WizardWorks Group, Inc. was an American

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and

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based in

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. The company was founded in 1980 and, in 1993, WizardWorks opened the CompuWorks and

MacSoft MacSoft was an American video game developer and publisher founded in 1993 by Peter Tamte as subsidiary of WizardWorks, specializing in the production of video game ports from Microsoft Windows to Macintosh operating systems, as well as produ ...

divisions. In 1996, WizardWorks was acquired by

GT Interactive GT, Gt or G-T may refer to: Arts and entertainment Games * GT Interactive, an American video game developer * GameTrailers, a video game website * ''Golden Tee Golf'', golf video game * ''Gran Turismo'' (series), a series of racing video games ...

to become part of their GT Value Products umbrella, which was later abandoned. Through acquisitions, GT Interactive became

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. On March 29, 2004, Atari, Inc. closed down all operations of WizardWorks, and folded outstanding projects into their publishing branch in

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Games published

* ''

911 Fire Rescue ''911 Fire Rescue'' is a 2001 video game from WizardWorks. Reception IGN gave the game a score of 5.5 out of 10 stating "For what it is, ''911 Fire Rescue'' is a nice little diversion from more complex games that require memorizing 27 keyboard ...

'' * '' Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Collectors Edition'' * '' Beach Head 2000'' * '' Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold'' * ''

Carnivores A carnivore , or meat-eater (Latin, ''caro'', genitive ''carnis'', meaning meat or "flesh" and ''vorare'' meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose food and energy requirements derive from animal tissues (mainly muscle, fat and other so ...

'' * '' Carnivores 2'' * '' Carnivores Ice Age'' * ''

Casper Casper may refer to: People * Casper (given name) * Casper (surname) * Casper (Maya ruler) (422–487?), ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque * Tok Casper, first known king of Maya city-state Quiriguá in Guatemala, ruling beginning in 426 * David ...

'' * '' Championship Pool'' * '' Chasm: The Rift'' * ''

Claw A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds). Some invertebrates such as beetles and spiders have somewhat similar fine, hooked structures at the end of the leg or tarsus ...

'' * ''

D!ZONE ''Doom'' (stylized as ''DOOM'') is a 1993 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by id Software for MS-DOS. Players assume the role of a space marine, popularly known as Doomguy, fighting their way through hordes of invading demons from hel ...

'' * ''

Damage Incorporated ''Damage Incorporated'' is a 2.5D first-person shooter for Mac OS using the ''Marathon 2'' engine and published by MacSoft MacSoft was an American video game developer and publisher founded in 1993 by Peter Tamte as subsidiary of WizardWorks ...

'' * '' Deer Hunter'' * '' Deer Hunter 2: Monster Buck Pack'' * '' Deer Hunter 2'' * '' Deer Hunter 3 Gold'' * ''

Deer Hunter 3 ''Deer Hunter'' is a series of hunting simulation video games. Originally available for Windows platform published by WizardWorks, it was also published on Mac, and later on Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, and mobile phones.The first Deer Hunter gam ...

'' * ''

Deer Hunter 4 ''Deer Hunter'' is a series of hunting simulation video games. Originally available for Windows platform published by WizardWorks, it was also published on Mac, and later on Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, and mobile phones.The first Deer Hunter gam ...

'' * '' Deer Hunter 5: Tracking Trophies'' * '' Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars'' * ''Dirt Track Racing: Australia'' * ''

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'' * '' Duke: Nuclear Winter'' * '' Duke: The Apocalypse'' * '' Duke!ZONE'' * '' Duke!ZONE II'' * '' Duke Assault'' * '' Duke Caribbean: Life's a Beach'' * '' Duke it out in D.C.'' * ''

Duke Nukem II ''Duke Nukem II'' is a 1993 platform game developed and published by Apogee Software. The game consists of four episodes (of eight levels each), the first available as shareware. It is the follow-up to 1991's ''Duke Nukem'', and followed by ''Du ...

'' * ''

Duke Xtreme ''Duke Nukem 3D'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by 3D Realms. It is a sequel to the platform games ''Duke Nukem (video game), Duke Nukem'' and ''Duke Nukem II'', published by 3D Realms. ''Duke Nukem 3D'' features the adventures ...

'' * '' Emergency: Fighters for Life'' * ''Fun Pack 3D'' * '' H!ZONE'' * '' Hell to Pay'' * '' Harley-Davidson: Race Across America'' * ''

In Pursuit of Greed ''In Pursuit of Greed'' (also known as ''Assassinators'') is a science fiction-themed first-person shooter (FPS) video game released in 1995 for DOS , developed by Mind Shear Software and published by Softdisk. Release After Mind Shear Software' ...

'' * '' Innova Disc Golf'' * '' Leadfoot'' * '' Montezuma's Return'' * '' Ozzie's Forest'' * ''Perdition's Gate'' * '' Phantasie III: The Wrath of Nikademus'' * '' Q!ZONE'' * '' Rudolph's Magical Sleigh Ride'' * '' Robot Arena'' * '' Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter'' * ''

Secret of the Silver Blades ''Secret of the Silver Blades'' is the third in a four-part series of Forgotten Realms ''Dungeons & Dragons'' " Gold Box" adventure role-playing video games. The game was released in 1990. The story is a continuation of the events of ''Curse of ...

'' * '' Skunny'' * '' Sporting Clays'' * '' StarCraft: Retribution'' * '' Stargunner'' * '' Swamp Buggy Racing'' * ''

Treasures of the Savage Frontier ''Treasures of the Savage Frontier'' (1992) is a Gold Box Dungeons and Dragons role-playing video game. It was developed by Beyond Software and published by SSI for the Amiga and DOS. Plot overview A few weeks after the events of ''Gateway to t ...

'' * '' W!ZONE'' * '' X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse''

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