WizardWorks Software was a video game developer

Video game developer

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 and publisher

Video game publisher

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 located in Minneapolis, MN. Focused on casual consumer games sold through mass-merchants like Target

Target Corporation

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 and Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart

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, WizardWorks was best known for publishing the Deer Hunter series of video games developed by Sunstorm Interactive

Sunstorm Interactive

Sunstorm Interactive is an Indianapolis-based video game developer founded in 1995 by Anthony Campiti, which specialized in hunting simulators and first-person shooters...

 but also made expansion packs for games like Doom and Duke Nukem 3D

Duke Nukem 3D

Duke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive Software. The full version was released for the PC . It is a sequel to the platform games Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem II published by Apogee...

and developed/published other titles.

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

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...

 which later became Atari

Atari

Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...

.

In 2004, Atari closed the Minneapolis office, folding outstanding projects into the Beverly, MA office.

Games

Game	Year	Credit
Skunny	1995	publisher
Montezuma's Return Montezuma's Return Montezuma's Return is a 1998 action/adventure video game and the sequel to the original Parker Brothers game Montezuma's Revenge. The game as originally released was a platform game, such as Jumpman, Lode Runner and Mario...	1996	publisher
Duke!Zone for Duke Nukem 3D	1996	publisher
Duke!Zone II	1997	developer/publisher
Duke Xtreme	1997	publisher
Duke Assault	1997	developer/publisher
Duke It Out In D.C.	1997	publisher
Duke Caribbean: Life's a Beach	1997	publisher
Duke: Nuclear Winter	1997	publisher
Cryptic Passage for Blood	1997	Publisher
Chasm: The Rift Chasm: The Rift Chasm: The Rift is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Action Forms and published in 1997 by WizardWorks Software, GT Interactive Software and Megamedia Corp...	1997	publisher
Deer Hunter Deer Hunter (computer game) Deer Hunter is a series of hunting simulation video games. Originally available for Windows platform published by WizardWorks Software, it was also published on Mac, and later on Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, and mobile phones....	1997	publisher
X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse X-Men: The Ravages Of Apocalypse, developed by Zero Gravity Entertainment and released by WizardWorks Software, is a commercial total conversion of the Quake engine...	1997	publisher
Carnivores (series) Carnivores (series) The Carnivores games are a series of hunting simulation video games featuring prehistoric species ranging from dinosaurs to Quaternary mammals . The first three games were developed for the PC by Action Forms and released by WizardWorks Software between 1998 and 2001...	1998	publisher
StarCraft: Retribution	1998	publisher
Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter Rocky 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:...	1998	publisher
Emergency: Fighters for Life	1998	publisher
Emergency Rescue: Firefighters	2000	publisher

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External links

• Official website (redirects to Atari.com)
• WizardWorks at IGN
• WizardWorks at MobyGames
• WizardWorks at Gamefaqs