Junction Point Studios
American video game developer
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::summary American video game developer ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox company"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Junction Point Studios |
| image | Junction Point Studios logo.png |
| type | Subsidiary |
| foundation | |
| fate | Dissolved |
| defunct | |
| successor | Library: |
| Disney Interactive | |
| location | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| founder | Warren Spector |
| key_people | Warren Spector |
| Art Min | |
| industry | Video games |
| products | Epic Mickey |
| Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | |
| parent | Disney Interactive Studios |
| num_employees | 160 |
| num_employees_year | 2012 |
| homepage | |
| :: |
| name = Junction Point Studios | image = Junction Point Studios logo.png | type = Subsidiary | foundation = | fate = Dissolved | defunct = | successor = Library: Disney Interactive | location = Austin, Texas, U.S. | founder = Warren Spector | key_people = Warren Spector Art Min | industry = Video games | products = Epic Mickey Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | parent = Disney Interactive Studios | num_employees = 160 | num_employees_year = 2012 | homepage = Junction Point Studios (JPS) was an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas founded by Deus Ex creator, Warren Spector, in 2004. Disney Interactive Studios acquired Junction Point Studios in July 2007 The studio was closed in 2013.
History
The studio was established in November 2004 by Warren Spector and Art Min. The new studio is based around several former employees of Ion Storm, where Spector and Min previously worked.
From inception up until their acquisition by Disney Interactive Studios, Junction Point was working on a Source Engine based game that was to be distributed on Valve's Steam distribution network. This was later revealed to be a new game in Valve's Half-Life series which was cancelled when Junction Point was acquired.
Junction Point developed Epic Mickey, a Wii game which was released on November 25, 2010 in Europe and on November 30 in North America. The game is about Mickey Mouse's adventure in Wasteland, a world where forgotten characters like Oswald the Lucky Rabbit live. Junction Point has indicated that its game will be a "combination of action and roleplaying, traditional narrative and player choice", and will use Emergent Game Technologies' Gamebryo engine. The game has been developed for the Wii console.
On March 21, 2012, Warren Spector announced that a sequel, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, was in development for Wii and Wii U.
On January 29, 2013, Disney Interactive Studios confirmed the closure of the studio.
Before its closure, Junction Point was working on a video game called Project Goliath.
Name
In March 2007, Spector explained the name in an interview:
::quote Looking Glass]], the last thing I worked on with them on was a concept that I came up with along with Doug Church and some other guys. It was a very different approach to [[Multiplayer video game ::
Games developed
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| Year | Game | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Cancelled | Untitled Half-Life 2 episode | Windows |
| Sleeping Giants | Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | |
| 2010 | Epic Mickey | Wii |
| 2012 | Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | Windows, PlayStation 3, Vita, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U |
| :: |
References
References
- (2013-01-29). "Disney closes Warren Spector's Junction Point Studios".
- (27 June 2006). "Warren Spector on game development".
- Miller, Terin. "History of Disney: Timeline and Facts".
- (2013-01-29). "Disney closes Epic Mickey developer Junction Point Studios (updated with comments from Warren Spector)".
- (27 June 2006). "Warren Spector on game development".
- (July 13, 2007). "Disney buys game developer Junction Point". Los Angeles Times.
- "Warren Spector Developing on Source for Steam".
- Sheffield, Brandon. (March 5, 2007). "All For Games: An Interview With Warren Spector". gamasutra.com.
- "MobyGames - Art Min".
- "Warren Spector's Half-Life Work ... Plus Other Gaming Mysteries, Secrets".
- "Junction Point Closed". gamespot.com.
- "A Failed Pitch For A Disney Game Called Project Goliath". Kotaku.
- (27 March 2020). "Sleeping Giants (Junction Point Studios) [Xbox 360, PS3, PC - Cancelled] - Unseen64".
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