GT Interactive Software
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GT Interactive Software Corporation (Good Times or GTI) was an American
video game publisher and distributor, which later developed both video games and PC games.
GT Interactive ceased to exist in December 1999 when Infogrames Entertainment SA
(IESA) took a controlling stake and renamed the company Infogrames, Inc. In 2003, Infogrames Inc. changed its name to Atari Inc.
scored another hit with Doom II: Hell on Earth, which was released in October and sold over 2 million copies.
property, which included Little Critter
and Little Monster
. GT Interactive began to set up displays at K-Mart and Wal-Mart
for low cost software.
GTIS signed an exclusive software supplier agreement with Wal Mart, that meant according to UBS Securities analyst Michael Wallace: "All software developers have to deal with GT if they want to sell in a Wal-Mart."
In December, GT Interactive debuted on Nasdaq
, its IPO raised $140 million and was one the biggest IPOs of the year only losing to the IPO of Netscape
. GT Interactive Software Corporation was listed on Nasdaq
as GTIS.
GT Interactive offered 10 million shares to the public at $14 each. During GT Interactive's IPO, Appellee Cayre sold more than 1.4 million shares, 9.2% of his shares, for a $20 million return.
GTIS reported a strong revenue growth of 134% in the year to $234.4 million, but in the first sign of trouble ahead profits increase a meager 23% to $22.6 million.
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In February, GTIS and Target signed an agreement in which GT Interactive became the primary consumer software supplier to all Target's 675 stores.
In June 1996 GTIS acquired WizardWorks, which developed Deer Hunter
, for 2.4 million shares and FormGen
, which had the publishing rights of Duke Nukem
, for 1 million shares or $17 million.
Quake was also released in June by GT Interactive for PC game. Quake sold 1.8 million copies and became a classic PC game.
In July, the game developer Humongous Entertainment was bought by GT Interactive for 3.5 million shares or $76 million. In 1995, Humongous Entertainment's revenue had risen to $10 million an increase of 233% over 1994's revenue of $3 million. The deal gave GT Interactive rights to successful children's software titles such as Putt-Putt and Freddie the Fish.
In November, GTIS acquired Warner Interactive Europe for $6.3 million in cash, with this acquisition GTIS gained access to software markets in Western Europe.
In a further sign of uncertainty about GT's future, GTIS, for the year, reported a net income increase of only 11% over the previous year to $25.1 million. Revenue growth also decelerated to 56%, revenue for the year was $365 million. Making matters worse, net income in the fourth quarter reduced 16.8% to $8.5 million when compared to 1995's fourth quarter.
In June, GTIS signed a deal with MTV
, the deal gave GTIS the rights to publish games based on Beavis and Butt-head
and Aeon Flux.
On October, GTIS bought game developer SingleTrac
for $14.7 million, $5.4 million in cash and $9.3 million in stock. SingleTrac
owned and developed such games as Twisted Metal
and Jet Moto
. In September game developer Cavedog Entertainment
made its first release, Total Annihilation
, which sold more than 1 million copies. Cavedog Entertainment
was a divisision of Humongous Entertainment.
On October 5, 1997, GTIS announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire MicroProse
for $250 million in stock, the deal had even been unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of both companies. The deal was expected to be completed by the end of that year.
But on December 5 the acquisition was cancelled, according to both CEOs "the time is simply not right" for the deal. MicroProse
's stock plummeted after the announcement of the deal's cancellation.
GTIS's result was negatively affected because GTIS stopped being the exclusive computer software distributor to Wal Mart in March, Wal Mart decided to buy its software directly from the publishers.
In 1997 GT Interactive's share of the Entertainment software market reached a historical low of 6.4% down from the record highs of 9% and 10% years earlier. GT Interactive was leader only on the arcade/action category, with a 20.3% market share. Making matters worse, GT Interactive also had a high debt/equity ratio of 41%, Electronic Arts had a debt/equity ratio of just 8%. For 1997 GTIS's return on equity was a dismal -16.14%. For the year, GTIS 's revenue growth continued to decelerate, increased only 45% to $530 million. GT Interactive posted its first net loss, during 1997 GTIS lost $25 million.
's Unreal
was published by GT Interactive, in the first 10 months over 800,000 copies were sold. Coincidentally Deer Hunter
II, which was released in October also sold 800,000 copies.
In November, GTIS bought for $17.2 million in stock One Zero Media, becoming the first game publisher to own an entertainment Internet website.
Legend Entertainment
was acquired for around $2 million, while Reflections Interactive
was acquired for 2.3 million shares or $13.5 million. Both companies were bought in December of 1998
.
In the fourth quarter of 1998 GT Interactive posted a net income of $16.7 million on revenues of $246.3 million. For the year, GT Interactive reported revenues were almost flat rising 10% to $584 million but GT Interactive swung into black by posting a $20.3 million net income. Results with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 1998.
Games sales in 1999 fell in comparison to 1998, this fact had dire consequences on GTIS's finances. In April, GTIS predicted for 2000 a first quarter loss of $55 million on revenues of around just $95 million. A failure to release 5 major games and a planned relocation to Los Angeles
added to the losses. In June, GTIS announced it had hired Bear Stearns
to look into the possibility of either a merger or a sale of the company and in October GT Interactive fired 35% of its workforce or 650 employees mostly from its distribution section.
In June Reflection's
Driver was released it sold approximately 1 million copies. In July One Zero Media was sold for $5.2 million in cash, just six months after it was purchased.
On November 16, Infogrames
announced that it would buy 70% of GT Interactive for $135 million and assume $75 million in bank debt. By June 2000, Infogrames had invested $30 million in GT.
Ten days later GT Interactive made one of its last releases, the classic Unreal Tournament
which went on to sell more than 1 million copies.
IESA
's acquisition came just in time because GT Interactive's 1999 result were dismal. Revenues fell 30% to $408 million in 1999 and GT Interactive posted a net loss of $254 million for 1999. Results with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 1999.
On December 16, the deal was consummated and GT Interactive was no more, it became Infogrames, Inc., a subsidiary of IESA
.
GT Interactive became Infogrames, Inc., then Atari, Inc
in 2003. And IESA has since retired the GT Interactive brand.
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video game publisher and distributor, which later developed both video games and PC games.
GT Interactive ceased to exist in December 1999 when Infogrames Entertainment SA
Infogrames
Infogrames Entertainment SA was an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory...
(IESA) took a controlling stake and renamed the company Infogrames, Inc. In 2003, Infogrames Inc. changed its name to Atari Inc.
Atari, Inc (Infogrames)
The company that currently bears the Atari Inc. name was founded in 1993 under the name GT Interactive. In 1999, Infogrames Entertainment, SA acquired a 62% controlling interest in GT Interactive, and proceeded to rename it Infogrames, Inc. After IESA's acquisition of Hasbro Interactive and its...
1993 – GT Interactive is founded
GT Interactive was founded in 1993 as a division of Good Times Home Video, a video-tape distributor owned by the Cayre family. In that same year, Doom was released, eventually selling 2.9 million copies, through its various publishers, including GT Interactive. In its first year, revenue reached $10.3 million.1994 – 880% revenue growth
GT Interactive revenue soared 880% and reached $101 million on its second year of existence and profits reached $18 million. GT Interactive's partnership with id SoftwareId Software
Id Software is an American video game development company with its headquarters in Richardson, Texas. The company was founded in 1991 by four members of the computer company Softdisk: programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack...
scored another hit with Doom II: Hell on Earth, which was released in October and sold over 2 million copies.
1995 – GT Interactive's IPO
In February, GTIS obtained the publishing rights to games based on Mercer MayerMercer Mayer
Mercer Mayer is an American children's book writer and illustrator. He has published over 300 books using a wide range of illustrative styles...
property, which included Little Critter
Little Critter
Little Critter is an anthropomorphic animal character created by Mercer Mayer. Although his creator has not specified which type of animal the Little Critter is, he resembles a hamster or guinea pig. Little Critter first appeared in the 1975 book Just for You. This book is sometimes mis-titled...
and Little Monster
Little Monster
Little Monster is an anthropomorphic character created by Mercer Mayer. He looks like a mix of a dinosaur and a dragon. Little Monster first appeared in the 1977 book Little Monster's Word Book, but many characters in the Little Monster series were first introduced in the 1975 book One Monster...
. GT Interactive began to set up displays at K-Mart and Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
for low cost software.
GTIS signed an exclusive software supplier agreement with Wal Mart, that meant according to UBS Securities analyst Michael Wallace: "All software developers have to deal with GT if they want to sell in a Wal-Mart."
In December, GT Interactive debuted on Nasdaq
NASDAQ
The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of...
, its IPO raised $140 million and was one the biggest IPOs of the year only losing to the IPO of Netscape
Netscape
Netscape Communications is a US computer services company, best known for Netscape Navigator, its web browser. When it was an independent company, its headquarters were in Mountain View, California...
. GT Interactive Software Corporation was listed on Nasdaq
NASDAQ
The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as the NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. "NASDAQ" originally stood for "National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations". It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization in the world, after the New York Stock Exchange. As of...
as GTIS.
GT Interactive offered 10 million shares to the public at $14 each. During GT Interactive's IPO, Appellee Cayre sold more than 1.4 million shares, 9.2% of his shares, for a $20 million return.
GTIS reported a strong revenue growth of 134% in the year to $234.4 million, but in the first sign of trouble ahead profits increase a meager 23% to $22.6 million.
1996 – Humongous Entertainment is acquired
In January, GT Interactive obtained the publish rights for the highly anticipated Quake from id SoftwareId Software
Id Software is an American video game development company with its headquarters in Richardson, Texas. The company was founded in 1991 by four members of the computer company Softdisk: programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack...
.
In February, GTIS and Target signed an agreement in which GT Interactive became the primary consumer software supplier to all Target's 675 stores.
In June 1996 GTIS acquired WizardWorks, which developed Deer Hunter
Deer Hunter
Deer Hunter or variants can refer to:*The Deer Hunter, a 1978 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture* The Deer Hunter , a 1979 novelization of the screenplay of the film*Deer Hunter , a series of hunting video games...
, for 2.4 million shares and FormGen
FormGen
FormGen Corporation was a shareware and computer game company that was founded in 1987 by Randy MacLean and James Perkins. The company was later bought out by GT Interactive in 1996....
, which had the publishing rights of Duke Nukem
Duke Nukem
Duke Nukem is a video game series focusing on its protagonist, Duke Nukem. Originally created by Apogee Software Ltd./3D Realms as a series of video games for the PC, the franchise expanded to games released for various consoles by third party developers...
, for 1 million shares or $17 million.
Quake was also released in June by GT Interactive for PC game. Quake sold 1.8 million copies and became a classic PC game.
In July, the game developer Humongous Entertainment was bought by GT Interactive for 3.5 million shares or $76 million. In 1995, Humongous Entertainment's revenue had risen to $10 million an increase of 233% over 1994's revenue of $3 million. The deal gave GT Interactive rights to successful children's software titles such as Putt-Putt and Freddie the Fish.
In November, GTIS acquired Warner Interactive Europe for $6.3 million in cash, with this acquisition GTIS gained access to software markets in Western Europe.
In a further sign of uncertainty about GT's future, GTIS, for the year, reported a net income increase of only 11% over the previous year to $25.1 million. Revenue growth also decelerated to 56%, revenue for the year was $365 million. Making matters worse, net income in the fourth quarter reduced 16.8% to $8.5 million when compared to 1995's fourth quarter.
1997 – $530 million in revenues but $25 million net loss
In January, GT bought One Stop, a European value software publisher, for $800,000 in cash.In June, GTIS signed a deal with MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, the deal gave GTIS the rights to publish games based on Beavis and Butt-head
Beavis and Butt-Head
Beavis and Butt-head is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge. The series originated from Frog Baseball, a 1992 short film by Judge. After seeing the short, MTV signed Judge to develop the concept. Beavis and Butt-head originally aired from March 8, 1993 to November 28, 1997...
and Aeon Flux.
On October, GTIS bought game developer SingleTrac
SingleTrac
SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies was a video game developer, mostly for the PlayStation platform. The management team and much of the original development team came from Evans & Sutherland, bringing their 3D graphics and software engineering skills into the video game industry.Its most famous...
for $14.7 million, $5.4 million in cash and $9.3 million in stock. SingleTrac
SingleTrac
SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies was a video game developer, mostly for the PlayStation platform. The management team and much of the original development team came from Evans & Sutherland, bringing their 3D graphics and software engineering skills into the video game industry.Its most famous...
owned and developed such games as Twisted Metal
Twisted Metal
Twisted Metal is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, and developed by various companies during its tenure. The series began on the PlayStation in 1995 and currently features seven games, with an eighth installment currently in production...
and Jet Moto
Jet Moto
Jet Moto is a series of futuristic racing games for the PlayStation video game console. Jet Moto and Jet Moto 2 were developed by SingleTrac, known for Twisted Metal and Twisted Metal 2. SingleTrac then left Sony, the publisher of the series, and Jet Moto 3 was developed by Pacific Coast Power &...
. In September game developer Cavedog Entertainment
Cavedog Entertainment
Cavedog Entertainment, or Cavedog, was a video game developer based in Bothell, Washington. Cavedog gained the attention of gamers and the gaming press alike with the 1997 release of Total Annihilation , winning many accolades such as multiple Game of the Year honors or being one of The Greatest...
made its first release, Total Annihilation
Total Annihilation
Total Annihilation is a real-time strategy video game created by Cavedog Entertainment, a sub-division of Humongous Entertainment, and released on September 30, 1997 by GT Interactive for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. It was the first RTS game to feature 3D units and terrain...
, which sold more than 1 million copies. Cavedog Entertainment
Cavedog Entertainment
Cavedog Entertainment, or Cavedog, was a video game developer based in Bothell, Washington. Cavedog gained the attention of gamers and the gaming press alike with the 1997 release of Total Annihilation , winning many accolades such as multiple Game of the Year honors or being one of The Greatest...
was a divisision of Humongous Entertainment.
On October 5, 1997, GTIS announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire MicroProse
MicroProse
MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since...
for $250 million in stock, the deal had even been unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of both companies. The deal was expected to be completed by the end of that year.
But on December 5 the acquisition was cancelled, according to both CEOs "the time is simply not right" for the deal. MicroProse
MicroProse
MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since...
's stock plummeted after the announcement of the deal's cancellation.
GTIS's result was negatively affected because GTIS stopped being the exclusive computer software distributor to Wal Mart in March, Wal Mart decided to buy its software directly from the publishers.
In 1997 GT Interactive's share of the Entertainment software market reached a historical low of 6.4% down from the record highs of 9% and 10% years earlier. GT Interactive was leader only on the arcade/action category, with a 20.3% market share. Making matters worse, GT Interactive also had a high debt/equity ratio of 41%, Electronic Arts had a debt/equity ratio of just 8%. For 1997 GTIS's return on equity was a dismal -16.14%. For the year, GTIS 's revenue growth continued to decelerate, increased only 45% to $530 million. GT Interactive posted its first net loss, during 1997 GTIS lost $25 million.
1998 – Revenue growth falls to 10%
In May, Epic GamesEpic Games
Epic Games, Inc., also known as Epic and formerly Epic MegaGames, is an American video game development company based in Cary, North Carolina. Its most recent success has been the Gears of War series of games, although it is also known for its Unreal Engine technology. It is the parent company of...
's Unreal
Unreal
Unreal is a first-person shooter video game developed by Epic MegaGames and Digital Extremes and published by GT Interactive in May 1998...
was published by GT Interactive, in the first 10 months over 800,000 copies were sold. Coincidentally Deer Hunter
Deer Hunter
Deer Hunter or variants can refer to:*The Deer Hunter, a 1978 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture* The Deer Hunter , a 1979 novelization of the screenplay of the film*Deer Hunter , a series of hunting video games...
II, which was released in October also sold 800,000 copies.
In November, GTIS bought for $17.2 million in stock One Zero Media, becoming the first game publisher to own an entertainment Internet website.
Legend Entertainment
Legend Entertainment
Legend Entertainment was an American developer of computer games, best known for their complex, distinctive adventure titles throughout the 1990s....
was acquired for around $2 million, while Reflections Interactive
Reflections Interactive
Ubisoft Reflections Ltd., formerly known as Reflections Interactive, is a video game developer based in Newcastle, United Kingdom. The studio focuses on racing games and it is best known for creating the award winning Driver series.-History:...
was acquired for 2.3 million shares or $13.5 million. Both companies were bought in December of 1998
1998 in video gaming
-Events:*Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo to the AIAS Hall of Fame*British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 1st annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards...
.
In the fourth quarter of 1998 GT Interactive posted a net income of $16.7 million on revenues of $246.3 million. For the year, GT Interactive reported revenues were almost flat rising 10% to $584 million but GT Interactive swung into black by posting a $20.3 million net income. Results with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 1998.
1999 – Infogrames buys GT Interactive
The year of 1999 brought bad news for GT Interactive's shareholders, it posted first quarter losses of $90 million due to restructuring costs. In February, in light of the bad results CEO Ron Chaimowitz was replaced.Games sales in 1999 fell in comparison to 1998, this fact had dire consequences on GTIS's finances. In April, GTIS predicted for 2000 a first quarter loss of $55 million on revenues of around just $95 million. A failure to release 5 major games and a planned relocation to Los Angeles
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added to the losses. In June, GTIS announced it had hired Bear Stearns
Bear Stearns
The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. based in New York City, was a global investment bank and securities trading and brokerage, until its sale to JPMorgan Chase in 2008 during the global financial crisis and recession...
to look into the possibility of either a merger or a sale of the company and in October GT Interactive fired 35% of its workforce or 650 employees mostly from its distribution section.
In June Reflection's
Reflections Interactive
Ubisoft Reflections Ltd., formerly known as Reflections Interactive, is a video game developer based in Newcastle, United Kingdom. The studio focuses on racing games and it is best known for creating the award winning Driver series.-History:...
Driver was released it sold approximately 1 million copies. In July One Zero Media was sold for $5.2 million in cash, just six months after it was purchased.
On November 16, Infogrames
Infogrames
Infogrames Entertainment SA was an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory...
announced that it would buy 70% of GT Interactive for $135 million and assume $75 million in bank debt. By June 2000, Infogrames had invested $30 million in GT.
Ten days later GT Interactive made one of its last releases, the classic Unreal Tournament
Unreal Tournament
Unreal Tournament is a futuristic first-person shooter video game co-developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. It was published in 1999 by GT Interactive. Retrospectively, the game has also been referred to as UT99 or UT Classic to differentiate it from its numbered sequels...
which went on to sell more than 1 million copies.
IESA
Infogrames
Infogrames Entertainment SA was an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory...
's acquisition came just in time because GT Interactive's 1999 result were dismal. Revenues fell 30% to $408 million in 1999 and GT Interactive posted a net loss of $254 million for 1999. Results with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 1999.
On December 16, the deal was consummated and GT Interactive was no more, it became Infogrames, Inc., a subsidiary of IESA
Infogrames
Infogrames Entertainment SA was an international French holding company headquartered in Paris, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory...
.
GT Interactive became Infogrames, Inc., then Atari, Inc
Atari, Inc (Infogrames)
The company that currently bears the Atari Inc. name was founded in 1993 under the name GT Interactive. In 1999, Infogrames Entertainment, SA acquired a 62% controlling interest in GT Interactive, and proceeded to rename it Infogrames, Inc. After IESA's acquisition of Hasbro Interactive and its...
in 2003. And IESA has since retired the GT Interactive brand.
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- Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition
- Duke Nukem 3D: Kill-A-Ton Collection
- Duke Nukem: Land of the BabesDuke Nukem: Land of the BabesDuke Nukem: Land of The Babes is a third-person shooter video game in the Duke Nukem series of video games. This game is a direct sequel to the 1998 title, Duke Nukem: Time to Kill.-Plot:...
- Hordes
- Ice and Fire
- Imperium GalacticaImperium GalacticaImperium Galactica is a computer game made by a Hungarian company Digital Reality that combines many of the features of 4X games with some of the features of real-time tactical games. The same company would later make its sequel, Imperium Galactica II, in 1999. Imperium Galactica was published and...
- Imperium Galactica II: Alliances
- Jeff Wayne's The War of the WorldsJeff Wayne's The War of the WorldsJeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds is a title used for two 1998 video games published by GT Interactive. The first is a real-time strategy game developed by Rage Software Limited for the PC...
- Locus
- Lode Runner 2Lode Runner 2Lode Runner 2 was a computer game released in 1998 for Mac OS and Windows. It was the first installation of the Lode Runner series to have 3D graphics , groundbreaking for the series.In the game, players could play as a woman or a man, named Jake and Jane Peril according to the manual, but the...
- Mage Slayer
- Man of War II: Chains of Command
- Master Levels for Doom II
- M.I.A.: Missing in ActionM.I.A.: Missing in ActionM.I.A.: Mission in Asia is a first-person shooter video game. It is developed by Burut Software.The game is set during the war in South Ossetia during the summer of 2008, from a Russian perspective....
- NAM (aka. Napalm)
- Oddworld: Abe's ExoddusOddworld: Abe's ExoddusOddworld: Abe's Exoddus is a multi-award–winning platform video game developed by Oddworld Inhabitants and published by GT Interactive. It is a sequel to the video game Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. It is considered a bonus title in the Oddworld series, and not part of the main Oddworld Quintology...
- Oddworld: Abe's OddyseeOddworld: Abe's OddyseeOddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a multi-award–winning platform video game developed by Oddworld Inhabitants and published by GT Interactive. It was released in 1997 for the PlayStation video game console, DOS and Microsoft Windows in North America, Australia and Europe...
- Powerslide
- Pro Bass Fishing
- Quake
- Ravage DCX
- Rebel Moon Revolution
- Rebel Moon RisingRebel Moon RisingRebel Moon Rising is a PC game made by Fenris Wolf and GT Interactive. In the future, the Moon has been colonized, and due to political conflicts, the Lunar colonies are rebelling against the United Nations. In the game, the player is on the side of the Lunar alliance, fighting against United...
- Robotron X
- Rocky Mountain Trophy HunterRocky Mountain Trophy HunterRocky Mountain Trophy Hunter is a series of hunting games developed or published by Sunstorm Interactive.-Games:-See also:*Deer Hunter, a deer hunting series of video games also by Sunstorm Interactive.-External links:...
- Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter 2
- S.P.Q.R.: The Empire's Darkest HourSPQR: The Empire's Darkest HourSPQR: The Empire's Darkest Hour, also known simply as SPQR, is a computer adventure game set in Ancient Rome. The player has to solve a number of puzzles to uncover a criminal who wants to destroy Rome.- Plot :...
- Sensible Soccer 98
- Shadow WarriorShadow WarriorShadow Warrior, often known by its initials SW, is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and released on May 13, 1997 by GT Interactive. Shadow Warrior was developed using Ken Silverman's Build engine and improved on 3D Realms' previous Build engine game, Duke Nukem 3D...
- Snowmobile Championship 2000
- Snowmobile Racing
- Star Command: RevolutionStar Command: RevolutionStar Command: Revolution is a real-time strategy game by Metropolis Digital, Inc., now Metro3D, Inc., and published by GT Interactive. It was originally released in 1996 for DOS, but it was re-released in 1998 for Windows 95/98 under the title Star Command Deluxe...
- SuperKartsSuperKartsSuperKarts is an MS-DOS game published by Virgin Interactive and developed by Manic Media and released in 1995. It is a kart racing game. The player plays as several characters from different countries and races on circuits from those characters' home countries....
- Swamp Buggy Racing
- The Wheel of Time
- Tiger Shark
- Tides of War (1999)
- Total AnnihilationTotal AnnihilationTotal Annihilation is a real-time strategy video game created by Cavedog Entertainment, a sub-division of Humongous Entertainment, and released on September 30, 1997 by GT Interactive for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. It was the first RTS game to feature 3D units and terrain...
- Total Annihilation: Battle TacticsTotal Annihilation: Battle TacticsTotal Annihilation: Battle Tactics is the second of two expansion packs for the popular RTS computer game Total Annihilation, released on June 30, 1998 in the United States. Its features include 100 new missions as either the Arm or the Core, four new units and new keyboard shortcuts...
- Total Annihilation: The Core ContingencyTotal Annihilation: The Core ContingencyThe Core Contingency is a 1998 expansion to the popular 1997 real-time strategy computer game Total Annihilation. It contains extra units and maps, as well as a campaign of 25 missions and a long-awaited official map editor.-Story:The Core Contingency picks up where the original game finishes...
- Totally Unreal
- Trans Am Racing
- Trophy Hunter
- UnrealUnrealUnreal is a first-person shooter video game developed by Epic MegaGames and Digital Extremes and published by GT Interactive in May 1998...
- Unreal Mission Pack: Return to Na PaliUnrealUnreal is a first-person shooter video game developed by Epic MegaGames and Digital Extremes and published by GT Interactive in May 1998...
- Unreal TournamentUnreal TournamentUnreal Tournament is a futuristic first-person shooter video game co-developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. It was published in 1999 by GT Interactive. Retrospectively, the game has also been referred to as UT99 or UT Classic to differentiate it from its numbered sequels...
- WWII GI
- XSXS (video game)XS is a first-person shooter released by SCi and GT Interactive on December 31, 1996. While not a runaway success, the game introduced many aspects which were later used in games such as Unreal.- Storyline :...
- Z
- ZPCZPCZPC is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Zombie Studios in 1996 which uses the Marathon 2 engine. It was noted for its stylized look adapted from artwork by Aidan Hughes...
PlayStation
- 40 Winks40 Winks40 Winks is a platform video game published in 1999 by Eurocom Entertainment Software and GT Interactive Software for the PlayStation video game console....
- Beavis and Butt-Head: Get Big in Hollywood
- Bedlam
- Bug Riders
- Courier Crisis
- Critical DepthCritical DepthIn biological oceanography, Critical Depth is defined as a hypothesized surface mixing depth at which phytoplankton growth is precisely matched by losses of phytoplankton biomass within this depth interval. -History:...
- Dead Ball Zone
- Discworld NoirDiscworld NoirDiscworld Noir is a computer game based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld comic fantasy novels, and unlike the previous Discworld games is both an example and parody of the noir genre. The game was developed by Perfect Entertainment and published by GT Interactive. It was originally released in 1999...
- DriverDriver: You Are the WheelmanDriver , is a 1999 action driving video game developed by Reflections Interactive , who had earlier hits with Destruction Derby on the early years of the PlayStation...
- Driver 2Driver 2Driver 2: Back on the Streets is the second installment of the Driver video game series.-Gameplay:...
- Duke Nukem: Land of the BabesDuke Nukem: Land of the BabesDuke Nukem: Land of The Babes is a third-person shooter video game in the Duke Nukem series of video games. This game is a direct sequel to the 1998 title, Duke Nukem: Time to Kill.-Plot:...
- Duke Nukem: Time to KillDuke Nukem: Time to KillDuke Nukem: Time To Kill is a third-person shooter video game for the PlayStation.-Gameplay:The gameplay and controls are very similar to those of Tomb Raider, a fact humorously referenced throughout the game...
- Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown
- HexenHexenHexen is a first-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software, published by id Software, and distributed by GT Interactive beginning on September 30, 1995. It is the sequel to 1994's Heretic, and the second game in the Serpent Riders series...
- Invasion from BeyondInvasion from BeyondInvasion From Beyond is a PlayStation game released in 1998, developed by King of the Jungle and published by GT Interactive.-External links:* http://rr.psx.ign.com/rrview/psx/invasion_from_beyond/9924/28471/...
- Oddworld: Abe's ExoddusOddworld: Abe's ExoddusOddworld: Abe's Exoddus is a multi-award–winning platform video game developed by Oddworld Inhabitants and published by GT Interactive. It is a sequel to the video game Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. It is considered a bonus title in the Oddworld series, and not part of the main Oddworld Quintology...
- Oddworld: Abe's OddyseeOddworld: Abe's OddyseeOddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a multi-award–winning platform video game developed by Oddworld Inhabitants and published by GT Interactive. It was released in 1997 for the PlayStation video game console, DOS and Microsoft Windows in North America, Australia and Europe...
- Rebel Moon
- Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012 is a vehicular combat video game. It was developed by the game studio SingleTrac using the concept and the engine of their earlier series Twisted Metal, and published by GT Interactive, for PlayStation.- Overview :...
- Sensible Soccer 2000
- Streak: Hoverboard Racing
- Tiger Shark
- Trash It!
- ZZ (computer game)Z is a 1996 real-time strategy computer game by The Bitmap Brothers. It is about two armies of robots battling to conquer different planets.A sequel, Z: Steel Soldiers, was published in 2001. was published by KavCom in 2011.-Worlds:...
Sega Saturn
- Area 51Area 51Area 51 is a military base, and a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States, 83 miles north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large military airfield...
(Europe) - Courier Crisis
- Defcon 5 (Europe)
- Doom
- HexenHexenHexen is a first-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software, published by id Software, and distributed by GT Interactive beginning on September 30, 1995. It is the sequel to 1994's Heretic, and the second game in the Serpent Riders series...
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series, released in arcades in 1995. It is an update of Mortal Kombat 3 and was later updated again into Mortal Kombat Trilogy...
(Europe) - Maximum ForceMaximum ForceMaximum Force is an on-rails light gun first-person arcade game developed by Mesa Logic for Atari Games in 1997. In 1998, Atari Games re-released the game as part of one machine called Area 51/Maximum Force Duo that also included Area 51, and later ported the game to both the PlayStation and Sega...
- Mortal Kombat TrilogyMortal Kombat TrilogyMortal Kombat Trilogy is a fighting game developed and published by Midway in 1996. It is a compilation of content from the previous Mortal Kombat titles, based primarily upon the gameplay mechanics of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3...
(Europe) - Rampage World TourRampage World TourRampage World Tour is a video game released in 1997 and is the second game in the Rampage series.Up to three simultaneous players control the monsters George , Lizzie , or Ralph , created from humans who were mutated by experiments conducted at Scumlabs...
(Europe) - Trash It!
- ZZ (computer game)Z is a 1996 real-time strategy computer game by The Bitmap Brothers. It is about two armies of robots battling to conquer different planets.A sequel, Z: Steel Soldiers, was published in 2001. was published by KavCom in 2011.-Worlds:...
PC
- AHX-1
- Bedlam
- HordesHordesHordes may refer to:*Social and military structures of nomadic Turkic peoples in the Middle Ages; see:**Golden Horde**Mongol and Tatar states in Europe*The miniature war game Hordes -See also:* Horde...
- SPQR: The Empire's Darkest HourSPQR: The Empire's Darkest HourSPQR: The Empire's Darkest Hour, also known simply as SPQR, is a computer adventure game set in Ancient Rome. The player has to solve a number of puzzles to uncover a criminal who wants to destroy Rome.- Plot :...
- Seventeen Style Studio
- Snowmobile Championship 2000
- Tag Team WrestlingTag Team WrestlingTag Team Wrestling, known in Japan as , is a arcade video game published by Data East and developed by Technōs Japan.-Gameplay:In the game, two professional wrestling tag-teams, the Strong Bads and the Ricky Fighters, battle against each other in tag-team action, or a single player competes in a...
PlayStation
- Beavis and Butt-Head: Get Big in Hollywood
- Tiger Shark
- Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012 is a vehicular combat video game. It was developed by the game studio SingleTrac using the concept and the engine of their earlier series Twisted Metal, and published by GT Interactive, for PlayStation.- Overview :...
External links
- Games by GT Interactive
- GT Interactive at Home of the UnderdogsHome of the UnderdogsHome of the Underdogs was an abandonware archive founded by Thai Sarinee Achavanuntakul , aka: Underdogs or Fringer on her own blog, in September 1998, and grew to be one of the most significant abandonware websites on the Internet, despite losing its domains to cybersquatters and then briefly...
- GT Interactive at MobyGames