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Encyclopedia > Disney Interactive Studios
Disney Interactive Studios (formerly Buena Vista Games, Inc.)
Buena Vista Games logo
Type Private
Founded 1996 as Disney Interactive
Headquarters Glendale, California, USA
Industry Interactive entertainment
Products The Chronicles of Narnia
Turok (Xbox 360)
Pirates of the Caribbean
Employees over 400
Website BVG Homepage

Disney Interactive Studios is the video game publishing division of The Walt Disney Company. DIS was created to publish and license video games based on both Disney properties and original intellectual property. Image File history File links Buena_Vista_Games. ... A privately-held corporation is one whose ownership shares are not publicly traded. ... Alternate meanings: Disney (disambiguation) The Walt Disney Company (also known as Disney Enterprises, Inc. ... Nickname: The Jewel City Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... Neverwinter Nights, a popular modern computer role-playing game, features a powerful 3D graphics engine. ... Turok will be the latest installment in the first-person shooter series of video games based on Acclaim Entertainments comic series under the same name. ... Poster for the original Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean is a franchise that began as an attraction at Disney theme parks and has evolved to include a series of highly successful films and spinoffs. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Walt Disney Company (more commonly known as Disney; NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ...


DIS was originally known as Buena Vista Games, but on February 8, 2007, the company announced its name change. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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Games published/developed by Buena Vista Games

Kingdom Hearts II ) is a role-playing video game developed by Square Enix, partly published by Buena Vista Games, and directed by Tetsuya Nomura. ... SQUARE ENIX (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス) is a Japanese producer of popular video games and manga. ... Travellers Tales logo designed by Rodney Matthews. ... For the original NASA meaning, see capsule communicator. ... Chicken Little (2005) is a computer-generated imagery (CGI) animated film and the forty-fifth animated feature made and produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution on November 4, 2005. ... Tron 2. ... Monolith Productions is a Kirkland, Washington based video game developer. ... Cars is a video game based on the film of the same name, and a sequel to the Disney/Pixar film. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Upcoming games from Buena Vista Games

In May 2006, BVG announced that it is publishing Spectrobes, for the Nintendo DS, which will be BVG'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 Meteos: Disney Edition, the popular Meteos game for the Nintendo DS with Disney characters. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The Nintendo DS, sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS, is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, and first released in 2004. ... Lumines II is a sequel to the puzzle game Lumines. ... Lumines Plus is a forthcoming video game for the PlayStation 2 game console. ... Lumines is a video game created by game designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi. ... Every Extend Extra (or E3 for short) is a newly announced action shooting game by Q Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). ... Meteos (Japanese: メテオス (Meteosu)) is an action puzzle video game for the Nintendo DS portable gaming system. ... The Nintendo DS, sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS, is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, and first released in 2004. ...


The company has recently revealed a full line up of games at E3 2006, which include Turok, a re-imagining of the video game series of the same name and Desperate Housewives: The Game, based off the hit television show. E³ logo The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E³, was an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association. ... Turok will be the latest installment in the first-person shooter series of video games based on Acclaim Entertainments comic series under the same name. ... This section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Upcoming games from BVG (excluding previously mentioned games)

Hannah Montana is a video game based on the Disney Channel show, Hannah Montana. ... Thats So Raven is an American sitcom television show broadcast on the Disney Channel. ... The Little Mermaid (Den lille havfrue) is a fairy tale about a young mermaid who is willing to give up everything to gain the love of a prince and an eternal soul. ... The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American childrens television series that airs on the Disney Channel. ... The Cheetah Girls may refer to: // In music The Cheetah Girls is a girl band based on the film. ... Phil of the Future was an American comedy childrens television series that was produced by 2121 Productions (a part of Brookwell McNamara Entertainment). ... W.I.T.C.H. is a fantasy/superhero comic series created in Italy by Elisabetta Gnone. ... The Sky Is Falling, also known as Chicken Little, Chicken Licken or Henny Penny is an old, classical fable of unknown origin about a chicken who believes the sky is falling. ... Meet the Robinsons is a computer-animated film and the 46th animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. ...

BVG 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 (2007)]]. 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. Propaganda Games is a video game development studio based in Vancouver, B.C., Canada which was formed in 2005. ... Avalanche Software Videogame development studio, founded in October 1995 by four lead programmers from Sculptured Software. ... Propaganda Games is a video game development studio based in Vancouver, B.C., Canada which was formed in 2005. ... Avalanche Software Videogame development studio, founded in October 1995 by four lead programmers from Sculptured Software. ...


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. Fall Line is a video game developer based in Salt Lake City created by Disney as a Nintendo second party. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth video game console released by Nintendo. ... The Nintendo DS, sometimes abbreviated NDS or DS, is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo, and first released in 2004. ...


"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.


See also

Walt Disney Computer Software was an American computer and video game developer and publisher that was a subsidiary of Walt Disney Consumer Products, a division of The Walt Disney Company. ...

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