Disney Infinity 3.0 Announced & Joins Forces With Star Wars
Disney has just announced the next upcoming Disney Infinity instalment with Disney infinity 3.0. Disney Infinity 3.0 will be joining forces with Star Wars and its accompanying Starter Pack will be available this autumn.
The Disney Infinity 3.0 Star Wars Starter Pack will include:
- Three Star Wars Play Sets, one set in the timeline of Episodes I-III, the second set during the original trilogy, Episodes IV-VI, and the third available this winter based on Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
- Additional Play Sets offering distinct gameplay and environments, including a Disney Pixar Play Set based on the upcoming film Inside Out and a Marvel Play Set featuring Hulkbuster Iron Man, Ultron, and other Marvel characters
- A fully enhanced Toy Box with two new multiplayer Toy Box Expansion Games, Toy Box Speedway (kart racing) and Toy Box Takeover (action-adventure)
- More figures of fan-favourite characters from across The Walt Disney Company, like Mickey and Minnie, Sam Flynn and Quorra from Tron: Legacy, Mulan and Olaf, among many others
“Disney Infinity is the only game where fans can play with Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars characters together in one experience,” said James Pitaro, President, Disney Interactive. “We worked closely with Lucasfilm to deliver an authentic Star Wars game experience, featuring some of the most iconic stories and characters from the past, present and future.”
Each of the Star Wars Play Sets will offer distinct and varied gameplay elements, including environments and characters. The Star Wars: Twilight of the Republic Play Set will give players the ability use the Force with your Jedi Powers and Lightsabers.
You will also be able to master combat with the following characters; Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Darth Maul!
The Star Wars: Rise Against the Empire Play Set will take players to a new planet with Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, Han Solo, Chewbacca and Darth Vader; you will be able to pilot X-wing fighters or the Millennium Falcon. Fight Stormtroopers, or explore and partake in land-based missions on planets like Tatooine, Hoth, and Endor.
Star Wars is a cross-generational franchise, and Disney Infinity 3.0: Play Without Limits creates an incredible opportunity for families and fans to relive their favourite Star Wars moments,” said John Blackburn, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Disney Infinity. “With the addition of Star Wars, Inside Out and new Disney and Marvel characters, Disney Infinity 3.0 will be the most ambitious and diverse offering yet.
Disney Infinity 3.0 will offer some new features as well, starting with the all new 3D Toy Box Hub. This is a feature that is meant to make it easier for players to choose from a selection of gameplay experiences. This includes platforming, racing and farming simulation games. Two new multiplayer Toy Box Expansion Games will bring action-adventure gameplay in Toy Box Takeover and kart racing in Toy Box Speedway. You will still be able to use your existing Disney Infinity characters in all of these Toy Box activities.
If you are from the UK and Ireland and already own a Disney Infinity 1.0 or 2.0 Starter Pack, you will be able to purchase just the Disney Infinity 3.0 game disc as a standalone and use the already existing base from either Disney Infinity 1.0 or 2.0.
Disney Infinity 3.0: Play Without Limits should be released this autumn and is being developed by Avalanche Software in partnership with Ninja Theory, Sumo Digital, Studio Gobo and United Front Game and will be available for the PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC & iOS.