Disney’s annual D23 Expo is set to kick off next month at the Anaheim Convention Center, and it will celebrate everything about the company, including forthcoming films like Disney/Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur and various products based on popular brands, including Marvel and Star Wars. However, this year’s event will also feature a huge focus on video games.
Disney Interactive has announced that a number of video games will be included in a special presentation both in the Hall D23 theatre and the pavilion on the show floor, where attendees can try out forthcoming titles.
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition, which features various characters and events from the Star Wars universe as well as sets based on the box office hit Inside Out and Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, will take primary focus. Attendees will be able to check out a number of sets available within the game, as well as try out its new toy Box modes. In addition, a variety of figurines for Disney Infinity 3.0 will be given out, including a show exclusive. (Last year, Mickey’s Apprentice figurine was handed to attendees before becoming publicly available early this year.)
Other Star Wars games will take presence at the event as well. EA’s Star Wars: Battlefront, which was introduced to the public for the first time during the Star Wars Celebration in April, will be on hand with a new multiplayer demo, similar to the ones presented during the Electronic Entertainment Expo and San Diego Comic-Con, with up to 40 players being able to jump into the fight. Bandai Namco will also feature its recently released Star Wars Battle Pod arcade game, with a unique dome-like shooting experience. The trailer below shows Battle Pod in action.
Other games will be featured at the event as well. Square Enix’s forthcoming Kingdom Hearts III – which combines role-playing elements with characters and locales from the Disney universe – will be presented, along with a number of mobile games, including Star Wars: Commander and Frozen: Free Fall, should attendees feel the need to take a break.
Even though they’ve been on the show floor in the past, video games seem to be taking a larger presence at this year’s D23 Expo – and considering the popular buzz behind Disney Infinity 3.0 (which releases next month for various consoles) and Battlefront (which arrives on November 17th for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC) – that’s a good thing.
For more information on the event, be sure to check out the official D23 Expo page.