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Narnia Games

The Wardrobe Awaits: Buena Vista’s LWW Games Now Available

Based on the epic tale of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the console games have been developed by UK-based Traveller’s Tales. The Narnia games are now available for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox videogame system from Microsoft, Nintendo’s GameCube, Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance systems, and PC. […]

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IGN on PS2 LWW: The best ride through a closet you’ll ever take.

It’s a rare thing when a videogame adaptation of a blockbuster film doesn’t suck. The reason, of course, is simple. Studios want these games to cash in on a movie’s popularity as quickly as possible, giving developers little time to develop a product of worth. As such, most of these small-screen adaptations are barely worth their packaging. They’re often shameless exploitations of greater works of art. So when a game as enjoyable as The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe comes along, it’s a rare treat. […]

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TeamXbox Interview on the Chronicles of Narnia Video Game

Buena Vista went straight to the leader in young adult titles – Traveller’s Tales – to create The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, which is scheduled for release on November 14th. We were fortunate enough to grab a few minutes with Andy Burrows, who is both the designer and associate producer at Traveller’s. […]

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Disney to beef up Buena Vista Games

By doing everything under one roof – publishing, developing, marketing – Disney can maximize its resources and profit. Having its own development studios also allows for Buena Vista to create its own original game product, something that can be very lucrative if the title turns out to be hit. […]

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Narnia-inspired game treads fine line

Jon Burton could turn an average battle in the video game adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe into a crimson bloodbath that would make Grand Theft Auto’s Tommy Vercetti proud, just by making a few tweaks to the game’s computer code. […]

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Narnia to be Exclusive to PS2 until March 2006 (PAL Territories only)

Buena Vista Games (BVG), the global interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company, today announced that the highly anticipated game The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, inspired by the upcoming film from Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media, will be console exclusive to PlayStation® 2 throughout PAL territories until 31 March 2006. The PS2 exclusivity does not affect PC or handheld releases in Europe, or the full line-up of games to be released in North America. The PAL PS2, PC and handheld titles will ship to retail in November, 2005. […]