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{{Short description|American video game publisher}} {{Distinguish|Gamtec}} [[File:GameTek logo.png|right|frame|A newer GameTek [[logotype]]]] '''GameTek''' was an American [[video game publisher]] based in [[North Miami Beach, Florida]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UAgEAAAAMBAJ|title=Billboard|date=1994-06-11|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref> known for publishing video game adaptations of [[game show]]s in the late 1980s and early 1990s. GameTek was a trade name for IJE, the owner of electronic publishing rights to ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' and ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Hollywood-Squares-Game-Manual.pdf|title=Hollywood Squares Game Manual|website=thegameisafootarcade.com|date=February 2017|access-date=20 May 2023}}</ref> Originally, IJE licensed these titles to ShareData of [[Chandler, Arizona]]; however, when IJE saw ShareData's success with the titles, IJE decided to publish the titles themselves, resulting in the founding of GameTek.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nes Book Master PDF {{!}} PDF {{!}} Video Game Consoles {{!}} Nintendo |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/359520735/nes-book-master-pdf |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=Scribd |language=en}}</ref> After establishing distribution for the game show titles, GameTek expanded by licensing European titles for the North American market, including ''[[Frontier: Elite II]]'' and ''[[The Humans (video game)|The Humans]]''. In 1991, they attempted to launch the InfoGenius Systems franchise for the [[Game Boy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue001-Issue127|title=Nintendo Power|accessdate=20 May 2023|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> In 1994, the company made a deal to purchase game developer Malibu Interactive from Malibu Comics and renamed to Padded Cell Studios.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 24, 2001 |title=Michael Heilemann Joins Fox Interactive |url=https://www.dmnnewswire.com/press-releases/michael-heilemann-joins-fox-interactive/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |work=DMN Newswire}}</ref> In 1996, GameTek scaled down its publishing activities, turning most of that aspect of its business over to [[Philips]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Svensson|first=Christian |title=Small Publishers Feel Pinch|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=23 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=November 1996|page=26}}</ref> GameTek filed for [[bankruptcy]] in December 1997,<ref>{{cite web|first=Harley|last=Jebens|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_12/04_gametek/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980119060758/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_12/04_gametek/index.html|title=GameTek Files for Chapter 11 Protection|website=[[GameSpot]]|archivedate=January 19, 1998|date=December 4, 1997|accessdate=August 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tidbits... |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=103|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=February 1998|page=26}}</ref> citing development delays and disappointing sales,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Unhappy Holidays |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |issue=38|publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=February 1998|page=26}}</ref> and went out of business in July 1998. Most of the company's assets were acquired by [[Take-Two Interactive]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report from the Securities and Exchange Commission |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/946581/0000891554-98-000123.txt |access-date=24 March 2025}}</ref> ==Games== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} *''[[AYSO Soccer '97]]'' *''[[Wheel of Fortune video games|Wheel of Fortune]]'' *''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune arcade game]]'' (1989, Developed by [[Incredible Technologies]]) *''[[Double Dare (video game)|Double Dare]]'' *''[[Hollywood Squares#Home versions and merchandise|Hollywood Squares]]'' *''[[Jeopardy! (franchise)#Video games|Jeopardy!]]'' *''[[Jeopardy! (franchise)#Video games|Jeopardy! Sports Edition]]'' *''[[Press Your Luck#Merchandise|Press Your Luck]]'' *''[[Quarantine (video game)|Quarantine]]'' *''Quarantine II: Road Warrior'' *''[[Family Feud (video game series)#GameTek versions gameplay|Family Feud]]'' *''[[American Gladiators (video game)|American Gladiators]]'' (Developed by Incredible Technologies) *''[[Frontier: Elite II]]'' *''[[Alien Incident]]'' (European Version) * ''[[Cyberbykes: Shadow Racer VR]]'' *''[[The Humans (video game)|The Humans]]'' *''[[Brutal: Paws of Fury]]'' *''[[Brutal: Paws of Fury|Brutal Unleashed: Above the Claw]]'' *''[[Star Crusader]]'' (European version) *''[[Valkyrie]]'' (for Macintosh) *''[[Nomad (video game)|Nomad]]'' *''[[Robotech: Crystal Dreams]]'' (Cancelled) *''[[Password Plus and Super Password|Super Password]]'' *''[[Super Street Fighter II Turbo#MS-DOS and Amiga|Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]'' (MS-DOS Version) *''[[Frontier: First Encounters]]'' *''[[Frantic Flea]]'' *''[[Netzone|NET:Zone]]'' *''Daemon's Gate: Volume One, Dorovan's Key'' *''[[Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle]]'' *''[[Concentration (game show)#Classic Concentration (1987β1991)|Classic Concentration]]'' *''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' *''[[Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing]]'' *''[[Now You See It (American game show)|Now You See It]]'' *''[[Race Days]]'' *''[[Yogi Bear's Gold Rush]]'' (Cancelled for Game Gear) *''[[Full Throttle: All-American Racing]]'' *''[[Zool]]'' (Console and Handheld Versions) *''[[Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament]]'' (MS-DOS Version) *''[[Pinball Dreams]]'' (SNES, Game Boy and Game Gear Versions) *''[[Pinball Fantasies]]'' (SNES and Game Boy Versions) *''[[Pinball Dreams#Pinball Mania|Pinball Mania]]'' (Game Boy Version Exclusive to Europe) *''Fisher-Price: Firehouse Rescue'' *''Fisher-Price: I Can Remember'' *''Fisher-Price: Perfect Fit'' {{div col end}} == References == {{reflist}} ==See also== *[[Cybersoft (video game company)]] (GameTek subsidiary) {{clr}} [[Category:1987 establishments in Florida]] [[Category:1998 disestablishments in Florida]] [[Category:Video game publishers]] [[Category:Video game companies established in 1987]] [[Category:Video game companies disestablished in 1998]] [[Category:Defunct video game companies of the United States]] [[Category:Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1997]] [[Category:Defunct companies based in Florida]] {{US-videogame-company-stub}}
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