[V_Ben]

https://twitter.com/RobertsSpaceInd/...86810964828160

Second 21 gun salute for a studio in 7 days. Fare-the-well Junction Point! We hope that you all find new studios soon!

Well, shit. Epic Mickey 2 apparently missed the mark fairly significantly, sales wise, but still. Hope people land on their feet.

[Brazil]

I wouldn't be surprised if this turned out to be true.

[Iacobellis]

So, uh, about that economy...

[Kimawolf]

And so the death march continues. Good luck out there folks.

[Sadist]

Well Warren whatcha gonna do now?

Hope everyone involved will find new jobs

[FoneBone]

Sad, but not surprising after Epic Mickey 2 underperformed so badly. Hope the talent moves on to better things (and hoping for much, much better from Spector in the future).

[GitarooMan]

Remember the heady days of that concept art? So much potential...

[Andrew.]

Yeah I figured they'd be nonexistent after EM2

[thetrin]

This is very sad news, but I fear Epic Mickey 1 and 2 failed to meet the expectations of many people.

[Eusis]

Man. :/

Not that it'd really be surprising, but it's disappointing Warren Spector + Disney turned out so badly. The first game had potential to be brought out too, at least as a 3D platformer, but that was squandered in the sequel.

[Nirolak]

They haven't had any job postings in quite a while and John Pleasents refused to confirm the studio was an ongoing concern, so this is likely true.

[Vinterbird]

Well Warren whatcha gonna do now?

Better get that 100 dollar ready for his Kickstarter of Deus Ex but not quite but still Deus Ex, but in medevail times

[Diddy Kong]

Best of luck to all if true.

[funkystudent]

Well Warren whatcha gonna do now?

Kickstarter.

"Hello my name is Warren Spector. A long time ago I made a game called Deus Ex. Please give me your money"

[Echoenigma]

Sad to hear. As the times go on and console specs get more powerful, this is going to continue.


Epic Mickey laid good groundwork for a sequel, but I guess they messed that up pretty horribly. Still, nobody deserves to have their whole studio shut down because of one bad game.

[cyberheater]

This is very sad news, but I fear Epic Mickey 1 and 2 failed to meet the expectations of many people.

I don't know about the first one but me and the kids tried the demo of the second one and it wasn't great.

[Kandinsky]

Today is a sad day D:

[Andrew.]

I fear Epic Mickey 1 and 2 failed to meet the expectations of many people.

They did. Clearly.

[iSnakeTk]

After making 2 shitty ( Mickey Mouse ) games this doesn't seem like a suprise.

[Samurai-Don]

Good maybe that will teach them to make two boring and clunky game.

[Randdalf]

I could see Valve snapping up Warren Spector, or him taking up the Kickstarter route.

[MrHicks]

Remember the heady days of that concept art? So much potential...

that concept art was the only reason people cared for it
once screenshots came out people went WTF

[Mooreberg]

Spector should go to Eidos Montreal or Arkane.

[Hindle]

Warren Spector could now go to Arkane? Man that would be awesome.

[Kimawolf]

After making 2 shitty ( Mickey Mouse ) games this doesn't seem like a suprise.

Hey I thought the first was good. The second though... eh. Still sad one bomb kills your studio.

[hammster]

I really like Spector.

[Dragonzord]

I hope Avalanche turns out ok after Infinity. Those guys are real talented for kids game makers.

[grkazan12]

Damn, shit sucks man. Hopefully they'll all land on their feet. Personally, I never really understood what Epic Mickey was and I that it didn't really need a sequel after all of the initial Concept Art hype during the pre-release window of the first game was gone and dying down.

Also hope Spector will come back soon, would love to see him go back to FPSs.

[Devilgunman]

Damn, another one bites the dust? Good luck to them all.

[Mpl90]

Aaaaaaaand here we go. Very sorry for them, especially for Warren. I hope they'll obtain to find new jobs pretty soon. Unfortunately, EM2's results must have been too much lower than what forecasted.

[CheesecakeRecipe]

Epic Mickey 1 was alright but I wanted so much more from it. Epic Mickey 2's demo completely unsold me in it, and the 3DS game even moreso. I think they just got too big for their britches too fast and didn't concentrate on really making something as good as everyone was hoping for.

Wouldn't be surprised, sorry Warren.

[Black Door]

Maybe Warren can convince Nomura to put dat sweet concept art into a KH3 level

[Brazil]

I could see Valve snapping up Warren Spector, or him taking up the Kickstarter route.

I think this is the most likely scenario.

[Bulzeeb]

They did. Clearly.

wasn't Epic Mickey 1 a million seller? how much where especting from the game? as for 2, well I heard that bombed hard

[farnham]

oh well epic mickey 1 sold over a million but 2 did significantly less... so no surprise.

[RurouniZel]

:-(

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

Well at least this means Warren might work on something I'll actually play now.

[TriGen]

Expected, but still unfortunate. Hope Warren and the rest of JP land on their feet.

[BD1]

Not surprising after Epic Mickey 2.

[AlphaTwo00]

So with this, Disney is now entirely out of console development?

[Porcile]

Damn, I was really excited about this studio. Warren + Disney just seemed perfect match in an odd way. It's a shame Epic Mickey 2 didn't work out, it always looked a bit of a mess. I doubt they got much support from Disney.

[Pociask]

Sad day for those losing their jobs. The Disney on-again, off-again affair with video games continues.

[Clay Davis]

should have done a steampunk mickey game as the initial concept art suggested...

http://kotaku.com/5325198/this-looks...nk-disney-game

[tim.mbp]

Haven't got around to the second game, but I did enjoy playing the first even with its flaws.

[chertipros]

Retro might be getting some new employees soon. But all jokes aside, I really hope this isn't true

[Captain Smoker]

List of studios closed since 2006

Seems we need to add them & THQ.


Edit: If it's true.

[Camjo-Z]

Sad to hear that people are losing their jobs but I can't say I didn't see this coming. I might have been fooled by the promises made by the first Epic Mickey game, but I definitely wasn't going to be tricked into buying the sequel, especially after they put out that awful demo.

[Duxxy3]

There was an epic mickey 2?

[papercamm]

This is sad news, if it's true that is.

[NMFried]

Someone hire him to produce a grimdark Looney Tunes game. They aren't afraid to break tradition.

Call it: Space Jam 2.