Presto Studios

Presto Studios, Inc.
Company typePrivate company
IndustryVideo game developer
FoundedSan Diego, California (July 20, 1992)[1]
Defunct2002
HeadquartersEncinitas, California, United States
ProductsThe Journeyman Project
Myst III: Exile
Websitepresto.yune.me

Presto Studios was a computer game development company of the 1990s. The company is notable for its award-winning series The Journeyman Project as well as Myst III: Exile, the 2001 sequel to Cyan's Myst series.

In August 2002, Presto Studios shut down new development after the release of the Xbox title Whacked!. In a statement, Greg Uhler (executive producer) announced the closing of the company:[2]

Due to business, financial, and personal reasons, Presto Studios is discontinuing software development. Whacked! for the Xbox will be the last product that we ship. The company will remain as a corporate entity for many years, but will not be developing products. A minimal staff, including Michel and myself, will be here until the end of October.

  1. ^ "Origins". presto.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 1999. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Andy Largent (2002-08-28). "Presto Studios Closing Down". Inside Mac Games.