- Disney Infinity sells 294K copies in its first two weeks. Disney reportedly spent upwards of $100MM on the project, with execs keeping a keen eye on its performance. According to a spokesman, “We’re very pleased with the launch in both the U.S. and globally, and believe Disney Infinity is well-positioned for the critical holiday sales season.”
- Skylanders hits 1.5B lifetime revenue. The expansion, Skylanders Giants, moved 500K units in its first two weeks of sale (again, compared to 294K for Disney Infinity). Apparently the franchise is picking up steam: “The new lifetime revenue total of $1.5 billion indicates that the series is as lucrative as ever. The series debuted in October 2011, and didn’t reach $1 billion in sales until February 2013. It has added a further $500 million in just seven months.”
- Jordan Weisman’s Golem Arcana is at $178K/$500K with 27 days to go. I’ve not gotten into tabletop gaming previously, but this is starting to look like a world worthy of devotion.
After researching transmedia storyworlds at MIT, guiding Microsoft in its CTO/CXO's think tank, co-founding Microsoft Studios' Narrative Design team, and exploring the future of entertainment and media as the Creative Director and a Research Fellow for USC's Annenberg Innovation Lab, I'm now the Creative Director for USC's World Building Media Lab, a storyteller, a designer, a consultant, and a doctoral student in Media Arts and Practice at USC's School of Cinematic Arts. more »
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