Hypnotix, Inc. was an American video game developer that was founded in 1993 and located in

Little Falls, New Jersey Little Falls is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The township was named for a waterfall on the Passaic River at a dam near Beattie Mill. As of the 2020 census, the township's population was 13,360 reflecting a decrea ...

. The company's highest-profile games were its "Outlaw" series of sports titles, which included

Outlaw Golf ''Outlaw Golf'' is a series of golf video games developed by Hypnotix, that are intended for adults and mature teens. ''Outlaw Golf'' was released for the Xbox on June 10, 2002; for GameCube on October 29, 2002; and for Microsoft Windows on Sept ...

, Outlaw Volleyball, and Outlaw Tennis. Hypnotix is also responsible for a wide variety of PC and console products including the

Deer Avenger ''Deer Avenger'' is a series of video games about a deer who hunts humans. It was developed by Simon & Schuster Interactive and Hypnotix. It is a parody of the '' Deer Hunter'' series of games. Games * ''Deer Avenger'' * '' Deer Avenger 2: Dee ...

series, which has sold over a million copies. In July 2005, the company was acquired by

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and folded into

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, which develops the ''

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'' and ''

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'' series.EA acquires Hypnotix

Games

* ''

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'' (1995) * ''

Soldier Boyz ''Soldier Boyz'' is a 1995 action film directed by Louis Mourneau and starring Michael Dudikoff. It was written by Darryl Quarles. The film revolves around a group of convicts on a mission in Vietnam to rescue the daughter of a rich man. Plot The ...

'' (1997) * ''

'' (1998) * '' Deer Avenger 2: Deer in the City'' (1999) * ''Miss Spider's Tea Party'' (1999) * ''Bass Avenger'' (2000) * ''Deer Avenger 3D'' (2000) * ''

Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire?'' is a video game parody of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''. It was created by Hypnotix, and released in 2000 by Simon & Schuster Interactive for Microsoft Windows and Sega Dreamcast. While the Microsoft W ...

'' (2000) * '' Panty Raider: From Here to Immaturity'' (2000) * ''

Daria's Inferno ''Daria's Inferno'' is a 2000 PC video game developed by Hypnotix and published by Simon & Schuster Interactive. The game is based on the MTV animated show ''Daria''. Players control the character Daria Morgendorffer through the fictional town of ...

'' (2000) * ''

The $100,000 Pyramid ''Pyramid'' is the collective name of a series of American television game shows that has aired several versions domestically and internationally. The original series, ''The $10,000 Pyramid'', debuted on March 26, 1973, and spawned seven subsequ ...

'' (2001) * ''Deer Avenger 4: The Rednecks Strike Back'' (2001) * ''Deer Avenger: Open Season'' (2001) * ''MTV Total Request Live Trivia'' (2001) * ''

'' (2002) * ''Outlaw Golf: Holiday Golf'' (2002) * '' Outlaw Volleyball'' (2003) * ''9 Holes of Xmas: Outlaw Golf'' (2003) * ''Outlaw Volleyball: Red Hot'' (2003) * ''Math Missions: The Amazing Arcade Adventure'' (2003) * ''BMX Trick Racer'' (2003) * ''Dragon Tales: Learn & Fly With Dragons'' (2004) * ''

Outlaw Golf 2 ''Outlaw Golf'' is a series of golf video games developed by Hypnotix, that are intended for adults and mature teens. ''Outlaw Golf'' was released for the Xbox on June 10, 2002; for GameCube on October 29, 2002; and for Microsoft Windows on S ...

'' (2004) * '' Outlaw Tennis'' (2005) * ''Outlaw Volleyball: Remixed'' (2005)

References

External links

Company page
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