New ‘Press Play’ Series Features Top Disney, Lucasfilm Gaming News
Originally published at Disney Parks News
Welcome to our first round-up of video game news and updates from Disney Games and Lucasfilm Games! November was a big month for our titles. With launches including a galaxy of new Star Wars content, a swashbuckling pirate adventure, and more!
Check out all of the news and updates you missed in November below.
Digital Video Game Updates
LEGO® Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Galactic Edition – Now Available
Play through all nine episodes of the Skywalker Saga in the recently released LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Galactic Edition. The Galactic Edition now comes bundled with over 400 playable characters. Including new character pack content based on “Andor,” “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” “The Book of Boba Fett” and much more. The newly launched Galactic Edition is available digitally. For Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation® 5, PlayStation® 4, Nintendo Switch™, and PC.
Return to Monkey Island – Now Available on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and Xbox Game Pass
Guybrush Threepwood is back for an all-new swashbuckling point-and-click adventure game in Return to Monkey Island – and now console players can also join in on the fun. Penned by series creator Ron Gilbert and co-writer/designer Dave Grossman. Return to Monkey Island is now available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox X|S, and PC, in addition to now being available on Xbox Game Pass.
Disney Dreamlight Valley – New Realm Opens December 6
For those exploring Disney Dreamlight Valley, a new realm door is opening on December 6! Discover a brand-new Toy Story adventure and bring your new friends, Woody and Buzz Lightyear, to the Valley. Disney Dreamlight Valley is available now in Early Access on PC and consoles.
Mobile Gaming Updates
Disney Mirrorverse – New Guardians
Raya from Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” and Kermit the Frog from “The Muppets” are the newest Guardians to debut in Disney Mirrorverse. Help Raya protect Kermit’s musical performances from the rampaging Fractured during a special limited-time Banjo Bonanza event. Play Disney Mirrorverse for free via the App Store or Google Play. You do not want to miss Kermit’s stellar evolution as the fantastical Swamp King!
For a deeper dive into the designs and lore of this divergent Disney and Pixar universe, The World of Mirrorverse book gives an in-depth look at how the powerfully amplified versions of Sulley, Baymax, Jack Skellington, Maleficent, Belle, and many more were created. This beautiful hardcover volume is available now in comic book shops nationwide, and available for pre-order from your preferred bookstore.
Pre-order Updates for Upcoming Video Games
Grim Fandango: Remastered – Pre-order Now
Travel agent Manny Calavera sells luxury packages to souls on their four-year journey to eternal rest, but there’s trouble in paradise. Grim Fandango: Remastered comes to Xbox & PlayStation with a limited-timed physical collector’s edition via Limited Run Games which includes the base game, original soundtrack, a double-sided poster, a mural print, a bone wagon die-cast replica, and a postcard. Pre-orders are open for the collector’s edition of this acclaimed adventure game from the Lucasfilm Games vault. Now through December 18.
As we look ahead to December, you can expect more news and a few surprises across our roster of the console, PC, and mobile games. Until then, play on!
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