It’s now been a few months since Disney announced that it was shutting down its Disney Infinity line of games, leading to several leaks of figures that were intended to join the line-up. Now Siliconera is reporting on another Disney video game that was apparently halted in production: Epic Donald.
The title would have been an offshoot of the Epic Mickey brand that released two games, neither of which were as successful as the company has hoped. As a result, this proposed Donald game was cancelled, but not before illustrator Patrick Block created concept artwork for Disney and Junction Point.
From Block:
Greetings!
Walt Disney comic and gaming conceptual artist Pat Block here.
In 2012 I had the very great pleasure and honor of working with Warren Spector and Junction Point on a follow up to Disney’s Epic Mickey and Epic Mickey II.
The game was to feature Donald Duck, Duckburg, and the assorted classic world clan. I worked hard on a “Carl Barks” based Duckburg, puling scenes of the town from his comics and doing my best to keep a 1950’s feeling spirit about the game world.
Sadly, this was about the time Disney decided to switch over to it’s current gaming, more tablet oriented gaming focus.
While we were fully paid for our conceptual work on the project, to date, it has not been made.
With the new DuckTales project in the works, I have hopes we still might see the game, with some of our work, get made.
I hope this helps!
Very best, and thanks for the interest in our duck stuff.Patrick
What do you think of the artwork? Are you bummed the game was never made?