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Winnie the Pooh entered the public domain in 2022, which led to us getting Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey last year. This sparked many imaginations about what we would see if Disney’s Steamboat Willie, and therefore the film version of Mickey Mouse, also became publicly available in 2024. Here is a preview.
IGN’s Ryan McCaffrey is pleased to present the episodic first-person survival horror game Infestation 88. The concept is very familiar, as up to four players must fight hordes of enemies and eliminate outbreaks of various kinds. What you haven’t seen yet is the first villain to be introduced because no one has been allowed to use him yet without Disney’s permission.
That’s right. You fight a scarier version of Steamboat Willie’s Mickey Mouse and his mouse friends. It’s clear that the developers at Nightmare Forge Games are still not sure how legal this is, and that they fear the wrath of Disney’s lawyers if the Infestation 88 Steam page features this message above everything else about the game :
“This game is inspired by works now in the public domain. This independent creation was not authorized, sponsored, or otherwise endorsed by any of the original authors of these works. All content in this game is used in accordance with applicable guidelines, is in the public domain, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any existing intellectual property or trademark owners.
It even sounds like we’ll see Winnie the Pooh and other popular characters in the game after it releases in Early Access later this year, as the game’s description reads:
“(…) You are a pest control specialist who deals with sinister pests caused by twisted versions of classic characters and wandering tales.”
As such, Dead by Daylight could have a competitor sometime in 2024, unless this is the first indication of how hard Disney is willing to fight to keep Mickey Mouse from being used in unconventional ways. You can see the game in action in the trailer below.
Do you think Infestation 88 looks interesting? What other games, movies and TV shows would you like to see Mickey Mouse in in the future? Mortal Kombat 1, Super Smash Bros. a horror film or what?
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