The evil genius of Skylanders: Swap Force (preview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 11, 2013 4 min The new Skylanders can jump and change body parts. Will that be enough to fend off Disney? Continue Reading 4 min
How this purple panda is inspiring games for girls — and angel investors, too Posted byby GamesBeat June 6, 2013 2 min The heroine in Suzanne Xie's first interactive game for kids is no damsel in distress. Continue Reading 2 min
Disney unveils its Lone Ranger version of Infinity toy-video game hybrid (preview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 6, 2013 6 min Disney Infinity will have a bunch of playsets available when it launches in August. Continue Reading 6 min
Harmonix’s Alex Rigopulos on reinventing music games with Disney’s Fantasia (exclusive interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 4, 2013 10 min Harmonix wants to create a musical creation platform that fits with the original vision Disney had for Fantasia. Continue Reading 10 min
Harmonix shifts music gaming again with Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved (hands-on preview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 4, 2013 6 min Disney's classic musical film will come to life in a new form with a motion-controlled exclusive game for Microsoft's consoles. Continue Reading 6 min
How Imagineers build engaging stories into Disney theme parks Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 11, 2013 3 min Disney has rolled out a series of story experiences and adventures at its theme parks. Continue Reading 3 min
Warren Spector wants game designers to work on non-combat A.I. Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 10, 2013 4 min The developer of Deus Ex and Epic Mickey thinks putting control in the hands of the player and giving the player choices are key. Continue Reading 4 min
How Pixar made Monsters University, its latest technological marvel Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 24, 2013 12 min Pixar gave a rare look inside the making of Monsters University in visit to the company's campus in Emeryville, Calif. Continue Reading 12 min
Bringing characters to life with Pixar’s animator magic (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 24, 2013 7 min Even with computers, it still takes weeks to create a few seconds of animation. Monsters are harder to animate than you'd expect. Continue Reading 7 min
Creating a creature with 5.5M pieces of animated hair in Pixar’s Monsters University (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 24, 2013 7 min Monster's University is a technological marvel that took a room full of computers years to fully animate. A single frame took 29 hours to render. Continue Reading 7 min