MacSoft

MacSoft
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
FounderPeter Tamte
DefunctMay 2011; 13 years ago (2011-05)
FateDissolved together with parent
HeadquartersPlymouth, Minnesota, U.S.
Key people
Peter Tamte
Number of employees
6[1] (1999)
Parent
Websitemacsoftgames.com

MacSoft was an American video game developer and publisher founded in 1993 by Peter Tamte as a subsidiary of WizardWorks, specializing in the production of video game ports from Microsoft Windows to Macintosh operating systems, as well as productivity software.[2] In 1996, WizardWorks was acquired by GT Interactive (later renamed Infogrames, Inc.), with WizardWorks and MacSoft split into different operationals. On January 30, 2003, MacSoft was acquired by Destineer, and founder Peter Tamte again became the company's director.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Stern, Zack (1999). "A Visit to MacSoft". Inside Mac Games. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Game-maker Destineer buys MacSoft". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Destineer acquires MacSoft". January 30, 2003.
  4. ^ "Q&A: Tamte on Destineer's Four-Pronged Approach". May 21, 2007.
  5. ^ "Infogrames Sells MacSoft To Destineer, Peter Tamte Once Again In Charge Of Mac Gaming Publisher". macobserver.com. January 30, 2003. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  6. ^ "Destineer buys MacSoft from Infogrames".