Digital Praise was a Christian -themed video game developer. It has produced Dance Praise ,[ 1] Guitar Praise ,[ 2] Adventures in Odyssey ,[ 1] Light Rangers: Mending the Maniac Madness,[ 3] VeggieTales ' Dance, Dance, Dance ,[ 4] and other video games.
It won the Addy Awards for "Mixed Media (Cross Platform)
Campaign" in 2008.[ 5] It intended to merge with Inspired Media Entertainment (formerly Left Behind Games),[ 3] which closed in 2011. At the time of the merger's announcement, Digital Praise was the largest private Christian game developer in the global market.[ 6] [ 7] The merger never occurred, however, and the deal was lost due to Left Behind Games reneging their end of the contract.[ 8] [ 9]
References
^ a b Cummings, Betsy (March 2, 2006). "Praise the Lord and Pass the Joystick" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved March 5, 2009 .
^ Bonisteel, Sara (August 28, 2008). "For Christians Who Want to Rock, 'Guitar Praise' Salutes You" . Fox News . Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved March 5, 2009 .
^ a b Tiansay, Eric (25 February 2010). "Christian video game companies merge" . Christian Retailing. Retrieved 3 May 2023 .
^ "Big Idea, Digital Praise Team to Bring New VeggieTales Dance Arcade Game to Kids" . Business Wire . July 13, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2009 .
^ "Greater San Francisco Ad Club Awards Silver ADDY to Digital Praise" . Reuters . April 1, 2008. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2009 .
^ Schmit, Erika. "Two Largest Christian Video Game Companies, Left Behind Games and Digital Praise, Announce Merger" . Christian News Wire. Retrieved 3 May 2023 .
^ "LEFT BEHIND GAMES : Two Largest Christian Video Game Companies, Left Behind Games and Digital Praise, Announce Merger" . MarketScreener. PRNewswire. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2023 .
^ "Two Largest Christian Video Game Companies, Left Behind Games and Digital Praise, Announce Merger" . Archived from the original on 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2012-03-19 .
^ "SEC.gov | SEC Charges CEO of Video Game Company and Purported Consultant in Revenue Inflation Scheme" . www.sec.gov . Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-16 .
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