NBCUniversal hires ex-Disney lead for new mobile and VR group
Chris Heatherly will be executive vice president of games and digital platforms
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Gazillion Entertainment reportedly lays off all staff before Thanksgiving
The developer recently had a deal terminated with Disney for the Marvel Heroes MMO franchise and staff have taken to Twitter to speak about the mass layoffs
HTC Vive hire Paul Brown as general manager
Ex Disney Interactive EMEA manager and Spotify MD to be in charge of Vive Europe
Disney's Maker Studio's to lay off 80 staff and massively cut Youtube partner roster
Roster of partners to drop from 60,000 to just 300
Disney launches free coding tutorial featuring characters from forthcoming Moana
This as part of Code.org's Hour of Code program
250 layoffs made as Disney's games retreat continues
Team behind mobile games, including Marvel: Avengers Alliance, affected ahead of title’s closure
Ron Gilbert wants to buy Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion back from Disney
Veteran developer says he will “pay real actual money” to reclaim his classic IP
What the death of Disney Infinity means for toys-to-life
Alex Fleetwood, founder of Fabulous Beasts developer Sensible Object, reflects on the future of connected play in the aftermath of Avalanche Software's closure – and explains why it doesn't spell doom for the genre
Avalanche Software closed as Disney kills Infinity franchise
Nearly 300 staff laid off at creator of toy-to-life series, with Disney Interactive to no longer self-publish games
Infinity Ward, Disney, DreamWorks and Sony execs form new VR production firm
The Rogue Initiative will focus on episodic games, films and TV shows built for virtual reality using Unreal Engine 4 and in partnership with Hollywood directors
Disney wants to get devs and film directors working together on Star Wars VR projects
Five-year plan for Lucasfilm Story Group includes development of ‘full narrative story’ experiences based on sci-fi IP
Unfolding the 8-Bit Era project turns NES into eight-player, 360-degree experience
Innovative ETH reimagining of classic console on display this weekend at Ludicious game festival
Disney may resurrect Star Wars 1313
All original artwork has been kept, team "definitely wants" to develop it further
Disney brings Star Wars to Hour of Code tutorials
Code.org using Force Awakens characters to teach children about computer programming
Disney's toys and games divisions merge
Success of Infinity leads to internal changes ahead of Playmation
Sumo bringing Star Wars to Disney Infinity 3.0
Sheffield studio working alongside Avalanche Software
Disney's Playmation aims to 'flip toys-to-life on its head'
New wearable tech will be used to encourage kids to "run around and use their imagination"
Disney Interactive lays off Club Penguin staff
Redundancies made in Canada and US, while Brighton, UK office is shut down
Disney characters help teach kids to code
Collaboration with Code.org aims to encourage children into programming with free tutorial
Disney: We want to see how devs use our IP to improve lives
Disney Interactive's Matt Carroll discusses the firm's new funding initiative for games studios and tech start-ups
Disney pulls Star Wars games - without informing developers
Tiny Death Star studio Nimblebit unaware of Disney's plans until game was removed from app stores
Disney wants more developers to join Disney Infinity
And House of Mouse has been talking to Nintendo about Amiibo
Ninja Theory working on Disney Infinity 2.0
Heavenly Sword and Hellblade studio handling combat, villains and Princess Jasmine
Disney opens £2,000 Future Internet Games Contest
Competition seeks augmented reality, location and city-based games for web and mobile
Disney abandons Star Wars 1313 trademark
Promising LucasArts title may no longer be in development
Disney bets $100m on developing Infinity
Latest from struggling Disney Interactive studio sports nine-figure budget
EA snaps up Star Wars game rights
DICE and Visceral working on new original Star Wars games with the Frostbite 3 engine
Club Penguin founder forms new digital studio
British Columbia-based developer to focus on children's games
Disney Interactive profits climb to $9m in Q1
Net gains attributed to growth in social and mobile business