New World Computing
| New World Computing, Inc.
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| legal form | independent company subsidiary of 3DO (1996-2003) |
| founding | 1984 |
| resolution | 2003 |
| Seat |
Agoura Hills , California , United States
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| Branch | Software development |
| Website | (offline) www.nwcomputing.com (offline) |
New World Computing was an American manufacturer and publisher of computer and video games headquartered in Agoura Hills, California. New World Computing is best known for its role-playing game series Might and Magic and strategy game series Heroes of Might and Magic .
history
The company was founded in 1983 or 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem and Mark Caldwell .
From December 31, 1993 to June 30, 1996, New World Computing was a subsidiary of NTN Communications . It was sold to The 3DO Company for $ 18 million in stock and assuming the company's debt . With the bankruptcy of 3DO in 2003, the New World Computing department was also dissolved.
The rights to Might and Magic and Heroes of Might and Magic went to Ubisoft in an auction .
Games (selection)
- Might & Magic: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum (1986)
- Might & Magic 2: Gates to Another World (1988)
- Might & Magic 3: Isles of Terra (1991)
- Might & Magic 4: Clouds of Xeen (1992)
- Might & Magic 5: Darkside of Xeen (1993)
- Might & Magic 6: The Mandate of Heaven (1998)
- Might & Magic 7: For Blood and Honor (1999)
- Might & Magic 8: Day of Destroyer (1999)
- Might & Magic 9: Writ of Fate (2002)
- Heroes of Might & Magic: A Strategic Quest (1995)
- Heroes of Might & Magic 2 (Publisher, 1996)
- Heroes of Might & Magic 3 (1999)
- Heroes of Might & Magic 3: Armageddon's Blade (1999, Add-on 1)
- Heroes of Might & Magic 3: The Shadow of Death (2000, Add-on 2)
- Heroes of Might & Magic 4 (2002)
- Heroes of Might & Magic 5 (discontinued)
- Nuclear War (1989)
- King's Bounty (1990)
- Planet's Edge (1991)
- Hammer of the Gods (1994)
- Anvil of Dawn (Publisher, 1995)
- Spaceward Ho! (1996)
- Heirs of the Earth (1994)
Web links
- New World Computing at MobyGames (English)
- New World Computing, Inc. in the OGDB
Notes and individual references
- ↑ http://www.onlinegamesdatenbank.de/index.php?section=company&companyid=147
- ↑ http://www.trionworld.com/team.php
- ↑ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1995_April_3/ai_16748836 ( Memento from July 8, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ http://www.spieletipps.de/artikel/1375/3/
- ↑ http://sec.edgar-online.com/1996/04/29/00/0000944209-96-000022/Section2.asp ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.secinfo.com/dSq2u.81jb.htm
- ↑ http://www.answers.com/topic/the-3do-company
- ↑ http://news.cnet.com/3DO-files-for-bankruptcy/2100-1047_3-1011266.html
- ↑ http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/433/433909p1.html
