Propaganda Games

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Propaganda Games
Former type Defunct
Industry Video games
Fate Closed
Founded 2005
Defunct 2011
Headquarters Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Key people Josh Holmes
Howard Donaldson
Daryl Anselmo
Jorge Freitas
Dan Ayoub
Parent Disney Interactive Studios (The Walt Disney Company)

Propaganda Games was a video game development studio based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada which operated from 2005 to 2011 as a unit of Disney Interactive Studios, the interactive subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.

History

Buena Vista Games formed the studio with former employees of EA Canada in April 2005[1] They acquired the Turok license in May 2005.,[2] which was released for next generation consoles in 2008. A sequel, Turok 2, was in development soon after but was cancelled due to layoffs.

Once work was completed on Tron: Evolution and the proposed Pirates of the Caribbean title was cancelled,[citation needed] Disney closed the studio in January 2011.[3]

Games

Release date Title(s) Genre(s) Platform(s)
2008 Turok First-person shooter Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2010 Tron: Evolution Action-adventure Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Canceled Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned Action
Role-playing game
Adventure
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Canceled Turok 2 First-person shooter

References

  1. Kawamoto, Dawn (April 19, 2005). "Disney scoops up Avalanche, founds new studio". gamespot.com. Retrieved 22 October 2012. 
  2. "Disney digs up Turok". gamespot.com. May 13, 2005. Retrieved 22 October 2012. 
  3. "Propaganda Games Shuttered" from Joystiq.com

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