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== Disney == The company merged with [[Infoseek]] and was later sold to [[The Walt Disney Company]]. In April 1998, Disney purchased the outstanding shares of Starwave from Allen<ref name=buyout>{{cite news|last=Pelline|first=Jeff|title=Disney to buy Starwave|url=http://news.cnet.com/Disney-to-buy-Starwave/2100-1001_3-210762.html|accessdate=31 January 2014|newspaper=CNET News|date=April 30, 1998|author2=Dawn Kawamoto|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201213/http://news.cnet.com/Disney-to-buy-Starwave/2100-1001_3-210762.html|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://kpolsson.com/disnehis/disn1997.htm|title=Volume 146, Number 50752.|newspaper=New York Times|date=4 April 1997|page=C4|accessdate=31 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225162941/http://kpolsson.com/disnehis/disn1997.htm|archive-date=25 December 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> after an initial buy of about 30% in 1997.<ref name=disney-buy>{{cite news |url=http://news.cnet.com/Disney-buys-stake-in-Starwave/2100-1001_3-278529.html |title=Disney buys stake in Starwave |publisher=News.cnet.com |accessdate=31 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201175056/http://news.cnet.com/Disney-buys-stake-in-Starwave/2100-1001_3-278529.html |archive-date=1 February 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The new entity, [[Disney Interactive|Walt Disney Internet Group]] (WDIG) developed the [[Go.com]] portal. In 2004, Disney re-activated the Starwave identity as '''Starwave Mobile''', which published [[casual game]]s for mobile phones.<ref>{{cite web| title = Newly Formed Starwave Mobile Announces Initial Content Lineup| work = Business Wire| date = 25 October 2004| url = http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20041025005560/en/Newly-Formed-Starwave-Mobile-Announces-Initial-Content#.Uur_7LszEb0| accessdate = 24 June 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140203035446/http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20041025005560/en/Newly-Formed-Starwave-Mobile-Announces-Initial-Content#.Uur_7LszEb0| archive-date = 3 February 2014| url-status = live}}</ref> They published several ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'' licensed games including ''[[Scarface: Money. Power. Respect.]]'' and games from [[Capybara Games]] including ''[[Critter Crunch]]''.
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