Propaganda Games was a Canadian

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studio based in

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. Founded by Josh Holmes in 2005, it was bought by

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, the interactive subsidiary of the

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, the same year. In January 2011, Propaganda Games was closed.

History

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formed the new studio with former employees of

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in April 2005. They acquired the ''

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'' 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

Games

References

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