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Disney merges games and Internet

By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UKPosted Jun 6, 2008 7:58 am PT

Citing an evolving market, the media multinational merges divisions behind Pirates of the Caribbean Online, Turok, and Hannah Montana.

Today it has been confirmed that Disney will be merging its Internet Group with games publisher Disney Interactive Studios to form the Disney Interactive Media Group. Web site PaidContent.org broke the news, which came from an internal memo from Disney CEO Bob Iger.

Iger wrote, "As console and handheld games become more connected to the Internet, and as Internet and mobile become increasingly robust destinations for games and a range of interactive entertainment, we are taking this opportunity to integrate these activities."

The new division will be headed up by Steve Wadsworth, who previously led the now-defunct Walt Disney Internet Group. He will be assisted by the former executive vice president and general manager of Disney Interactive Studios, Graham Hopper. The existing management teams will continue to run the combined group.

Disney Interactive games include Disney Friends, Disney's Meet the Robinsons, Hannah Montana, Ratatouille, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. The Walt Disney Internet Group worked on titles such as Pirates of the Caribbean Online.

This isn't the first time that Disney's games division has had a name change--it was founded in 1988 as Walt Disney Computer Software, then in 1996 became Disney Interactive. In 2003, the decision was made to "diversify its portfolio" and distance itself from the Disney brand and become Buena Vista Games. Then in 2007, it remerged the two divisions it had set up in 2003--Buena Vista Interactive and Disney Interactive--and became Disney Interactive Studios.

47 Comments

  • DrakonGiga

    Posted Jun 9, 2008 9:23 am PT

    I'm sure there must be a singstar disney somewhere, I mean...

  • DrakonGiga

    Posted Jun 9, 2008 9:22 am PT

    I'm sure there must be a singstar disney somewhere, I mean...

  • bassmaniac20005

    Posted Jun 9, 2008 6:34 am PT

    Some Disney movies are actually pretty good, but nine times out of ten the games suck. The last good Disney game I ever played was Toy Story 2, and before that was Toy Story and Aladdin for the Sega Genesis.

    I mean, seriously. If they want to execute what they're trying to do (make more money) then they should start by making good video games, because that's where it's at right now.

  • jonzilla_basic

    Posted Jun 9, 2008 5:37 am PT

    Some Disney games are good. I don't mind them.

  • TehUndeadHorror

    Posted Jun 9, 2008 1:26 am PT

    Lol Looney Toons Kindom Hearts. Priceless.

  • OminousShadow87

    Posted Jun 9, 2008 12:22 am PT

    I see a lot of people here are ripping Disney but let us not forget, if there were no Disney, we would never have Kingdom Hearts...
    Either that, or it would be a merger with Looney Tunes instead. :-(

  • Dawg9000

    Posted Jun 8, 2008 7:15 pm PT

    Who doesn't wanna play Bambi Online? LMAO

  • thenephariouson

    Posted Jun 8, 2008 11:23 am PT

    Hellmetal789 "no way online disney games as if single player ones didnt suck already"

    LOL, Thats pretty much what i was thinking.

  • combatsoldier

    Posted Jun 8, 2008 11:02 am PT

    disney has already made games such as pirates and others. disney isnt what it use to be when i was a kid now they like to push the limit and have cursing, violence, etc. however i think some of there games are good but most are kid games that should be wii exclusive. i did play and beat games that were on snes that were fun but i was also a kid at that time but recently as an adult in my late 20's i found the pirates game very fun and entertaining. that may also be because i am a huge fan of the series of movies but having disney as a mainstream video game maker is not a good idea at all and i cant back them up on that. they have the micky image and its hard to shake that when everyone just thinks of disney as kids heaven but we shall have to wait and see what the future holds.. they have a lot of work to do.

  • Hellmetal789

    Posted Jun 8, 2008 9:32 am PT

    no way online disney games as if single player ones didnt suck already

  • thenephariouson

    Posted Jun 8, 2008 2:16 am PT

    Money-Money-Money!! Its a shame that Disney isnt the company it once was.

  • thedaxxman

    Posted Jun 7, 2008 8:55 pm PT

    god damn disney just needs to f***ing die

  • CVM_123

    Posted Jun 7, 2008 4:44 pm PT

    if they make games for the ps3 and xbox 360 i would never buy them

  • Armandm3

    Posted Jun 7, 2008 10:15 am PT

    Some films on Disney are good sometimes even they are for children but the story it has behind the film is very interesting and sometimes can touch people a lot...

  • jdiego82

    Posted Jun 7, 2008 6:56 am PT

    Does anyone above 5 really care...? No...? Oh, well...

  • thenephariouson

    Posted Jun 7, 2008 2:31 am PT

    If you want to play 'Kiddie' games its really quite simple, get a Wii!

  • the_monkey_god

    Posted Jun 6, 2008 7:45 pm PT

    Wow are thay makeing the worst game in history? No realy I mean all the games listed are bad!

  • bioghost

    Posted Jun 6, 2008 5:01 pm PT

    Some games are good, i last played game was aladdin

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