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It’s a wrap on Junction Point. Moreover, head honcho Warren Spector is done with his time at Disney.

Junction Point’s closure is, without a doubt, an emotional time for Spector. While he’s sad about Disney’s decision to shut down the company, Spector is also “excited for the future.”

Spector spilled all of his thoughts about Junction Point and more in a message posted on his Facebook page. You can find his full thoughts below.

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With today’s Junction Point closure news, the Epic Mickey IP was left in limbo. Junction Point was the main maker of the two Epic Mickey games, but now the team is no more.

Disney has since confirmed that it has retained rights to the franchise. For now, however, the company has no plans the series’ future. This one will likely remain dormant for a very long time, if not forever.

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There hasn’t been a new Prince of Persia since 2010’s The Forgotten Sands. Additionally, Ubisoft hasn’t made any major announcements about the IP.

Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat, in an interview with IGN, noted that Prince of Persia “is being paused”:

“Brand management is a tricky thing. It needs people’s attention a lot. I think it is fair to say that, right now, Prince of Persia is being paused. But we said the same thing for some other brands that suddenly popped up because a team is willing to do it.”

Fear not, Prince of Persia fans – the series isn’t dead. It’s merely resting for now. Prince of Persia is still very significant for Ubisoft, and Mallat said the IP “is as important as any other franchise for Ubisoft.”

“I’m not scared at all for Prince of Persia fans. We’ll find something to entertain them with in the future. Prince of Persia is part of Ubisoft’s portfolio. As a matter of fact, we sometimes iterate on franchises and sometimes we give them time to breathe and time to grow, or time to rest. Prince of Persia is as important as any other franchise for Ubisoft. As soon as we have something to show, we will.”

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Crytek’s new studio in Austin, Texas is primarily comprised of ex-Vigil employees. This may seem like a pretty good opportunity for Crytek to pick up THQ’s Darksiders IP, but nope – it won’t be happening.

If Crytek USA won’t be working on Darksiders, what kind of titles will the company be involved with? Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli explained:

“It would be pretty much safe to say that this team will be working on online games. (Crytek USA will focus on) online games and kick-ass triple-A productions. It is going to be quite a significant investment for Crytek over the next five years.”

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It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Warren Spector has moved on from Disney Interactive. Spector’s studio, Junction Point, was officially shut down today, but it was unclear if he would move on from Disney as a whole.

A representative has since confirmed that Warren Spector is no longer with Disney. This is backed up by his LinkedIn profile, which now states: “Wondering what comes next?… Want to talk?”

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The video below gives another inside look into LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, along with past LEGO games:

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This week’s GameStop deals are as follows:

Note: The offers above are running concurrently with the standard weekly sales.

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Zelda: Hyrule Historia has officially launched throughout the world. All major retailers will be selling the book starting today. Get it, people!

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Disney Interactive has confirmed that Junction Point Studios has closed its doors. The company was officially shuttered today.

In a statement, Disney said:

“It was with much sadness that we informed our teams today of changes to our Games organization, which include the closure of Junction Point Studios. These changes are part of our ongoing effort to address the fast-evolving gaming platforms and marketplace and to align resources against our key priorities. We’re extremely grateful to Warren Spector and the Junction Point team for their creative contributions to Disney with Disney Epic Mickey and Disney Epic Mickey 2.”

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Noise has been fairly quiet since releasing Custom Robo Arena in 2009. Similarly, Nintendo hasn’t announced anything new for the series following the DS game’s launch.

It sounds like there’s still quite a bit of interest in the IP, as noted on Noise’s official blog. In a new post, the studio wrote that it often receives emails asking about future Custom Robo titles, but “with the changes around the game industry, I felt that it would be difficult to continue to create these games exactly as they had been in the past.”

Noise is currently mulling over “in what form we could use this important property.” But for now, the team “cannot say when or in what form something will appear.” Noise additionally thanked fans of the series and noted: “I hope that one day I will have something good to report for you.”

Read on below for Noise’s fully translated blog post concerning Custom Robo.

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