Disney Interactive Studios is getting serious. They spent $4 billion on Marvel last week, and now they've brought Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian on-board. With Seripian comes his whole development studio, Wideload Games. How much money does Disney have?
"We're really trying to be a magnet in this industry for talent, as we are in so many other parts of the entertainment world," Graham Hopper, GM of Disney Interactive Studios, told CNBC. "It really is about building a team that can win."
The folks at Edge say that Disney has about 1,200 people working on games, but they're looking to triple that figure now. According to Hopper, they're looking to build up, release new IPs, and eventually become a major player in the market. With these recent developments, I'd say that they're well on their way.
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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2:00 PM on 09.08.2009
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Marvel was one thing, but..
A member of Bungie? And one of the founders? I can imagine now Disney burning trees of money in a soil made of gold.
I shit you not.