Several mobile games from top brands retired by Disney
A number of different apps have been removed, including titles from Marvel and Star Wars.
Disney Interactive recently announced that it would be retiring a range of its mobile games for Android, iOS and Windows Phone based devices, meaning that while they haven’t been taken down by the app stores online, they also won’t be updated or supported at any point in the near future.
This step has been taken as Disney Interactive has chosen to focus its resources on new and upcoming mobile apps.
The mobile games won’t actually be taken down from the online stores, so they are available for people who still have them, the support will no longer be there and the updates won’t keep coming. Two of the mobile apps that have been considered to be the most controversial among those that were taken down are “Star Wars: Tiny Death Star” and “Star Wars: Assault Team”. Though “Assault Team” had been developed by a Disney mobile studio, “Tiny Death Star” was created by NimbleBit, an indie developer.
Recent reports have stated that NimbleBit wasn’t informed of the retirement of the mobile games.
This was reported by GameSpot, which pointed out that the controversy surrounding the retirement of these mobile apps was started when a fan was the one to notify NimbleBit of the situation when they weren’t able to download the game from the Apple App Store.
Other games that have been removed include both “Monkey Island” and “Monkey Island 2”. Those were some fan favorite titles and their removal has been disappointing to many people who enjoyed them. They were often considered to be the adventure game apps that were the funniest ever put out by Lucas Arts.
Other mobile apps that have had their titles retired include “Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal Weapon, Avengers Alliance, Avengers Initiative, and Wreck-It Ralph, but there were also many more.
For device users who purchased these mobile games using real money, no refunds were being offered at the time this article was written. Moreover, special offers and in-game items will also not be provided to the players of these apps.
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While taking an extended vacation (due to lack of work) from Bill's normal occupation as a sound engineer, he found writing to be a new found passion. Technology trends sparked his interest so he started writing about the latest and greatest gadgets to hit the market and then we found him, or he found us...does it really matter? Bill now writes for Mobile Commerce Press concerning news matters that are changing the industry today.
