![]() ![]() When GT Interactive was bought by Atari (then known as Infogrames) in 1999, WizardWorks came under the French publisher's aegis. That original Deer Hunter title went on to spawn five sequels and add-ons galore. Its Deer Hunter title, developed by Sunsoft and released in late 1997, went on to become the top-selling PC title for the first quarter of 1998. ![]() WizardWorks first made waves shortly after it was bought by GT Interactive in 1996. The Minneapolis Studio, as it is referred to internally, is probably better known as WizardWorks, a publisher of budget titles that included the multimillion-selling Deer Hunter franchise. Today, Atari's corporate communications VP, Nancy Bushkin, confirmed that its Minneapolis, Minnesota-based operation was shut down earlier this month. And in late 2003, Atari closed its Hunt Valley Studio. Most recently, Atari shuttered its wholly owned Legend Entertainment game development studio. ![]() Chalk up the closure of another Atari subsidiary.
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