Editing Sir-Tech (section)

==History==
In fall 1979, '''Sirotech Software''' was founded by Norman Sirotek, Robert Sirotek and [[Robert Woodhead]]. Sirotech Software published ''Info Tree'', a [[database management system|database management program]], ''[[Galactic Attack]]'' and a beta version of ''Wizardry: Dungeons of Despair'' which was later renamed ''[[Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord]]'' and formally released in fall 1981. It was the first game in the ''[[Wizardry (video game series)|Wizardry]]'' series.<ref name="wilson199111">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1991&pub=2&id=88 | title=A History of Computer Games | magazine=Computer Gaming World | date=November 1991 | access-date=18 November 2013 | author=Wilson, Johnny L. | pages=10}}</ref>

In spring 1981, Sir-Tech Software, Inc was incorporated as a video game developer and publisher in the United States.

In 1998, Sir-Tech USA closed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir-tech's Last Words|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/16/sir-techs-last-words|website=IGN|date=16 October 1998 |access-date=16 January 2014}}</ref>  The [[Canada|Canadian]] counterpart, Sirtech Canada Limited, continued to operate until late 2003.<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/company/sir-tech-software-inc A brief history] from [[MobyGames]]</ref>

Sir-Tech is best known for ''Wizardry'', the role-playing video game series.  The ''[[Jagged Alliance (series)|Jagged Alliance]]'' series, first published by Sir-Tech in 1994, became a popular franchise. The third game in the series, ''[[Jagged Alliance 2]]'', was still available from its current publisher 15 years after its initial release.