Formerly | Paramount Interactive (1993–1997) |
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Company type | Division |
Industry | Movie and Video Game distribution |
Founded | April 25, 1993 |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Parent | Paramount Game Studios (Paramount Consumer Products) |
Website | www |
Paramount Digital Entertainment, Inc. (formerly known as Paramount Interactive) is a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures that developed and distributed movies and video games digitally via various platforms including online, mobile, virtual reality and portable devices. [1]
Title | Release Date | Platform(s) |
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Lunicus | April 1993 | Windows 3.1, Mac OS |
Jump Raven | 1994 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
Bebe's Kids | April 1994 | Super NES |
Title | Release Date | Platform(s) |
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Star Trek DAC | May 13, 2009 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
The Warriors: Street Brawl | September 23, 2009 | Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
Grease | August 24, 2010 | Wii, Nintendo DS |
Days of Thunder | February 22, 2011 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, iOS |
Rango | March 1, 2011 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS |
The Adventures of Tintin: The Game | December 6, 2011 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android, Symbian |
Star Trek | April 23, 2013 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows |
World War Z | May 30, 2013 | iOS, Android |
Title | Years | Network |
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The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers | 2010–2011 | Hulu |
The Hotwives | 2014–2015 | Hulu |
Resident Advisors | 2015 | Hulu |
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | 2016–2019 | Seeso Pluto TV |
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