Star Wars: Twilight of the Republic Play Set, Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker character figures, and a web code card that unlocks content for PC and mobile devices. Other Disney Infinity 3.0 Play Sets, figures, and Toy Box Expansion Games will be sold separately.

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In addition, fans in UK and Ireland who already own a Disney Infinity 1.0 or 2.0 Starter Pack will be able to purchase just the Disney Infinity 3.0 Video Game Software Disc and use the base they already own if playing on a base compatible* console. Featuring the Disney Infinity 3.0 Toy Box, the Disney Infinity 3.0 Video Game Software Disc will also be available to purchase with the Star Wars(tm): Twilight of the Republic Play Set as a special promotional offer at participating UK retailers**.

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All figures and Power Discs from the previous editions of Disney Infinity will be compatible with Disney Infinity 3.0 in the enhanced Toy Box and, for the first time, Power Discs will be sold in labeled franchise-specific packs of four. Additional Disney, Disney*Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars figures and Play Sets will be announced in the coming months.

*Wii, WiiU, PS3, PS4 Base is compatible across these platforms; Xbox36 Base is only compatible with Xbox360 console; XboxOne Base is only compatible with XboxOne console. **Whilst stocks last.

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Mid-presentation R2D2 meets with John Vignocchi during the very first meeting at ‪#‎Lucasfilm‬ when Disney Interactive pitched bringing ‪#‎StarWars‬ to ‪#‎DisneyInfinity‬ in 2013 ...

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Source: Disney Insider blog. ...

1. Two Words: Star Wars
Seriously, who isn’t excited about the Star Wars universe joining the Disney Infinity Toy Box? Especially since, according to Vignocchi, they have been gunning for the property for a while. “There is a lot of careful planning and communication and a true partnership that happens.” More tantalizingly, Vignocchi said, “Players are going to tell that Star Wars has joined Disney Infinity.” And while details are purposefully sparse, expect, in addition to the initial packs that will be initially offered (Twilight of the Republic, which features a young Anakin and Ashoka that is set during the timeline established by the prequels, and Rise Against the Empire, which features characters from the classic trilogy), there will be, down the line, Disney Infinity content connected to the forthcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens. To paraphrase Jedi Master Yoda, if you’re not excited now, very soon you will be.

2. Everything Still Works
If you’re worried that your characters from the previous Disney Infinity versions (everything from Lone Ranger and Toy Story characters to Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas) won’t work with 3.0, fret not, for all of the characters are still, very much, playable. “All the characters from 1.0 and 2.0 will be compatible with 3.0 [in the toy box],” Vignocchi assured us. And if you’re wondering how that will add up, well, it’s pretty incredible. “By the end of 3.0’s life cycle we’re going to have over 100 playable characters inside Disney Infinity.”

3. The Even-More-Impressive Toy Box 3.0 Mode
And what that expanded roster translates to is an even more incredible experience in the Toy Box, where you’re allowed to let your imagination run wild and send Captain Jack Sparrow on an adventure with Elsa from Frozen (or any number of other amazing, outrageous combination). “Something that we’re excited to see is what players actually end up doing when they bring all of those characters together,” Vignocchi told us. Yes please!

4. Toy Box Speedway
There are two new “Toy Box Expansion Games,” again part of that expanded Toy Box experience. One of them is “Toy Box Takeover” mode where the bad guys have amassed and are threatening some of your favorite characters, which sounds pretty cool but the expansion game we were most excited about is something called Toy Box Speedway, a kart-racing game that features nine themed-tracks and three tournament cups (and, presumably, endless hours of shake-the-controller-in-victory fun). “When we were thinking about what would be a really fun gameplay experience, everybody really likes driving and there’s never been a kart racer that features Disney, Disney•Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters so we thought that would be a lot of fun to add as a Toy Box Expansion Game,” Vignocchi said. “We’ve got some great levels in there. And of course, according to the fiction of Wreck-It Ralph, we’ve got a Sugar Rush level.” The coolest part, though? “Any of the power discs that are vehicle based from 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 can be used as your kart. Players, if they choose to, can take something like Cinderella’s carriage and put Darth Maul in it.”

5. Identifiable Power Discs
Disney Infinity has done a wonderful job of making sure that consumers and fans have ample access to the Disney Infinity figures and other peripherals associated with the game throughout its life cycle. But one of the more frustrating elements has been that the Power Discs, which award exclusive vehicles or upgrades, have been sold as blind packs, meaning that you have to purchase something not knowing what it actually is. One of the big breakthroughs for 3.0, however, is that you will actually know what power disc you’re getting when you buy it. The importance of this cannot be overstated and it seems like something the team was very conscious about working out. “Our team is very, very focused on listening to the community. We embrace the same type of mantra that the parks have, where the guests are the most important and critical component to our business,” Vignocchi explained. “And our guests were asking for us to remove that frustration at having the Power Discs be in blind packs and instead have them in discreet packages themed to Play Sets and other franchises around the company.” This means that you might get Power Discs that are themed to projects or properties that the team might not get a chance to make a “full figure for,” but still deserves being integrated into the Disney Infinity world, making for a fuller, more modern, and even more fun gameplay experience.

6. Sam Flynn and Quorra, In the Flesh, Er, Plastic
As long as Disney Infinity has existed, it’s had a connection to Disney’s classic Tron. And with Disney Infinity 3.0 you’re going to be able to get figures based on Quorra and Sam Flynn from 2010’s sequel Tron Legacy. “As early as the first version of Disney Infinity, we had integrated Tron content into the game and over the course of 2.0’s development, we had wanted to do Tron figures,” Vignocchi said. That led, of course, let to the inclusion of the characters in the iOS version of the game, which led to a “gigantic uproar” from the community. “Everyone was disappointed that they were not available as physical figures and so when we saw that reaction, we rushed the characters into development for 3.0.”

7. An Emphasis on Female Characters
“Something that I think is unique in Disney Infinity, especially games in the hybrid/toy video game genre, is that we really like to incorporate female gamers and female characters and we have such a rich portfolio of strong female characters,” Vignocchi said, when discussing the inclusion of Minnie in Disney Infinity 3.0. And it’s true – besides Quorra, Minnie, and Ashoka, Mulan will be a playable character in Disney Infinity 3.0, with many more down the line. And for those classic Disney fans, Vignocchi says that the team is looking at “bringing in more of those Fab Five characters into Disney Infinity.”

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Re: Disney Infinity 3.0 Announced

Postby Elmo STM » Tue May 05, 2015 4:14 pm

Those figures, yes!!!
 
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Re: Disney Infinity 3.0 Announced

Postby mutatedjellyfish » Tue May 05, 2015 4:14 pm

:shock: Oh snap.
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Re: Disney Infinity 3.0 Announced

Postby GermanBoldItalic » Tue May 05, 2015 4:16 pm

No more blind bags!
 
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Re: Disney Infinity 3.0 Announced

Postby 80sDuckFan » Tue May 05, 2015 4:16 pm

Hmmmm....

I'm just going to continue withholding my judgement.
 
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Re: Disney Infinity 3.0 Announced

Postby CJ1045 » Tue May 05, 2015 4:17 pm

Looks AWESOME - Star Wars, Originals AND Marvel

SOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!
 
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Re: Disney Infinity 3.0 Announced

Postby Violent_Virtuoso » Tue May 05, 2015 4:18 pm

New Marvel playset, Hulkbuster and Ultron confirmed, Star Wars coming to 3.0, an Inside Out play-set, no more blind power disc packs and a new type of Toy Box game in racing and driving has been completely revamped? They are doing literally everything I asked for and some.

Impressive work by the Disney Infinity team! :D
 
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Re: Disney Infinity 3.0 Announced

Postby ImGonnaWreckIt » Tue May 05, 2015 4:18 pm

*CLAPS* For not more blind packs!
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Re: Disney Infinity 3.0 Announced

Postby Doc Jump » Tue May 05, 2015 4:19 pm

Ultron, Hulkbuster, Force Awakens playset (Kylo Ren!!), improved combat AND improved driving?

SOMEBODY HOLD ME
 
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