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− | '''WizardWorks Software''' is a defunct video game developer and publisher previously located in Minneapolis, MN. Focused on casual consumer games, WizardWorks was best known for publishing the {{wp|Deer Hunter}} series of video games developed by {{wp|Sunstorm Interactive}} | + | '''WizardWorks Software''' is a defunct video game developer and publisher previously located in Minneapolis, MN. Focused on casual consumer games, WizardWorks was best known for publishing the {{wp|Deer Hunter}} series of video games developed by {{wp|Sunstorm Interactive}}; their series of unofficial fan-made [[List of commercial compilations|level compilations]] for ''[[Doom]]'', ''[[Doom II]]'', ''[[Heretic]]'', ''[[Hexen]]''; and series of licensed and authorized add-ons and expansion packs for ''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]'', and others. |
In 1996, WizardWorks was acquired by {{wp|GT Interactive Software}}, and was eventually combined with other GT Interactive holdings in Minneapolis to form GT Interactive's Value Products Division. WizardWorks continued as label through a subsequent corporate acquisition by {{wp|Infogrames}} which later became {{wp|Atari}}. | In 1996, WizardWorks was acquired by {{wp|GT Interactive Software}}, and was eventually combined with other GT Interactive holdings in Minneapolis to form GT Interactive's Value Products Division. WizardWorks continued as label through a subsequent corporate acquisition by {{wp|Infogrames}} which later became {{wp|Atari}}. |
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WizardWorks Software is a defunct video game developer and publisher previously located in Minneapolis, MN. Focused on casual consumer games, WizardWorks was best known for publishing the Deer Hunter series of video games developed by Sunstorm Interactive; their series of unofficial fan-made level compilations for Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen; and series of licensed and authorized add-ons and expansion packs for Duke Nukem 3D, and others.
In 1996, WizardWorks was acquired by GT Interactive Software, and was eventually combined with other GT Interactive holdings in Minneapolis to form GT Interactive's Value Products Division. WizardWorks continued as label through a subsequent corporate acquisition by Infogrames which later became Atari.
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Criticism
WizardWorks has often been criticized for creating products of questionable quality. They have also been accused of violating the Doom EULA and Data Utility License by selling Doom modifications without id Software's permission.
Trivia
John Romero's ex-girlfriend and former Ion Storm designer Stevie "Killcreek" Case was to produce a Quake II expansion episode entitled Vengeance via her startup company Primitive Earthling Games, with WizardWorks as the publisher. Rumors abound that the episode was completed despite never being released.
See also
Sources
- This article incorporates text from the open-content Wikipedia online encyclopedia article WizardWorks Software.