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The Walt Disney Company
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The Walt Disney Company (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue.
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Lost Link
Square Enix cancels geolocation game Kingdom Hearts Missing Link
The title was announced in April 2022 and has had multiple beta tests, but details have remained sparse
New Games
New release roundup: Disney Solitaire, Jetpack Joyride Racing, TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover over the past week
Interview
SuperPlay's CEO on launching Disney Solitaire and delivering back-to-back hits
"We don't develop something not to launch it. We develop something to go all in and make it a top-grossing title"
Five New Games
New release roundup: Steel Paws, Disney Magic Match 3D, The Game of Life 2+ and more
We highlight the latest new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
New Games
New release roundup: Age of Empires: Mobile, Pocket Necromancer, Battle Cars, and more
We highlight six new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Game Closure
Kabam to shut down Disney Mirrorverse after making $34m in mobile revenue
Action RPG no longer available for download and in-app purchases have been disabled
Stepping Up
Disney Step brings the House of Mouse into location-based AR gaming
New Drecom-developed title looks set for Japan-only release
Disney Deal
Disney and GungHo strike deal to launch Disney Pixel RPG later this year
The gacha RPG will feature characters from across Disney’s properties, from Stitch to Mickey Mouse
Hot Five
Hot Five: Disney x Fortnite, Sega’s sonic speed, and a potential Keywords Studios buyout
Our quick-fix roundup of the hottest stories on PocketGamer.biz
Epic Disney
Disney will let Fortnite creators use its IP to make games
Entertainment giant will offer developers "the opportunity to create their own wholly unique Disney-themed gaming experiences"
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Disney denizens to a gen AI puzzle solver
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Mobile Mavens
Mobile Mavens: What should we expect from Disney's big $1.5 billion deal with Epic and Fortnite?
Our Mobile Mavens share their thoughts on Disney’s $1.5 billion investment and partnership with Epic Games
Week That Was
Week in Views - Elden Ring goes mobile, Apple gets artificially intelligent, and Fortnite goes Disney
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Epic Deal
Disney invests $1.5 billion into Epic Games as it plots new "entertainment universe" with Fortnite
The Walt Disney Company CEO Robert Iger labels partnership the company's “biggest entry ever into the world of games”
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Goat Simulator chaos to a cat café RPG
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including Netflix games invasion, the return of much-loved heroes and the end of the world…
Kingdom Come
Square Enix drops Kingdom Hearts Missing Link tease after nine-month silence
The fan-favourite mobile spin could prove to be Square’s missing link after multiple middling releases
Week That Was
Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days
The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news, including acquisitions, giving Apple the swerve, shutterings, layoffs and more...
Disney Acquisition
Disney CEO Bob Iger is considering the acquisition of a major publisher
Disney is one of the world’s best known entertainment brands, may be on the brink of a major gaming acquisition
Licensing
The Pokémon Company made $11.6 billion from licensed products in 2022
Pokémon was the fifth most profitable licensed brand in terms of global retail sales
Threads
Pulling the Threads: Inside social media's latest trend
Meta’s Twitter competitor has launched to great success with over 50 million users so far. But what are its aims and what's its story?
Vision Pro
Apple's Vision Pro reveal shakes up share prices
Apple’s big announcement sent share prices both soaring and diving as the market got to grips with the news
Job News
Activision Blizzard veteran Eric Wood appointed as Senior Vice President of Publishing at Scopely
Wood brings over 20 years of experience to the role
Green Gaming
Ex-Disney, Kabam, and EA staff reveal climate friendly studio
Carbon Counts is developing EverForest, which will result in real trees being planted as users play
Na Release
Disney Twisted-Wonderland gets English release in US and Canada
Aniplex of America publishes the previously Japan-exclusive title
Credits Will Do Fine
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes made up 98% of all revenue from the last five Star Wars mobile games
Collectible RPG has generated $1.2 billion to-date
Worlds Collide
Ludia soft-launches Disney Wonderful Worlds
Available to download across Indonesia and the Philippines
Jiminy Cricket
Why Ludia CEO Alex Thabet believes Disney Wonderful Worlds is different from other match-three puzzlers
"Ludia worked closely with Disney in order to bring players a one-of-a-kind gaming experience"
10 Years On
Disney enters social gaming battle with $763 million Playdom deal
The Mouse is in sharing mode
It's Magical
Ludia teams up with Disney for new game Disney Wonderful Worlds
It will be released in 2021
Collaboration Spree
Kabam soft-launches action-RPG Disney Mirrorverse in the Philippines
Set to feature familiar faces from the world of Disney and Pixar
Soft Launch Benefits
PGC Digital: "Platform featuring is not as strong as it used to be," says former Disney and Zynga PM
As part of a panel on 'Learning from Mistakes – What Should we Have Done Before we Launched?'
Monopoly?
Apple could purchase Disney during stock drop, says analyst
Stock fell below $100 per share
Mickey Misses Out
Disney picks Bob Chapek to succeed Bob Iger as CEO
Iger moves to executive chairman
Marvel-ous
Scopely acquires Marvel Strike Force developer FoxNext Games
Deal includes Cold Iron Studios
A Long Time Ago
Disney Magic Kingdoms calls on the force with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker update
"It is a dream to welcome Star Wars to Disney Magic Kingdoms"
Whole New World
Update: Gameloft delays Disney Getaway Blast until 2020
Game set to launch "very soon"
I Have Spoken
Roblox partners with Disney for Star Wars Winter Creator Challenge
Players can earn limited-edition virtual items inspired by the new Star Wars film
Licensing Not Publishing
Disney reportedly looking to offload Marvel Strike Force developer FoxNext Games
House of the mouse no longer interested in game development
Job News
Age of Learning appoints former Disney Asia head Paul Candland as CEO
“Paul’s outstanding talent and business acumen will greatly accelerate our growth in providing our world-class educational solutions”
Job News
PlayStation vet John Drake heads to Disney to lead games biz dev and licensing
Follows five years at Sony
A Whole New World
Gameloft reveals two new Disney games for mobile
Disney Princess Majestic Quest and Disney Getaway Blast arrive later this year
Kingdom Cards
Disney collaborates with Glu Mobile on new card game Disney Sorcerer’s Arena
Mickey Mouse, Sully, Ariel and more feature
Let It Go
Disney collaborates with Kuato Studios for new storytelling app Disney Story Realms
The genie is out of the bottle
Licence Focus
Disney CEO Bob Iger: Licensing is the best model for Disney in games
Boss calls out its partners in the space, including EA, but fails to mention Star Wars Battlefront II launch PR disaster
Keys To The Kingdom
“We can’t wait to bring Disney stories and characters to life on mobile”: Jam City on its big new partnership
We caught up with Jam City president and COO Josh Yguado following yesterday’s partnership reveal
Jamming
Disney taps Jam City for multi-year mobile games development partnership
The Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery developer will create a slate of new games based on Disney IP
Closure
Disney Canada layoffs as Club Penguin Island closes
The web version of the social game had shut down the year prior
High Reward, Higher Risk
The dangerous allure of F2P mobile Star Wars games
Playing Russian Roulette with a poisoned chalice?