New World Computing

New World Computing, Inc. was an American <a href="/facts/Video_game_developer/6gbHyvDu">video game developer</a> and <a href="/facts/Video_game_publisher/VIhF1r4J">publisher</a> founded in 1984 by <a href="/facts/Jon_Van_Caneghem/cE4Bn7A1">Jon Van Caneghem</a>, his wife, Michaela Van Caneghem, and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the <a href="/facts/Might_and_Magic/fyWhz2pB">Might and Magic</a> <a href="/facts/Role-playing_video_game/o4sTj5vl">role-playing video game</a> series and its spin-offs, especially <a href="/facts/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic/A2CbuW19">Heroes of Might and Magic</a>. The company was purchased by and became a division of <a href="/facts/The_3DO_Company/TEHkBCkx">The 3DO Company</a> on July 10, 1996 from <a href="/facts/NTN_Communications/VHUHp2qp">NTN Communications</a>, after NTN purchased New World Computing for $10 million in stock.
Amidst financial hardship, the 3DO Company laid off a large portion of the staff of New World Computing on April 15, 2002. While a smaller, core staff remained at New World Computing, the <a href="/facts/2003_in_video_gaming/AodSV5w4">following year</a> saw little improvement in parent 3DO's situation, and the company filed for <a href="/facts/Chapter_11%2c_Title_11%2c_United_States_Code/PjdCBWfn">Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection</a> in May of that year. Before dissolving later that year, 3DO sold the rights to the Might and Magic series to <a href="/facts/Ubisoft/Pnw08RvF">Ubisoft</a>. As an <a href="/facts/Video_game_developer/6gbHyvDu">in-house development studio</a> of the 3DO Company, New World Computing ceased to exist with the dissolution of its parent organization.

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