Without a word of warning to players or the developer Nimblebit, Star Wars: Tiny Death Star and Star Wars Assault Team were recently pulled by Disney from the Google Play Store as well as the Apple App Store. Both titles were under a year old, with Tiny Death Star reaching us last November and Assault Team launching in March. Whether the games will be missed or not isn't … [Read more...] about Disney Pulls the Plug on Two Star Wars Themed Mobile Games
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Disney, Twitch.tv and Others Added to Chromecast
Chromecast is enjoying increasing support from app developers, which is good news for those of us with Android devices and the desire to make them interact with our televisions. Thanks to recent updates, this capability has been added to: Twitch.tv, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, iHeartRadio, and DramaFever. What will you enjoy with these apps? With the three … [Read more...] about Disney, Twitch.tv and Others Added to Chromecast
Amazon is being Malevolent towards Maleficent
Amazon is playing hardball with Disney in ongoing contract negotiations. The Seattle based e-commerce giant has suspended pre-orders for all future DVD and Blu-Ray releases including two of the summers top hits, Captain America and Maleficent. These films combined earned over $700 million worldwide. The hardball tactics employed by Amazon is designed to get the new contract … [Read more...] about Amazon is being Malevolent towards Maleficent
Cute Overload in Disney Tsum Tsum Game
The only thing more adorable than a Disney character, is a Tsum based on one (think Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, the Chipmunks, and Pluto in the form of soft, fluffy toys). Described as a puzzle matching and stacking game, LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum charges you with connecting the characters in 3's. Do this effectively and you enter Fever Mode, allowing you to quickly accumulate … [Read more...] about Cute Overload in Disney Tsum Tsum Game
Sega Reboots Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse for Android
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse is definitely not the kind of game you think of when your mind goes to Disney. Sure it includes Mickey Mouse and it's true that he's doing his best to rescue Minnie from the evil witch Mizrabel; in this game he is doing it through a rather dark and ominous setting: the Castle of Illusions. Described by Sega as a 'reimagining' of their … [Read more...] about Sega Reboots Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse for Android
Disney Karaoke: Frozen App Lets You Sing Along With Your Favourite Songs
Even if you haven't seen Disney's Frozen, I'd be willing to bet that you can sing along to at least one song from the film. If you have a child under the age of 10 (or you are a child at heart), you can likely remember the words to the entire soundtrack. With the new Disney Karaoke: Frozen app for the iPad you can take your regular 'in the car' or 'in the shower' singing a step … [Read more...] about Disney Karaoke: Frozen App Lets You Sing Along With Your Favourite Songs
Oyster Launches New Kids Section – Signs Deal with Disney
Oyster, better known as the Netflix of eBooks, has just launched a new childrens section today, which should give parents another reason to sign up for the service. The bulk of the titles are stemming from a new relationship with Disney Publishing. The eBook subscription site launched last September and current has a library of 100,000 titles. Oyster charges $9.95 a month … [Read more...] about Oyster Launches New Kids Section – Signs Deal with Disney
Darth Maul’s ‘Clone Wars’ Story Will Be Completed—as a Comic
Dark Horse may be losing the license for Star Wars comics at the end of this year, but publisher Mike Richardson promised they were going to give it their best effort right till the end, and it looks like that's what they are doing: Lucasfilm has announced that the final arc of Darth Maul's Clone Wars story will be told as a four-issue mini-series, published by Dark … [Read more...] about Darth Maul’s ‘Clone Wars’ Story Will Be Completed—as a Comic
Breaking: Disney to Move Star Wars Comics to Marvel
Marvel and Dark Horse announced today that Disney is taking back the license for the Star Wars comics and will move it over to Marvel in 2015. Dark Horse has had the franchise for over 20 years, during which they not only spun out a series of prequels and sequels that added to the Star Wars universe but also, in the past year, launched two new series: Star Wars, which was … [Read more...] about Breaking: Disney to Move Star Wars Comics to Marvel
Disney Launches Interactive Storytelling Apps For Kids At Google Play Store
Disney Publishing Worldwide today announced the launch of their story telling apps on the Google Play Store, paving the way for the apps to be available to Android users. As of now, there will be eight apps that will debut at the Google Play Store though more apps from the Walt Disney Company’s franchises will be made available in due time. "This launch is a natural next … [Read more...] about Disney Launches Interactive Storytelling Apps For Kids At Google Play Store