Digital Praise

{{Short description|Christian-themed video game developer}}

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Digital Praise was an American Christian-themed video game developer. It has produced Dance Praise, Guitar Praise,{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/for-christians-who-want-to-rock-guitar-praise-salutes-you |title=For Christians Who Want to Rock, 'Guitar Praise' Salutes You |last=Bonisteel |first=Sara |date=August 28, 2008 |work=Fox News |access-date=March 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304163007/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,412541,00.html |archive-date=March 4, 2009 |url-status=live }} Adventures in Odyssey,{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/02/technology/02sbiz.html |title=Praise the Lord and Pass the Joystick |last=Cummings |first=Betsy |date=March 2, 2006 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=March 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518022934/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/02/technology/02sbiz.html |archive-date=May 18, 2013 |url-status=live }} Light Rangers: Mending the Maniac Madness,{{cite news |last1=Tiansay |first1=Eric |title=Christian video game companies merge |url=https://www.christianretailing.com/index.php/newsletter/latest/20909-christian-video-game-companies-merge |access-date=May 3, 2023 |publisher=Christian Retailing |date=February 25, 2010}} VeggieTales{{'}} Dance, Dance, Dance,{{cite web |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15944340_ITM |title=Big Idea, Digital Praise Team to Bring New VeggieTales Dance Arcade Game to Kids |date=July 13, 2009 |work=Business Wire |accessdate=March 5, 2009}} and other video games.

It won the Addy Awards for "Mixed Media (Cross Platform)

Campaign" in 2008.{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS176577+01-Apr-2008+PRN20080401 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909114107/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS176577+01-Apr-2008+PRN20080401 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 9, 2012 |title=Greater San Francisco Ad Club Awards Silver ADDY to Digital Praise |date=April 1, 2008 |work=Reuters |accessdate=March 5, 2009}} It intended to merge with Inspired Media Entertainment (formerly Left Behind Games), 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.{{cite news |last1=Schmit |first1=Erika |title=Two Largest Christian Video Game Companies, Left Behind Games and Digital Praise, Announce Merger |url=http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/1111913137.html |access-date=May 3, 2023 |publisher=Christian News Wire}}{{cite news |title=LEFT BEHIND GAMES : Two Largest Christian Video Game Companies, Left Behind Games and Digital Praise, Announce Merger |url=https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/LEFT-BEHIND-GAMES-INC-179272/news/LEFT-BEHIND-GAMES-Two-Largest-Christian-Video-Game-Companies-Left-Behind-Games-and-Digital-Praise-13330502/ |access-date=May 3, 2023 |agency=PRNewswire |publisher=MarketScreener |date=February 24, 2010}} The merger never occurred, however, and the deal was lost due to Left Behind Games reneging their end of the contract.{{cite press release |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/two-largest-christian-video-game-companies-left-behind-games-and-digital-praise-announce-merger-85185662.html |title=Two Largest Christian Video Game Companies, Left Behind Games and Digital Praise, Announce Merger |accessdate=March 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228005638/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/two-largest-christian-video-game-companies-left-behind-games-and-digital-praise-announce-merger-85185662.html |archive-date=February 28, 2010 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2013-198#.UkMg7GSbhCt|title=SEC.gov {{!}} SEC Charges CEO of Video Game Company and Purported Consultant in Revenue Inflation Scheme|website=www.sec.gov|language=en|access-date=August 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816130000/https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2013-198#.UkMg7GSbhCt|archive-date=August 16, 2018|url-status=live}}