DISNEY
RENAMES
VIDEO GAME
BUSINESS
UNIT --
DISNEY
INTERACTIVE
STUDIOS
Game Unit
Defines
Clear
Strategic
Vision and
Strong
Connection
with the
Disney Brand
BURBANK,
Calif. and
ORLANDO,
Fla. –
(February 8,
2007) –
Disney today
announced
the renaming
of its video
game
business
unit to
Disney
Interactive
Studios at
the
company’s
investor
conference
in Orlando.
Disney
Interactive
Studios’
Senior Vice
President
and General
Manager,
Graham
Hopper
commented,
“This change
reflects our
focus on
creativity,
the weight
of Disney
content in
our
portfolio,
and the
enormous
value
consumers
see in the
Disney
brand.”
The business
unit
formerly
known as
Buena Vista
Games will
now be known
as Disney
Interactive
Studios and
will publish
both Disney
and
non-Disney
branded
video games
for all
platforms
worldwide.
Video games
will be
published
under the
company’s
strong
consumer
brands
including
Disney, ABC
and
Touchstone.
About Disney
Interactive
Studios
Disney
Interactive
Studios is
the
interactive
entertainment
affiliate of
The Walt
Disney
Company
(NYSE: DIS).
Disney
Interactive
Studios self
publishes
and
distributes
a broad
portfolio of
multi-platform
video games
and
interactive
entertainment
worldwide.
The company
also
licenses
properties
and works
directly
with other
interactive
game
publishers
to bring
products for
all ages to
market.
Disney
Interactive
Studios is
based in
Glendale,
Calif. and
has four
internal
game
development
studios
around the
world
including
Avalanche
Software,
Fall Line
Studio,
Propaganda
Games, and
Climax
Racing.
For more
information,
please log
on to
www.disney.com/videogames.