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After establishing distribution for the game show titles, GameTek branched out by licensing [[Europe]]an titles for the [[North America]]n market, including ''[[Frontier: Elite II]]'' and ''[[The Humans (video game)|The Humans]]''.
After establishing distribution for the game show titles, GameTek branched out by licensing [[Europe]]an titles for the [[North America]]n market, including ''[[Frontier: Elite II]]'' and ''[[The Humans (video game)|The Humans]]''.


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 [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|bankruptcy]] in 1997 and closed in July 1998. Most of the company's assets were acquired by [[Take 2 Interactive]] in 1997.<ref>http://ir.take2games.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=86428&p=irol-SECText&TEXT=aHR0cDovL2FwaS50ZW5rd2l6YXJkLmNvbS9maWxpbmcueG1sP2lwYWdlPTM1MDgwMSZEU0VRPTEmU0VRPTcmU1FERVNDPVNFQ1RJT05fUEFHRSZleHA9JnN1YnNpZD01Nw%3D%3D SEC Filing</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 1997 and closed in July 1998. Most of the company's assets were acquired by [[Take 2 Interactive]] in 1997.<ref>http://ir.take2games.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=86428&p=irol-SECText&TEXT=aHR0cDovL2FwaS50ZW5rd2l6YXJkLmNvbS9maWxpbmcueG1sP2lwYWdlPTM1MDgwMSZEU0VRPTEmU0VRPTcmU1FERVNDPVNFQ1RJT05fUEFHRSZleHA9JnN1YnNpZD01Nw%3D%3D SEC Filing</ref>


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A newer GameTek logotype

GameTek was a video game publisher based in North Miami Beach, Florida[1] well known for publishing video game adaptations of game shows in the early 1990s. GameTek was a trade name for IJE, the owner of electronic publishing rights to Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. 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.

After establishing distribution for the game show titles, GameTek branched out by licensing European titles for the North American market, including Frontier: Elite II and The Humans.

In 1996 GameTek scaled down its publishing activities, turning most of that aspect of its business over to Philips.[2] GameTek filed for bankruptcy in 1997 and closed in July 1998. Most of the company's assets were acquired by Take 2 Interactive in 1997.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1994-06-11). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Svensson, Christian (November 1996). "Small Publishers Feel Pinch". Next Generation. No. 23. Imagine Media. p. 26.
  3. ^ http://ir.take2games.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=86428&p=irol-SECText&TEXT=aHR0cDovL2FwaS50ZW5rd2l6YXJkLmNvbS9maWxpbmcueG1sP2lwYWdlPTM1MDgwMSZEU0VRPTEmU0VRPTcmU1FERVNDPVNFQ1RJT05fUEFHRSZleHA9JnN1YnNpZD01Nw%3D%3D SEC Filing

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