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With Temple Run: Oz, Disney will test how far a hit franchise can run

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Disney is launching Temple Run: Oz today as its latest mobile game based on the hit series Temple Run. This has a lot going for it, as it has the addictive endless runner game play of Temple Run, the marketing push for the movie Oz: The Great and Powerful, and a presence on both Apple’s iOS’s and Google’s Android platforms.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.