Hypnotix

Infobox Defunct Company
company_name = Hypnotix, Inc.
company_
fate = Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2005
successor =
foundation = 1993
defunct = Shut down in 2005
location = Little Falls, New Jersey
industry = Computer and video game industry
key_people = Mike Taramykin, President
Thomas Kirtchner
John Sousa
Mike Cayado
Jason Shenkman
products = Outlaw Golf
Outlaw Volleyball
Deer Avenger
num_employees =
parent =
subsid =

Hypnotix, Inc. is an American video game developer that was founded in 1993 and located in Little Falls, New Jersey. [ [http://www.mobygames.com/company/hypnotix-inc Mobygames's entry on Hypnotix] ] The company is best known for creating the Outlaw series of sports games which included Outlaw Golf and Outlaw Volleyball. Hypnotix is also responsible for a wide variety of PC and console products including the Deer Avenger series, which has sold over a million copies. [ [http://www.mygamer.com/index.php?page=viewdeveloper&id=93 Mygamer's entry on Hypnotix] ]

In July 2005 the company was acquired by Electronic Arts and most of the the team was relocated to Orlando, Florida to develop titles such as the Arena Football series. [ [http://info.ea.com/news/pr/pr656.pdf Hypnotix team joins EA Tiburon] ] [ [http://www.gamespot.com/news/6129802.html EA acquires Hypnotix] ]

Games

* " Wetlands" (1995)
* "Soldier Boyz" (1997)
* "Deer Avenger" (1998)
* "Deer Avenger 2: Deer in the City" (1999)
* "Miss Spider's Tea Party" (1999)
* "Bass Avenger" (2000)
* "Deer Avenger 3d" (2000)
* "" (2000)
* "The $100,000 Pyramid" (2001)
* "Deer Avenger 4: The Rednecks Strike Back" (2001)
* "Deer Avenger: Open Season" (2001)
* "MTV Total Request Live Trivia" (2001)
* "Outlaw Golf" (2002)
* "Outlaw Golf: Holiday Golf" (2002)
* "Outlaw Volleyball" (2003)
* "Outlaw Golf: 9 More Holes of X-mas" (2003)
* "Outlaw Volley: Red Hot" (2003)
* "Dragon Tales: Learn & Fly With Dragons" (2004)
* "Outlaw Golf 2" (2004)
* "Outlaw Tennis" (2005)
* "Outlaw Volleyball: Remixed" (2005)

References

External links

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A01E0DE133DF934A25751C1A96E958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all Game Theory; On Deer Hunter's Trail, Rivals and a Spoof] at [http://www.nytimes.com The New York Times]
* [http://xbox.ign.com/articles/358/358859p1.html Outlaw Golf Interview] at [http://www.ign.com IGN]
* [http://interviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/502/Outlaw-Volleyball-Interview-Spike-or-Die/p1/ Outlaw Volleyball Interview] at [http://www.teamxbox.com/ TeamXbox]