This ain't the Mickey Mouse from your childhood. An earlier version of the world famous mouse went into the public domain on January 1, 2024. A game studio dropped a trailer for its Mickey-centric ...

After years of Disney stalling and bending copyright law to their will, Mickey Mouse has officially entered the public domain. Independent creators can now play around with the famous mascot as he ...

If you haven’t heard, the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse is officially in the public domain, and Nightmare Forge Games wasted no time announcing a horror game starring that version of Disney ...

With Disney's copyright for the earliest Mickey and Minnie Mouse versions having expired, it's time to see their original illustrations in the public domain. With Steamboat Willie's entrance, a new ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. On January 1, New Year’s Day, a few stories were spread ...

There’s no guarantee public domain characters will be in good games, but this one seems more than OK. Mickey Mouse is now playable in a video game! Which is to say, the public domain version of Mickey ...

Mickey Mouse as a… murderer? Disney’s 1928 short animated feature Steamboat Willie has entered the public domain, meaning the early version of the iconic character will now be available for use in all ...

A co-op horror in which you're an exterminator treating sinister infestations caused by twisted versions of classic characters and urban legends. What was thought to be an outbreak of vermin in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. Not one, but two horror movies starring a now ...

The black-and-white Mickey-Mouse-with-a-gun game backs up its signature art style with a surprisingly mature detective yarn.