Propaganda Games was a Canadian
video game development
Video game development (or gamedev) is the process of developing a video game. The effort is undertaken by a developer, ranging from a single person to an international team dispersed across the globe. Development of traditional commercial PC a ...
studio based in
Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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, founded by
Josh Holmes in 2005, and bought by
Disney Interactive Studios
Disney Interactive Studios, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher owned by The Walt Disney Company through Disney Interactive. Prior to its closure in 2016, it developed and distributed multi-platform video games and interactiv ...
, the interactive subsidiary of the
Walt Disney Company
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at the same year. In January 2011, Propaganda Games was closed.
History
Buena Vista Games
Disney Interactive Studios, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher owned by The Walt Disney Company through Disney Interactive. Prior to its closure in 2016, it developed and distributed multi-platform video games and interact ...
formed the new studio with former employees of
EA Canada
EA Vancouver (formerly known as EA Burnaby, then EA Canada) is a Canadian video game developer located in Burnaby, British Columbia. The development studio opened as Distinctive Software in January 1983, and is also Electronic Arts's largest and ...
in April 2005.
They acquired the
Turok
Turok is a fictional character who first appeared in American comic books published by Western Publishing through licensee Dell Comics. He first appeared in ''Four Color Comics'' #596 (October/November 1954). After a second ''Four Color'' appear ...
license in May 2005, which was released in 2008 for the current generation consoles at the time. A sequel, Turok 2, was in development soon after but was canceled due to layoffs.
Once work was completed on ''
Tron: Evolution'' and the proposed ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' title was cancelled, Disney closed the studio in January 2011.
"Propaganda Games Shuttered"
from Joystiq.com
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Games
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