CastAR opens Salt Lake City studio led by former Disney Infinity developers
Augmented reality startup CastAR is opening a new mixed reality studio in Salt Lake City today, with talent recruited from the former developers of...
Gamers spent less on Nintendo’s Amiibo and more on Lego Dimensions in July
The interactive-gaming toy market is contracting, and Nintendo and Activision are feeling it more than the competition. Spending on gaming-related accessories, which includes interactive...
June 2016 NPD: Interactive gaming-toy sales plummet 21% in June
Gamers are spending less on those “toys-to-life” statues. Interactive gaming toys dragged down the accessories sector of U.S. game sales in June, according to industry-tracking...
PowerCore founder: ‘Toys-to-life’ isn’t dead yet
Disney pulled the plug on its toys-to-life product Disney Infinity last month. That knocked the wind out of the toys-to-life market, where toys are...
The DeanBeat: Just how far is Disney retreating in the game business?
If you only read the headlines this week, you might conclude that Disney’s decision to shut its Infinity toy-game business means that it’s exiting...
Disney Infinity canceled: The entertainment company pulls out of console-game publishing
Disney is hitting the ejector-seat button on its interactive-gaming-toy business. The company told investors today that it is ending its Disney Infinity gaming franchise. This...
Nintendo’s Amiibo succeed and fail at the same time
The first line of figures launched with Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U on November 21 last year. Since then, as of the first half of fiscal 2015, Nintendo has shipped a total of 21.10 million Amiibo toys since launch, with the largest percentage — 7 million — being sold in the U.S.
Lego Dimensions is the best toys-to-life game this season
Imagine Batman getting drawn through a dimensional portal and thrown into the world of Oz. While following the Yellow Brick Road, he stumbles upon...
Disney Infinity 3.0: a Toy Box guide for new players
Disney Infinity truly begins when the adventure mode ends. Disney Infinity 3.0’s adventure mode is unlikely to offer value for money on its own....
Disney Infinity lets Star Wars fans catapult Ewoks
COLOGNE, Germany — Marvel characters Hulkbuster and Ultron lead a modest showing of Disney Infinity at Gamescom. Disney may not have new online racing...