Captain 
Jack Sparrow attending Monsters University? Lightning McQueen racing The Lone Ranger? What the heck is going on at Disney these days?
Previously confined to the imagination of children, these sorts of mashups will become reality on August 18, when Disney’s long-awaited Disney Infinity hits shelves.
If Michael Bay’s interpretation of the 
Transformers (and the requisite gaming spin-offs that came with it) wasn’t quite your style, another option is on the way.
Hasbro has tapped UK developer Jagex to create a massively-multiplayer online game based on the 80s toy icon. It’s scheduled to be released in 2012.
Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and the 
rest are getting their own online world.
Hasbro and Runescape developer Jagex have announced plans to create a massively multiplayer game based on the popular 80s toy line and cartoon series. Unlike recent single-player games published by Activision, though, this will have nothing to do with director Michael Bay’s 2007 cinematic reboot of the series.
With gigantic franchises like Call of Duty and 
World of Warcraft in its back pocket (which apparently has a Guitar Hero-sized hole in it), Activision has a firm grip on the adult audience. Now it’s looking to add children to its customer base.
The company has announced a reboot of the long-running Spyro the Dragon franchise, and aims to combine the video game world with physical toys.
Chris Morris: Journalist 