{"id":24277,"date":"2015-05-05T13:07:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T18:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?p=24277"},"modified":"2015-05-05T14:14:22","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T19:14:22","slug":"starwars-com-officially-announces-disney-infinity-3-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/2015\/05\/05\/starwars-com-officially-announces-disney-infinity-3-0\/","title":{"rendered":"StarWars.com Officially Announces Disney Infinity 3.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/news\/star-wars-comes-to-disney-infinity-3-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24278\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/star-wars-disney-infinity-300.jpg\" alt=\"star-wars-disney-infinity-300\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The power of the Force is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/news\/star-wars-comes-to-disney-infinity-3-0\">officially<\/a> coming to an entirely new galaxy: Jedi, Sith, and more heroes and villains from\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0will join the characters of Disney, Disney\u2022Pixar, and Marvel in\u00a0<em>Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition<\/em>.\u00a0Head to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/news\/star-wars-comes-to-disney-infinity-3-0\">starwars.com<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/2015\/05\/05\/starwars-com-officially-announces-disney-infinity-3-0\/\">Press release included<\/a> from Disney Interactive<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal2\" align=\"center\"><b><i>STAR WARS<\/i><\/b><b>\u2122 JOINS FORCES WITH DISNEY, DISNEY\u2022PIXAR AND MARVEL IN THE ALL-NEW\u00a0<i>DISNEY INFINITY 3.0 EDITION<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"Normal2\" align=\"center\"><i>Latest Edition of Disney Interactive\u2019s Best-Selling Video Game Series Will Include Five Play Sets, New Toy Box Expansion Games and a Variety of Fan-Favorite Characters From Across<\/i>\u00a0<i>The Walt Disney Company<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>BURBANK, Calif. \u2013 (May 5, 2015) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Disney Interactive today announced that the\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em><strong>\u2122<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>universe will join Disney, Disney\u2022Pixar and Marvel in\u00a0<em>Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 the latest installment of the best-selling \u201chybrid toy \/ video game\u201d of 2014.\u00a0 The\u00a0<em>Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition<\/em>\u00a0Starter Pack will be available this fall at a suggested retail price of $64.99, and\u00a0<em>Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition<\/em>\u00a0promises to deliver kids and families with a wider breadth of content and variety of gameplay than ever offered from\u00a0<em>Disney Infinity<\/em>, including:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>Play Sets, one<em>\u00a0<\/em>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\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u2122: The Force Awakens\u2122<\/li>\n<li>AdditionalPlay Sets offering distinct gameplay and environments, including a Disney\u2022Pixar Play Set based on the upcoming film\u00a0<em>Inside Out<\/em>,<em>\u00a0<\/em>and a Marvel Play Set featuring Hulkbuster Iron Man, Ultron, and other Marvel characters<\/li>\n<li>A fully enhanced Toy Box with two new multiplayer Toy Box Expansion Games,\u00a0<em>Toy Box Speedway\u00a0<\/em>(kart racing)and<em>\u00a0Toy Box Takeover\u00a0<\/em>(action-adventure)<\/li>\n<li>More figures of fan-favorite characters from across The Walt Disney Company, like Mickey and Minnie, Sam Flynn and Quorra from\u00a0<em>Tron: Legacy<\/em>, Mulan and Olaf, among many others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Disney Infinity\u00a0<\/em>is the only game where fans can play with Disney, Pixar, Marvel and\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0characters together in one experience,\u201d said James Pitaro, President, Disney Interactive. \u00a0\u201cWe worked closely with Lucasfilm to deliver an authentic\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0game experience, featuring some of the most iconic stories and characters from the past, present and future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each of the\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0Play Sets offers distinct experiences, with varied gameplay, environments and characters.\u00a0 The\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u2122<em>: Twilight of the Republic<\/em>Play Set takes place in the height of the Jedi\u2019s powers, where players will use the Force\u2122 and Lightsabers\u2122 in epic battles and master their combat skills alongside Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Darth Maul.\u00a0 The\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u2122<em>: Rise Against the Empire\u00a0<\/em>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\u00a0<em>Millennium Falcon<\/em>\u00a0to fight stormtroopers, or exploring and partaking in land-based missions on planets like Tatooine, Hoth, and Endor.\u00a0 Additionally, fans will have the unique opportunity to play with all of the\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0characters in all of the\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0Play Sets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Star Wars\u00a0<\/em>is a cross-generational franchise, and\u00a0<em>Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition<\/em>\u00a0creates an incredible opportunity for families and fans to relive their favorite\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0moments,\u201d said John Blackburn, Senior Vice President and General Manager of\u00a0<em>Disney Infinity<\/em>. \u00a0\u201cWith the addition of\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Inside Out<\/em>\u00a0and new Disney and Marvel characters,\u00a0<em>Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition<\/em>\u00a0will be the most ambitious and diverse offering yet and also the most accessible, with a lower suggested retail price for this year\u2019s Starter Pack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Disney Infinity 3.0<\/em>\u00a0<em>Edition<\/em>\u00a0will 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 &#8211; including platform, racing, and farming simulation games.\u00a0 Two new multiplayer Toy Box Expansion Games will bring action-adventure gameplay in\u00a0<em>Toy Box Takeover<\/em>\u00a0and kart racing in\u00a0<em>Toy Box Speedway,<\/em>\u00a0where kids and families can play with popular Disney, Disney\u2022Pixar, Marvel and\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0characters together in a structured setting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition\u00a0<\/em>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\u00ae4 and PlayStation\u00ae3 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\u2122 system from Nintendo, PC and iOS and Android devices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition<\/em>\u00a0Starter Pack will include the\u00a0<em>Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition<\/em>\u00a0Base and video game software, the\u00a0<em>Star Wars: Twilight of the Republic<\/em>Play Set, Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker character figures, and a web code card that unlocks content for PC and mobile devices.\u00a0 Other\u00a0<em>Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition\u00a0<\/em>Play Sets, figures, and Toy Box Expansion Games will be sold separately.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All figures and Power Discs from the 1.0 and 2.0 editions of\u00a0<em>Disney Infinity\u00a0<\/em>will be compatible with\u00a0<em>Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition\u00a0<\/em>in the enhanced Toy Box and, for the first time, Power Discs will be sold in labeled franchise-specific packs of four.\u00a0 Additional Disney, Disney\u2022Pixar, Marvel and\u00a0<em>Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0figures and Play Sets will be announced in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please visit<a href=\"http:\/\/www.disney.com\/Infinity\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disney.com\/Infinity\">www.disney.com\/Infinity<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/disneyinfinity\">www.youtube.com\/disneyinfinity<\/a>, join the\u00a0<em>Disney Infinity\u00a0<\/em>Facebook Community (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/disneyinfinity\">www.facebook.com\/disneyinfinity<\/a>) and Google+ community (<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+DisneyInfinity\">plus.google.com\/+DisneyInfinity<\/a>), and follow us on Twitter (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/disneyinfinity\">www.twitter.com\/disneyinfinity<\/a>) and Instagram (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/disneyinfinity\">www.instagram.com\/disneyinfinity<\/a>). To access press materials, please visit<a href=\"http:\/\/disneyinteractive.smugmug.com\/DisneyInfinity\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/disneyinteractive.smugmug.com\/DisneyInfinity\">http:\/\/www.disneyinteractive.com<\/a><u>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>###<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Disney Interactive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Disney Interactive is the digital entertainment part of The Walt Disney Company. As one of the world\u2019s largest creators of high-quality digital experiences, Disney Interactive produces interactive entertainment for the whole family including multi-platform video games, online short form video, mobile and social games and digital destinations across all current and emerging media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Entertaining guests of all ages, Disney Interactive\u2019s key products include the video game platform Disney Infinity, top virtual world for kids Club Penguin, popular mobile franchises like Frozen Free Fall and Disney Tsum Tsum, top online destinations for kids, parents and fans including Disney.com, Oh My Disney, and Babble.com and the Disney social network reaching more than 1.5 billion guests on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Marvel Entertainment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world&#8217;s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy-five years.\u00a0 Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.\u00a0 For more information visit marvel.com.\u00a0 \u00a9 2015 MARVEL<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>STAR WARS<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a9 &amp; \u2122 Lucasfilm Ltd.\u00a0 All Rights Reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The power of the Force is officially coming to an entirely new galaxy: Jedi, Sith, and more heroes and villains from\u00a0Star Wars\u00a0will join the characters of Disney, Disney\u2022Pixar, and Marvel in\u00a0Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition.\u00a0Head to\u00a0starwars.com for more details. 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