Avalanche Software
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| Subsidiary of Disney Interactive Studios | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | October 1995 |
| Headquarters | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Key people | John Blackburn (CEO) |
| Parent |
Independent (1995-2005) Disney Interactive Media Group (2005-present) |
| Website | avalanchesoftware.go.com |
Avalanche Software is a video game developer studio, founded in October 1995 by four lead programmers from Sculptured Software. The company has developed for every console platform since the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and SNES days and has grown to a staff of over 100 since its inception. The company is headed up by CEO John Blackburn.
History
In April 2005, Buena Vista Games (BVG), the video game publishing arm of The Walt Disney Company, acquired the Salt Lake City-based studio.[1] BVG formed a new game studio, Fall Line Studio, in November 2006 to create Disney and new game titles for Nintendo DS and the Wii console.[2] Disney Interactive Studios (DIS) merged Fall Line Studio into its sister studio, Avalanche Software, in January 2009.[1]
DIS in October 2012 announced "Toy Box", a cross platform gaming initiative where Pixar and Disney characters will interact from a console game to multiple mobile and online applications.[3] In January 2013, Avalanche Software unveiled the Toy Box cross platform game as Disney Infinity based on Toy Story 3 game's "Toy Box" mode crossed with a toy line.[4]
Games developed
As subsidiary of Disney
- Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour
- Bolt
- Meet the Robinsons
- Chicken Little: Ace in Action
- Chicken Little
- Toy Story 3: The Video Game[4]
- Cars 2: The Video Game
- Disney Infinity[4]
- Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes
As an independent company
- 2 on 2 Open Ice Challenge
- 25 To Life
- Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
- Mortal Kombat Trilogy
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
- Off Road Challenge
- Open Ice
- Rampage 2: Universal Tour
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
- Rugrats: Royal Ransom
- Prince of Persia: Arabian Nights
- Tak and the Power of Juju
- Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams
- Tak: The Great Juju Challenge
- NCAA 2K2 College Football
- NCAA 2K3 College Football
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kawamoto, Dawn (April 19, 2005). "Disney scoops up Avalanche, founds new studio". gamespot.com. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ "Disney to make Nintendo games". Los Angeles Times. Reuters. November 8, 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ↑ Barnes, Brooks (October 21, 2012). "Disney, Struggling to Find Its Digital Footing, Overhauls Disney.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lang, Derrik J. (January 15, 2013). "Disney unveils own 'Skylanders'-like franchise". Business Week. AP. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
External links
- Disney Interactive Studios
- Avalanche company profile from MobyGames
- Avalanche Software profile at GameSpot
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