Gamertell

This weekend (August 15 - 18, 2008), Disney is going to have a Free Preview Weekend event running in its Pirates of the Caribbean Online massive multiplayer online rpg (MMORPG) to lure new users into the game. If you’ve ever been intrigued by the tv commercials, now may be your… Continue Reading »

It looks like the Bioshock movie we’ve all been awaiting is actually going to come to fruition. According to Variety, Universal and Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski will be bringing the dystopian world to the silver screen. John Logan, screenwriter behind Oscar-winning The Aviator will be penning the… Continue Reading »

Today I received one of the largest bits of promo swag from a game company. In a wooden box that measures approximately 19 x 19 in. (packed in an even larger cardboard box), the Walt Disney Internet Group sent a wooden ship replica. The ship was sent to promote Pirates… Continue Reading »

Disney has announced plans to increase its game development spending to $350 million per year in the next five years, according to Reuters.  Last year, Disney spent $100 million on game development and has spent $130 million this year.  Disney Interactive Studios has already released a number of games on… Continue Reading »

You’ll get unlimited health, costumes plusa few other fun extras when you download the Pirates of the Caribbean: A World’s End extra content free at ‘X-marks-the-spot’ wireless hotspots at Walt Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, and Walt DisneyWorld in Florida. Guests of the Disney theme parks can download the extra contents… Continue Reading »

Buena Vista Pictures wants to help bring out the inner pirate in you in all of its 3D glory. Called “Piratizing,” you upload your image and get back a 3D version of you as a pirate in your email. Sure, it’s a way to get on their mailing list and… Continue Reading »