The panel began with an update on Kingdom Hearts 3 where Square Enix took the stage to begin.
Square Enix said all keyblade transformations will have transformations in the game, with each transformation being different. News first heard at D23 is Kingdom Hearts 3 will have a whole world on "Big Hero 6." Baymax even took the stage for the big announcement. No release date was announced, but we expect that to be released soon.
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| Baymax Battle Concept Art for Kingdom Hearts 3 |
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| Baymax made it to the stage for the big announcement. |
Next up was some news from Disney Mobile Games with their new mobile game Disney Magic Kingdoms.
Disney Magic Kingdoms will bring a fun and engaging experience to Disney fans any time, anywhere and will be produced by Gameloft. Scott Humphries of Disney Interactive and Tom Morris of Disney Imagineering were there to give details. With Magic Kingdoms you will be able to build the Disney Theme Park of your dreams. It will all begin with starting with a castle centerpiece and real life Disney Park attractions like Space Mountain, California Screaming', and many more.
As players build their kingdoms a story will unfold to battle iconic Disney villains alongside their favorite Disney heroes. Disney Magic Kingdoms will be available on iOS, Android, and Windows devices.
Next up in the panel was a preview and update on Disney's new interactive game in Playmation.
Playmation lets kids be in the center of this interactive game in the play sets beginning with Marvel's The Avengers.
In the starter pack it will include an Iron Man repulser, Red Skull and Captain America toys. Later there will Hulk hands pack along with a Loki figure. With the new Hulk hands players will be able to pound enemies and slam the ground to create shockwaves. Playmation will be a fully immersive and interactive system when it hits store shelves in October.
Playmation systems will be able to spawn over 50 enemies, each with different attributes. Also, there will 25 missions in each starter pack but there will be an app that links to the game for more content and interactivity. Next up in the panel was Star Wars Battle Pod by Bandai Namco.
The Star Wars Battle Pod arcade game will weigh 1,200 pounds. There will be two versions arcade game and an at home battle pod. The Star Wars Battle Pod Premium Home Edition will have two versions: Rebel Alliance and Darth Vader editions.
Denny Chiu from Bandai Namco said, "The game delivers the feeling of flight and immersive excitement in a way you simply can't get at home. That is until now." The Battle Pod Rebel Alliance Home version was then brought on stage for live. When customers buy the Rebel Alliance and Darth Vader versions, customers will receive their name on the credits.
Next up for the panel was EA's much anticipated game Star Wars Battlefront. GM of EA Justin McCully was there to give the presentation. EA was given unprecedented access to Lucasfilm Archives for the game. He said, "We want you to have that amazing feeling you felt playing with toys as kids. This is a game being built by true fans with a singular vision: To immerse you into your Star Wars battle fantasies."
Star Wars Battlefront will be brought together with "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in the Battle of Jakku DLC that will be available for free. It will be free for pre-orders on December 1, while it will free for everyone else on December 8th. The EA team went to Abu Dhabi to make sure the free content was authentic as possible.
The big announcement was from Playstation in collaboration with Star Wars Battlefront and Disney Infinity 3.0 a special edition Darth Vader Playstation 4 bundle to be released on November 17. Both bundles will also be bundled with 4 classic Star Wars games. It will also come with a custom controller.
The Disney Interactive panel save the biggest and the best for last with the Disney Infinity 3.0 portion of the presentation hosted by John Blackburn and John Vignocchi. Disney Infinity 3.0 is due out in stores in two weeks on August 30.
They began with a global debut of the Twilight of the Republic Play Set trailer. It wasn't news but all Star Wars characters will be able to crossover on all the play sets as well as the play sets covering all the sagas of Star Wars. The Rise Against the Republic Play Set will take players on galaxy spanning missions. The first big announcement of the presentation was about the new Marvel Play Set due out later this fall, it will be called Marvel Battlegrounds.
The Marvel Battlegrounds Play Set will be the first in Disney Infinity history to allow 4 players to play at one time. They then went on to talk about the new and innovative toy box for 3.0 where the El Capitan Theater and Flynn's Arcade will join the Toy Box. Over 5,000 virtual toys will available in Toy Box 3.0.
This year the MagicBand will unlock The Partners Statue inside of the Toy Box. Also, Disney Cruise Line will also be appearing in Infinity for the first time in conjunction with the Disney Infinity space that is built on board Disney Cruise. Your dream ship toy for the Toy Box will unlock with your Oceaneer's Club Band.
The next big announcement was for the Player Artist's Choice figurine that will be released sometime next year.
Then it was time for the new characters to be revealed. First, Spot from Good Dinosaur will be released along with 4 Toy Box power discs in November. Judy and Nick the main characters from Disney's next animated film in "Zootopia" will also be joining the Disney Infinity 3.0 family.
Special Edition Star Wars Light FX figurines will be released as collectibles as well as being able to use in gameplay will be released in time for Christmas. The lightsabers with these figures will light up when placed on the game pad.
Square Enix then joined the stage once again to reveal the ultimate unlock for 3.0 to be Sora's Keyblade from Kingdom Hearts. Every fan in attendance got the original Mickey figurine for Infinity 3.0 Toy Box and exclusively never to be sold in store The King Mickey Kingdom Hearts Costume Change power disc.
Finally just when the panel was thought to be over, there was one more special surprise announcement for Disney Infinity 3.0. Up until now no details were released about "The Force Awakens" Play Set until today. With the help of Jon Boyega and Daisy Ridley from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" the Finn and Rey figurines were revealed for the Play Set.
That concluded the Disney Interactive Panel at this year's D23 EXPO.
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