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Disney Infinity 3.0 Announced
BURBANK, Calif. – (May 5, in the year of our Lord 2015)
– Disney Interactive today announced that the Star
Wars™ universe will join Disney, Disney•Pixar and Marvel in
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition – the latest installment of the
“hybrid toy / video game." The Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition
Starter Pack will be available this fall at a suggested retail
price of $64.99, and Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition 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 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™:
The Force Awakens™
· 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-favorite 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 Play Sets offers distinct experiences,
with varied gameplay, environments and characters. The Star
Wars™: Twilight of the Republic Play Set takes place in the
height of the Jedi’s powers, where players will use the Force™
and Lightsabers™ in epic battles and master their combat skills
alongside Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda
and Darth Maul. The Star Wars™: 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.
“Star Wars is a cross-generational franchise, and Disney
Infinity 3.0 Edition creates an incredible opportunity for
families and fans to relive their favorite 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
Edition will be the most ambitious and diverse offering yet and
also the most accessible, with a lower suggested retail price
for this year’s Starter Pack.”
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition 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.
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition 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®4 and PlayStation®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™
system from Nintendo, PC and iOS and Android devices.
The Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack will include the
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Base and 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 Edition Play Sets, figures, and Toy Box Expansion Games will
be sold separately.
All figures and Power Discs from the 1.0 and 2.0 editions of
Disney Infinity will be compatible with Disney Infinity 3.0
Edition 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.
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