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Disney Interactive Studios, Inc.
Private
Founded1988 as Walt Disney Computer Software
1996 as Disney Interactive
HeadquartersGlendale, California, USA
IndustryInteractive entertainment
Products
Turok (2008 video game)
Pirates of the Caribbean
Employeesover 400
WebsiteDisney Interactive Studios Homepage
Disney Interactive Studios, Inc. (initially Walt Disney Computer Software, later Disney Interactive and Buena Vista Games, Inc.), self-publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games and interactive entertainment worldwide.

History

Walt Disney Computer Software was a subsidiary of Walt Disney Consumer Products, a division of The Walt Disney Company. It was established in 1988 when a group of "software development specialists" were spun off from Walt Disney Educational Productions and put under the leadership of Shelley Miles, then Vice President of The Walt Disney Music Company, to become the first entity in the Disney organization to internally develop or publish computer and video games for commercial release. This subsidiary produced many Disney-themed games during several years of operation but was eventually shut down and reorganized in 1996 as Disney Interactive.

In its early period, Disney Interactive often worked as a producer rather than a publisher (though it also marketed games on its own for select platforms), establishing strategic development/publishing alliances with interactive-gaming industry leaders such as Sony Computer Entertainment, Nintendo, Activision, Eidos, Konami, Square and Ubi Soft. Disney Interactive dealt with mass-market, global development, publishing and distribution of interactive entertainment software based on its intellectual property (including Disney characters and other franchises).

To diversify its portfolio, the company re-established itself as Buena Vista Games and divided productions across two publishing labels -- Buena Vista Interactive developed titles across multiple platforms for creative content from the numerous businesses within The Walt Disney Company, and Disney Interactive marketed and distributed children's entertainment and learning software.

In 2007, Disney Enterprises re-merged its productions under the name Disney Interactive Studios. The studio publishes both Disney and non-Disney branded video games for all platforms worldwide, with titles that feature its consumer brands including Disney, ABC Television, Dinsey/Pixar and Touchstone. The studio also selectively licenses Disney intellectual property to other videogame publishers.

Games published as Walt Disney Computer Software

Games published/developed by Disney Interactive Studios

Upcoming games from Disney Interactive Studios

In May 2006, Disney Interactive Studios announced that it is publishing Spectrobes, for the Nintendo DS, which will be Disney Interactive Studios's first game not based on a Disney franchise. BVG is also publishing games from Q Entertainment worldwide except Asia: Lumines II, the sequel to the popular puzzle game for the PSP system; Lumines Plus, a new version of Lumines for the PlayStation 2; Every Extend Extra, a puzzle shooter; and a Disney Interactive Studios's , the popular Meteos game for the Nintendo DS with Disney characters.

The company has recently revealed a full line up of games at E3 2006, which include DIE's Turok, a re-imagining of the of the same name and BVG's , based off the hit television show.

Games published by Disney Interactive Studios or BVG, or Buena Vista Games, the previous name for Disney Interactive Studios (excluding previously mentioned games)

Development studios

In 2005, Buena Vista Games acquired two external game development studios, Propaganda Games and Avalanche Software. Propaganda Games was set up with four video game veterans and its first game will be the Unreal 3 Engine-powered shooter Turok. Avalanche Software, is the developer of the hit franchise Tak, and is working on two announced games - Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action (based on the super hero movie within a movie at the end of the Chicken Little film) and Disney's Meet The Robinsons, based on the upcoming CG animation film.

Buena acquired a third development studio in England, Climax Racing in 2006. Climax Racing is best known for its work on the MotoGP and ATV Offroad Fury franchises. “The acquisition of Climax Racing aligns perfectly with our strategic and geographic goals by allowing us to both reach into new genres and new markets for creative talent,” said Graham Hopper (pictured), senior vice president and general manager, Buena Vista Games. “Adding Climax Racing to our creative family will provide an additional catalyst for our continued growth in the video games market.?

Karl Jeffery, founder and chief executive officer of Climax added, “As a premier, award-winning studio that has created some of the best racing titles of all time, Climax Racing is an ideal component of BVG’s expanding portfolio of development talent."

Buena Vista Games has also announced the formation of a new development studio Fall Line Studio dedicated to creating games exclusively for Nintendo consoles Wii and Nintendo DS. Fall Line Studio will operate as a sister studio to Avalanche Software, both companies being based out of Salt Lake City. The studio will focus on small-team projects using Disney's brand. Former general manager of Rainbow Studios Scott Novis has been chosen to serve as vice president and general manager of Fall Line Studio.

"This studio will be one of our centers of creative excellence and it gives us the ability to fully capitalize on our properties and expand our market share on Nintendo platforms," said Graham Hopper of Buena Vista Games. "Scott Novis brings the perfect mix of team building and relevant business experience to the position of studio head for Fall Line Studio."

Buena Vista Games has historically been a strong supporter of Nintendo platforms and is currently the number three publisher of Game Boy Advance titles in North America. And Fall Line marks the company's ongoing plan to cut back on outsourced game development and focus on internally developed software.

On the July 13, 2007 it was announced that Disney Interactive had acquired Warren Spector's Junction Point Studios. [1]

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Annual Revenue: $30.8 billion USD (2004) Employees: 129,000 Stock Symbol: NYSE: DIS Website: Disney.com
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Nickname: The Jewel City
Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California.
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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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Industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent, industrious"), is the segment of economy concerned with production of goods. Industry began in its present form during the 1800s, aided by technological advances, and it has continued to develop to this day.
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Interactive entertainment is any activity that retains the attention of participants by driving feedback. The phrase is typically used as technical terminology to refer to the practice of game development and the industry of video games.
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Aspinwall Classification System (Leo Aspinwall, 1958) classifies and rates products based on five variables:
  1. Replacement rate (How frequently is the product repurchased?)
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Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney franchise encompassing a theme park ride, a series of films and spinoff novels as well as numerous video games and other publications.
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The Walt Disney Company

Public (NYSE: DIS )
Founded Burbank, California, USA (1923)
Founder Walt and Roy Disney
Headquarters Burbank, California,
 United States

Key people Robert Iger, President/CEO
Industry Media and Entertainment
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released on its Touchstone Pictures banner), which blends traditional animation and live action.
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Arachnophobia is a video game based on the film Arachnophobia. It was developed by BlueSky Software and Disney for the DOS, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and Amiga platforms.
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Hare Raising Havoc is a side-scrolling puzzle adventure game developed by BlueSky Software in 1991 for the Amiga and DOS. Disney Software published the game. It is a spinoff of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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Stunt Island is a computer game designed by Adrian Stephens and Ronald J. Fortier and was published by Disney Interactive in 1992. The game, marketed as "The Stunt Flying and Filming Simulation", provides an island which contains a number of different sets, such as a
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Beauty and the Beast is the name of a NES video game that was only released in Europe. It is loosely based on the Disney movie of the same name. Gaston, logically, is the final boss of the game because he wants to kill the Beast, marry Belle and force her to give birth to
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Disney's Aladdin was a video game based on the 1992 motion picture of the same name, released in the 16-bit era. Unlike some multiplatform games of both then and now, the three versions (Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis, Super NES, and Sega Master System/Sega Game Gear)
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The Lion King is a video game based on Disney's popular animated film. The title was published by Virgin Interactive in 1994, and was released on SNES, NES, Game Boy, PC, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, Master System and Game Gear.
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers very large cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by the British production company Celador.
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Jellyvision is a multimedia production company founded by Harry Gottlieb best known for making the You Don't Know Jack games.

They're also known for inventing "iCi," the Interactive Conversation Interface - a set of guidelines and principles for creating an interactive conversation
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Spectrobes (化石超進化　スペクトロブス
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Kingdom Hearts II (キングダムハーツII
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Traveller's Tales Ltd is a British software house established in 1990 and based in Knutsford, Cheshire. It is part of the TT Games group, along with TT Games Publishing. While they worked closely with Disney, producing several games based on their movies (mostly those by Pixar,
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Capcom Co., Ltd.
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Chicken Little
Directed by Mark Dindal
Produced by Randy Fullmer
Written by Steve Bencich
Ron J. Friedman
Starring Zach Braff
Joan Cusack
Steve Zahn
Dan Molina
Garry Marshall
Season Elmore
Fred Willard
Catherine O'Hara
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Tron 2.0 is a computer game developed by Monolith Productions. It is a sequel to the 1982 motion picture Tron. The PC version of the game was released by Buena Vista Games on August 26, 2003. The Mac version was released by MacPlay on April 21, 2004.
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Subsidiary of Time Warner
Founded 1994
Headquarters Kirkland, Washington, USA

Industry Videogames
Employees 100+
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