Avalanche Software Closed by Disney As They Cancel Disney Infinity

Written by Brandon Hofer on May 10, 2016

News: Disney’s toy-to-life franchise is no more in addition to Disney leaving the self-publishing games business.

Some surprising and sad news broke earlier this afternoon with Disney Interactive. Disney is closing Avalanche Software which is based out of Utah where close to 300 jobs will be cut. Additionally Disney has revealed that the Disney Infinity line is done and that they are exiting the self-publishing games business altogether. John Blackburn, SVP & GM, Disney Infinity had this to say,

”By now you may have heard the news that we have made the difficult decision to discontinue production of Disney Infinity. From the beginning, Disney Infinity was built for you—our fans—and I wanted to take a moment to thank you not just for your support over the years, but for creating a community that made Disney Infinity more than just a game.

Our goal for Disney Infinity was to bring the best of Disney storytelling to life in homes around the world, and with your support we accomplished that. We hope you had as much fun playing the game as we had making it.

So what’s next for Disney Infinity? We have two final retail releases coming, including three new characters from Alice Through the Looking Glass later this month, and the Finding Dory Play Set launching in June.

And as we turn to the next chapter in our story, I want to thank everyone who helped bring Disney Infinity to life, particularly Disney’s Glendale-based production and publishing teams, our external development partners, and of course the incredible Avalanche team for their tireless dedication to this project.

But most of all, I want to again thank you for making Disney Infinity a part of your lives—and for adding to the Disney legacy by being a part of this community.”

Earlier Disney had revealed that it would not be at E3 this year and now we know why. It sucks to see Disney Infinity be ended like this but it is even worse that all of those people are now apparently out of a job. Hopefully they can bounce back quickly and another gaming studio will bring them on or they create their own studio to do what they want.

What do you think of Disney Infinity not being around anymore? Did you play the franchise? Were you a fan? Tell us what you think below.

source: Disney Interactive