For a while now we’ve been talking about the third iteration of Disney’s INFINITY game series.
While offering play opportunities for a number of Disney franchises (INSIDE OUT, TRON, etc.) this new variant of the figure based game universe will, at long last, focus chiefly on STAR WARS.
Unlike previous INFINITY entires (which largely segregated Marvel Universes during gameplay, for example), this iteration will allow for a full fusion of SW franchises. Thus, Prequel-era characters/figures can be utilized in ‘Classic Trilogy’ gameplay, REBELS characters can integrate with Prequel settings and characters, etc. Sounds like it could be a blast.
While we’ve heard a great deal about the game in the past, we’ve only heard vague indications to date regarding when the STAR WARS INFINITY onslaught will begin. Now, courtesy of the press release below, we know more…and it’s coming earlier then many of us were expecting.
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Disney Interactive Announces North American Release Date for Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition,
Offers Toy Box Takeover Expansion Game as Pre-Order Incentive
New Information and Assets Released for Toy Box Expansion Games
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – (July 8, 2015) Disney Interactive today announced that the Disney Infinity 3.0 EditionStarter Pack, featuring the Star Wars™ Twilight of the Republic Play Set, will be available in North America on August 30, 2015. The following will also be available at launch:
- · Star Wars™ Twilight of the Republic Play Set (Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano figures included) for players who choose to digitally download the Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Software; additional standalone figures (Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi) and Power Disc Pack
- · Star Wars Rebels™ figures (Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger, Sabine Wren, and Zeb Orrelios)
- · Star Wars™ Saga Starter Pack
- · Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out Play Set (Joy and Anger figures included) and additional standalone figures (Sadness, Disgust and Fear)
- · Disney figures (Mickey, Minnie, Mulan, Olaf, Sam Flynn and Quorra)
- · Tomorrowland Power Disc Pack
Additional Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Play Sets and figures will be available throughout the fall.
Fans who pre-order a Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack at participating retail stores will receive an early copy of the Toy Box Expansion Game, Toy Box Takeover, an action-adventure valued at $19.99, featuring multiplayer gameplay allowing players to use all of their favorite Disney Infinity characters across Star Wars™, Marvel, Disney and Disney•Pixar.
Toy Box Takeover is one of two new Toy Box Expansion Games available to play in Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition. The second will be Toy Box Speedway, a kart-racing game, also set for release this fall. Toy Box Expansion Games unlock additional hours of gameplay inside Toy Box 3.0. Players place a Toy Box Expansion Game Piece on the Disney Infinity Base to unlock pre-built games that instantly take them into the action, mixing and matching characters from across The Walt Disney Company and using unlocked toys and gadgets to complete missions.
Toy Box Expansion Game Overviews:
Toy Box Takeover
When Syndrome gets his hands on Merlin’s magic wand, it’s up to the player to stop him. Using their favorite characters in Disney Infinity, they must battle across multiple worlds, such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Marvel’s Upper Manhattan, The Old West, or The Incredibles Volcano Lair to defeat the bad guys before they ruin the Toy Box forever. Players can complete missions with family and friends via two-player local co-op or four-player online.
Toy Box Speedway
Players can join their favorite Disney, Disney•Pixar, Marvel’s and Star Wars characters and vehicles in anaction-packed kart-racer. With nine franchise-themed tracks to choose from – Sugar Rush, Frozen, Tatooine, a classic Star Wars location, San Fransokyo, Agrabah, Monsters Inc., Halloween Town, Gravity Falls or Marvel’s Knowhere – they can choose from three different game modes including Time Trial mode, Race mode and Combat mode. Players put their driving skills to the test as they attack opponents with gadgets and weapons and earn trophies across three challenge cups.
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Glen Oliver
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