The 3DO Company - Revision history

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			==Notes==

			Need to go through all info, plus find out more about prism and the sale of the bankrupty. I also need to look more into when companys like MCA Inc sold their stake.

	==3DO Games==		==3DO Games==

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	These ratings would appear on the lower front and back of the packaging, while the back of the packaging also specified what content was present in the game. In late 1994, the majority of 3DO's competitors signed on with a new rating system from the Entertainment Software Rating Board; despite this, the 3DO Company opted to continue providing their own rating system, leaving publishers of 3DO games to decide whether to use the 3DO Rating System or the new ESRB ratings.[20] The 3DO rating for each game was designated voluntarily by the game's publisher,[19] in contrast to the ESRB ratings, which were determined independently by the ESRB		These ratings would appear on the lower front and back of the packaging, while the back of the packaging also specified what content was present in the game. In late 1994, the majority of 3DO's competitors signed on with a new rating system from the Entertainment Software Rating Board; despite this, the 3DO Company opted to continue providing their own rating system, leaving publishers of 3DO games to decide whether to use the 3DO Rating System or the new ESRB ratings.[20] The 3DO rating for each game was designated voluntarily by the game's publisher,[19] in contrast to the ESRB ratings, which were determined independently by the ESRB

			==What happened to 3DO's assets?==

			The following were sold during the sell off auction in 2003:

			*Namco - Street Racing Syndicate ($1.5 million)
			*Ubi Soft - Heroes of Might and Magic ($1.3 million)
			*Crave - Army Men ($750k)
			*Microsoft - High Heat Baseball ($450k)
			*JoWooD (Austria) - Jacked ($90k)

			Trip Hawkins bid $200k for unknown assets made before 2001.

			Cubix Licence most likely went to 4Kids productions (as no one else bid on it)

			For the remaing assets, which include Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse, they went onto the open market.

			In April 2020, Ziggurat Interactive bought 30+ 3DO titles from Prism Entertainment, including, Killing Time, Requiem: Avenging Angel, Uprising: Join or Die and Uprising 2: Lead and Destroy. They plan to rerelease this titles over time.

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	*2000: 3DO makes first profit, $205,000.		*2000: 3DO makes first profit, $205,000.
	*2002: 3DO Europe Ltd shuts		*2002: 3DO Europe Ltd shuts
			*2003: 3DO files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy (May) and sells its assets

	3DO continued to focus on software and hardware development. In December 1995 3DO acquired the 15-employee Cyclone Studios which produced arcade-style video games, with plans to apply the M2 technology to improve arcade games. In July the company acquired New World Computing for $18 million in stock and the assumption of debt. New World Computing was known for the popular video games series, “Heroes of Might and Magic” and “Wages of War.” In hardware 3DO launched MPEG Express 1000, a digital encoding and decoding product for television and computer monitors, for license in March 1996. The MPEG Express 1250 provided high-speed data transfer.		3DO continued to focus on software and hardware development. In December 1995 3DO acquired the 15-employee Cyclone Studios which produced arcade-style video games, with plans to apply the M2 technology to improve arcade games. In July the company acquired New World Computing for $18 million in stock and the assumption of debt. New World Computing was known for the popular video games series, “Heroes of Might and Magic” and “Wages of War.” In hardware 3DO launched MPEG Express 1000, a digital encoding and decoding product for television and computer monitors, for license in March 1996. The MPEG Express 1250 provided high-speed data transfer.

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	*1994: 3DO forms in-house game software studio.		*1994: 3DO forms in-house game software studio.
	*1995: Poor sales of game console indicate failure to attain an installed base of users.		*1995: Poor sales of game console indicate failure to attain an installed base of users.
			*1995: AT&T Decide to exit the games business (Jan), and later sells its stake in 3DO (May)
	*1997: 3DO halts hardware development; sells rights to M2 technology to Matsushita.		*1997: 3DO halts hardware development; sells rights to M2 technology to Matsushita.
	*1998: Company launches Internet multiplayer game, “Meridian 59.”		*1998: Company launches Internet multiplayer game, “Meridian 59.”

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	*1995: Poor sales of game console indicate failure to attain an installed base of users.		*1995: Poor sales of game console indicate failure to attain an installed base of users.
	*1997: 3DO halts hardware development; sells rights to M2 technology to Matsushita.		*1997: 3DO halts hardware development; sells rights to M2 technology to Matsushita.
	*1998: Company launches Internet multiplayer game, “Meridian 59.” 2000: 3DO makes first profit, $205,000.		*1998: Company launches Internet multiplayer game, “Meridian 59.”
			*2000: 3DO makes first profit, $205,000.
			*2002: 3DO Europe Ltd shuts

	3DO continued to focus on software and hardware development. In December 1995 3DO acquired the 15-employee Cyclone Studios which produced arcade-style video games, with plans to apply the M2 technology to improve arcade games. In July the company acquired New World Computing for $18 million in stock and the assumption of debt. New World Computing was known for the popular video games series, “Heroes of Might and Magic” and “Wages of War.” In hardware 3DO launched MPEG Express 1000, a digital encoding and decoding product for television and computer monitors, for license in March 1996. The MPEG Express 1250 provided high-speed data transfer.		3DO continued to focus on software and hardware development. In December 1995 3DO acquired the 15-employee Cyclone Studios which produced arcade-style video games, with plans to apply the M2 technology to improve arcade games. In July the company acquired New World Computing for $18 million in stock and the assumption of debt. New World Computing was known for the popular video games series, “Heroes of Might and Magic” and “Wages of War.” In hardware 3DO launched MPEG Express 1000, a digital encoding and decoding product for television and computer monitors, for license in March 1996. The MPEG Express 1250 provided high-speed data transfer.

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	*Studio 3DO K.K. (Japan)		*Studio 3DO K.K. (Japan)
	*3DO Europe Ltd. (United Kingdom)		*3DO Europe Ltd. (United Kingdom)
			*[[Cyclone Studios\|Cyclone Studios]] (US)

	==3DO Rating System==		==3DO Rating System==

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	==3DO Games==		==3DO Games==

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