Fans Can Play As the Newest Characters from the Star Wars™ Universe, Finn, Rey, Kylo Ren and Poe Dameron
GLENDALE, Calif. – (Dec. 18, 2015) – Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm today launched Star Wars:™ The Force Awakens™ Play Set, the third Star Wars™ Play Set for Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition, this year’s No. 1 “toys-to-life” video game. The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set gives fans the opportunity to play with Finn, Rey, Kylo Ren and Poe Dameron in the latest chapter of the Star Wars saga.
Available today with the release of the film, the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set includes playable characters Finn, a soldier on a path to adventure and danger, and Rey, a true survivor who is resourceful and capable. Individual character figures Poe Dameron, the trusted pilot of the Resistance who uses his expert flying skills to travel the galaxy, and Kylo Ren, an enforcer for the First Order who terrorizes the galaxy with devious acts, are also available, as well as the Star Wars: The Force Awakens-themed Power Disc Pack.
“Millions of fans will be introduced today to the next generation of Star Wars storytelling, and Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition is the only game where they can step into iconic moments from Star Wars:The Force Awakens film,” said John Blackburn, SVP and General Manager, Disney Infinity. “The Force Awakens Play Set completes the Disney Infinity 3.0Star Wars experience, allowing fans to play as characters and explore stories from across the entire Star Wars saga.”
In addition to the characters native to Star Wars:The Force Awakens Play Set, fans will be able to unlock and play with all Star Wars characters from Star Wars™ Twilight of the Republic and Star Wars™ Rise Against The Empire, as well as the Star Wars Rebels™ characters.
The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set will be available at a suggested retail price of $34.99. Poe Dameron and Kylo Ren character figures (MSRP: $13.99 each) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens themed Power Disc Pack (MSRP: $9.99) will be sold separately.
To view the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set trailer visit:
The Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack, which includes the Star Wars Twilight of the Republic Play Set, is currently available in major North American retail stores for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One and Xbox 360 and the Wii U™ system from Nintendo.Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition is rated E10+ with Cartoon Violence by the ESRB and developed by Avalanche Software in partnership with Ninja Theory, Sumo Digital, Studio Gobo and United Front Games.
All figures and Power Discs from the 1.0 and 2.0 editions of Disney Infinity will be compatible with Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition in the enhanced Toy Box 3.0.
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Disney Infinity is an interactive gaming platform where players have unprecedented freedom and endless opportunity to create stories and play experiences starring the beloved characters from across the worlds of Disney. Building on the success of launching Disney Infinity 1.0 and 2.0, Disney Interactive announced its latest installment to the best-selling “hybrid toy/video game,” Disney Infinity 3.0. In its third iteration, players will again utilize real-world interactive figures to activate original storylines (Play Sets) in the virtual game worlds of popular Star Wars franchises and create new adventures with a variety of characters from Marvel, The Walt Disney Co. and Disney•Pixar properties in the Toy Box mode. Disney Infinity 3.0 is rated E-10+ by the ESRB and is available now. For more information, visit Disney.com/Infinity.
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