Destineer, Inc. was an American
umbrella company
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covering a
holding company
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, a
video game publisher
A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that have been developed either internally by the publisher or externally by a video game developer.
They often finance the development, sometimes by paying a video game developer ...
, and
video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large business with em ...
based in
Minnetonka, Minnesota
Minnetonka ( ) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. A western suburb of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Twin Cities, Minnetonka is located about west of Minneapolis. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city's popu ...
. The company was founded by Peter Tamte, former
executive vice-president of
Bungie
Bungie, Inc. is an American video game company based in Bellevue, Washington, and a subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment. The company was established in May 1991 by Alex Seropian, who later brought in programmer Jason Jones (programme ...
, in 2001. It developed some original titles and also ported games from Windows to Macs under a number of different brands, including MacSoft and Bold Games.
In May 2011, the company silently shut down, together with all of its divisions and subsidiaries.
Subsidiaries
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MacSoft: On January 30, 2003, Infogrames Inc. announced it had sold MacSoft to Destineer, Inc.
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Atomic Games, Inc.: On May 6, 2005, Destineer announced its acquisition of Atomic Games, Inc.
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Bold Games: A publishing label for Microsoft video games ported to Mac OS. The brand stopped publishing Mac OS games following MacSoft's acquisition.
Published games
* ''
Age of Empires II''
* ''
Age of Empires III''
* ''
Cate West: The Vanishing Files''
* ''
Close Combat: First to Fight''
* ''
Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game''
* ''
Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy''
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Giana Sisters DS''
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Homie Rollerz''
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Indianapolis 500 Legends''
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Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine''
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John Deere: American Farmer''
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Links Championship Edition''
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Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ''
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Master of Orion III''
* ''
Neverwinter Nights
''Neverwinter Nights'' is a series of video games developed by BioWare and Obsidian Entertainment, based on the ''Forgotten Realms'' campaign setting of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Aside from also being set around the city Nev ...
''
* ''North American Hunting Extravaganza''
*''Rec Room Games''
* ''
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45''
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Samurai Deeper Kyo''
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Starship Troopers
''Starship Troopers'' is a military science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. Written in a few weeks in reaction to the US suspending nuclear tests, the story was first published as a two-part serial in ''The Magazine of ...
''
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Stoked''
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Summer Sports: Paradise Island''
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Sword of the Stars
''Sword of the Stars'' is a space 4X game developed by Kerberos Productions. In the game the player chooses one of four unique races to form an interstellar empire and conquer the galaxy. In order to win, the player must expand territory by co ...
''
* ''
Taito Legends''
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Taito Legends 2
''Taito Legends 2'' a compilation of Taito arcade video games and the follow-up to ''Taito Legends''. It was published for Xbox (console), Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Microsoft Windows. As with the former collection, it is derived from the Japan exc ...
''
* ''
Taito Legends Power-Up''
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Tropico''
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Unreal Tournament 2003''
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Unreal Tournament 2004''
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas''
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Wings Over Europe''
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Wings Over Vietnam''
* ''
WordJong DS''
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WWII Aces''
References
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Defunct companies based in Minnesota
Video game companies established in 2001
Video game companies disestablished in 2011
Defunct video game companies of the United States
Video game development companies
Video game publishers
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