No More Propaganda...

Buy Naughty Dog, buy Naughty Dog...









One piece of the gaming puzzle that Bob Iger put together is no longer there...

Propaganda Games, the game makers of "Turok," which the Walt Disney Company bought and made part of Disney Interactive has been disbanded and will be no more. Seventy employees have been let go. Part of that synergy that the Mouse was hoping to create hasn't worked so well in the gaming world... yet.

You could see signs when they canceled "Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned" last October. Trouble was brewing as the company was restructured. They still came out with "Tron Evolution" which was kind of a weak game that had great possibilities. All other game development from the company has been shelved.

I think Disney expected this company to help create some of the content that would attract the young male demographic which has been so elusive to the brand. Unfortunately it seems that this company wasn't the correct fit. If Bob Iger wants to get that group he needs to go after a different/better company. One with a proven track record with these type of titles. May I suggest Valve, or dare I say Naughty Dog? These two companies could/would create the kind of testosterone driven action play that would send the right audience coming there way.

If they don't buy them then Lucasfilm should buy them for LucasArts. Or at least contract someone like ND to make an Indy game that is worth playing or better yet, purchasing. You move, Bob.

Game on...

Believing In Evolution...

Game on, baby...





Earlier today we posted a trailer showing off one of Disney Interactive's new games, now we post a trailer for the one that I most anticipate...

Before we go sit in a darkened theater to watch Walt Disney Pictures' "Tron Legacy" this holiday season, we'll be able to transport ourselves into that world at home with Propaganda Games' "Tron Evolution." Take a look at this new trailer for it and plan on getting behind one of those light cycles this November 1st.

It's all part of the program(s)...

Hat Tip to /Film.

Brave New World...

As the release date of Walt Disney Pictures' "Tron Legacy" gets closer, so does news related to it...

Like the video game prequel, "Tron Evolution." Gamespot's Richardo Torres has an interview with Darren Hedges, Game Director of Propaganda Studios about some of the features that the game, which from the talk appears to be very mulit-layered and expands the Tron Universe beyond the films, will have. Interesting 411.

Coming your way on 360 and PS3 this fall...

Hat Tip to Ain't It Cool News.

The Past & Future Worlds Of Tron...

All Tron, all the time...

With each passing day there seems to be more TRON news, more billboards, more pictures released, more trailers (summer will be glorious!), and more interviews with fictional characters.

Henry Jenkins has done an interview with a real person. The creator of Tron himself, Steven Lisberger, the quasi-founder/Yoda of this cult. A very interesting dialog and revealing conversation that I highly recommend you take a look at.

With all this hype, let's cross our fingers that it lives up to the expectations and the box office lives up to the Suit's desires. If so, you ain't gonna believe what will follow at the Happiest Place on Earth a couple years later.

Dream on, programs...

Hat Tip to Ain't It Cool News.

The Evolution Of Legacy...

Wanna get a sense of what "Tron Legacy" will look like? Then you might want to take a look at this trailer for one of the games you're going to see coming out next year when the film drops into theaters.

Tron Evolution.

This is the prequel to the film from Disney Interactive. And you get to play it. Take a look at the trailer, it teases with images of what we might expect when we go in to see Flynn again.

Game on...