In a huge announcement from The Walt Disney Company, the Disney Infinity game series has been cancelled and the company has “discontinued their self-published console games business.”
According to the statement released, moving forward, the company’s strategy will be to focus their video game content on licensing the games to other developers and publishers. John Blackburn, SVP & GM of Disney Infinity wrote on the official blog,
“From the beginning, Disney Infinity was built for you—our fans—and I wanted to take a moment to thank you not just for your support over the years, but for creating a community that made Disney Infinity more than just a game. Our goal for Disney Infinity was to bring the best of Disney storytelling to life in homes around the world, and with your support we accomplished that. We hope you had as much fun playing the game as we had making it. So what’s next for Disney Infinity? We have two final retail releases coming, including three new characters from Alice Through the Looking Glass later this month, and the Finding Dory Play Set launching in June.
“And as we turn to the next chapter in our story, I want to thank everyone who helped bring Disney Infinity to life, particularly Disney’s Glendale-based production and publishing teams, our external development partners, and of course the incredible Avalanche team for their tireless dedication to this project.
“But most of all, I want to again thank you for making Disney Infinity a part of your lives—and for adding to the Disney legacy by being a part of this community.”
The game series has been immensly popular since its initial release in 2013. It featured dozens of playable characters from Disney franchises such as Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean, Mr. Incredible from The Incredibles, Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas, and many more.
Disney Infinity released a second installment which focused on Marvel characters before finally releasing a new installment last year built entirely around Star Wars, with play sets for the original trilogy, prequel trilogy, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.