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Paramount Digital Entertainment

Video game system in 1993

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Paramount Digital Entertainment, Inc. (formerly known as Paramount Interactive) was a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures that distributed movies and video games digitally via various platforms including online, mobile, virtual reality and portable devices.

01History

Paramount Digital Entertainment was originally formed in 1993 under the name of Paramount Interactive, this company was short lived (lasting until 1994), before Paramount licensed its properties to other publishers unrelated to them.

In 2009, the brand was reinstated as Paramount Digital Entertainment returning Paramount to the video game industry, alongside with also creating content (shows and films) for streaming platforms. The company became dormant on August 8, 2019 after their streaming program Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ ended.

In 2022, Paramount Global reentered the gaming industry through their licensing brand Paramount Game Studios. In June 2026 after Paramount merged with Skydance Media to form Paramount Skydance in August 2025, their video game business expanded as they when they merged with Skydance Interactive and Skydance New Media to form Paramount Games Studio where they will develop and publish games in-house.

02List of video games

as Paramount Interactive

Title Release date Platform(s)
Lunicus April 1993 Windows 3.1, Mac OS
Lenny's Music Toons 1993 Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Richard Scarry's Busytown 1993 MS-DOS
Rock, Rap 'N Roll 1993 Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Movie Select 1993 Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Jump Raven 1994 Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Bebe's Kids April 1994 Super NES
Lenny’s Multimedia Circus 1994 Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Richard Scarry's How Things Work in Busytown 1994 MS-DOS, Mac OS

as Paramount Digital Entertainment

Title Release date Platform(s)
Star Trek DACMay 13, 2009PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
The Warriors: Street BrawlSeptember 23, 2009Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
GreaseAugust 24, 2010Wii, Nintendo DS
Days of ThunderFebruary 22, 2011PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, iOS
RangoMarch 1, 2011PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS
The Adventures of Tintin: The GameDecember 6, 2011PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android, Symbian
Star TrekApril 23, 2013PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
World War ZMay 30, 2013iOS, Android

03Digital series

Watch videos about Paramount Digital EntertainmentExplainers and documentaries on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

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