What the @#$% Is “Epic Mickey”?
It’s the @#$% this:
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That’s concept art from Tony Pulham for an upcoming Wii game currently codenamed “Epic Mickey,” which seems to be a dark, steampunk version of the Disney universe. Don’t believe me? Check out Goofy:
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That shit rocks my world. It looks like Disney has finally paid attention to the success of Kingdom Hearts, and realized that adults do not mind twisted takes on their beloved characters. Hell, I’m not much of a Disney fan (especially not Mickey) but I would play the holy fuck out of this game. Please head over here to see much more awesome concept art and details regarding the game. Thanks to whoever sent the tip in; I seem to have lost the email while drooling of zombie robot Goofy.
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.