In 2007, Disney purchased Club Penguin — the children’s RPG that served as my first introduction to online fandom — for a whopping $700 million. Even then, as a child with little context ...

Disney tried to save the Club Penguin kids multiplayer gaming franchise with a mobile reboot last year — Club Penguin Island — but now has decided to shut down the whole thing. “There’s no ...

Back in January, Disney broke a lot of hearts when it announced that it would be shutting down "Club Penguin," its 12-year-old online hangout for kids. And as of Wednesday, "Club Penguin" is no more.

Screenshot: Club Penguin Rewritten Fans of Club Penguin were elated when the shuttered Disney game was resurrected as Club Penguin Rewritten, a fan-made recreation of the popular original.

Disney announced yesterday that the browser-based free-to-play game Club Penguin is shutting down for good on March 29. While the flagship product of the franchise is going dark, the Club Penguin ...

The Force is with Club Penguin: After launching successful “parties” based around Marvel’s superheroes and Pixar’s “Monsters University,” Disney is turning its virtual world for kids o ...

Disney has ordered unauthorised copies of its Club Penguin game to close, after the BBC found children were being exposed to explicit messages. Visits to fan-run Club Penguin Online surged during ...

After years of preparation, Disney is launching its Club Penguin virtual world on the iPad today as a subscription service. The move is another sign that huge brands are adapting to the fast ...

Walt Disney Co. has acquired fast-growing online kids brand Club Penguin, outmaneuvering rival suitors including Time Warner's AOL, which sources revealed mounted an aggressive bid. By Andrew ...

The Walt Disney Co. has acquired the fast-growing online kids brand Club Penguin, outmaneuvering rival suitors including Time Warner’s AOL, which sources revealed mounted an aggressive bid that ...

On a call with Disney CEO Bob Iger now while he announces the company’s acquisition of Club Penguin, which he describes as a perfect fit. It’s a cash payment of $350 million and an opportunity ...