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Published Date: 27 Feb. 1998
Company Name: Wizards of the Coast Inc.
Address: 1801 Lind Ave., SW
Ste. D200
Renton, WA 98055
Main Telephone
Number: 425/226-6500
Chief Executive
Officer: Peter Adkison
Chief Financial
Officer: Rodney Eaton
Public Relations
Contact: Carol Rogalski
Business number: 425/254-2250
Pager: 1-888-415-6653
Industry: Adventure Gaming Industry
Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with in Inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. best known for the world's bestselling Magic: The Gathering(R) trading card game (TCG (Trusted Computing Group, Beaverton, OR, www.trustedcomputinggroup.org) The successor to the Trusted Computer Platform Alliance (TCPA), announced in 2003 by founding members AMD, HP, IBM, Intel and Microsoft. ). Since its release in 1993, over 5 million players worldwide have embraced Magic, which is now available in nine languages and played in more than 52 countries. Founded in 1990 by Peter Adkison Peter D. Adkison[1] is a game developer, one of the founders of game companies Wizards of the Coast and Hidden City Games. Peter Adkison is the current owner of Gen Con. and a group of young professionals, Wizards of the Coast is headquartered near Seattle. The company employs more than 500 people worldwide and has international offices in Antwerp, Paris, Milan and London. Wizards of the Coast creates a variety of games for enthusiasts of all ages. In 1997 the company released Corporate Shuffle(TM), based on the popular DILBERT comic strip, and in 1998, will release Pivot(TM), Twitch(TM), AlphaBlitz(TM) and Go Wild!(TM), Wizards new line of mass market games. The company has also enjoyed success with the release of BattleTech(R), a strategic TCG based on FASA FASA Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 FASA Filipino-American Student Association FASA Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (nonprofit association representing the interests of ambulatory surgery centers) Corp.'s BattleTech board game, and RoboRally(R), a fast-paced science fiction board game. Wizards of the Coast successfully completed two major acquisitions in 1997, including Five Rings Publishing Group In 1996, Alderac Entertainment Group and ISOMEDIA divested themselves of their joint operating venture, and created Five Rings Publishing Group (FRPG). Using the joint venture the two companies had co-created the Legend of the Five Rings Collectible Card Game in 1995, and realized that in Inc. and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) Refers to a program that remains in memory when the user exits it in order that it be immediately available at the press of a hotkey. Inc. The Wizards of the Coast(R) Game Center also debuted in 1997, offering adventure gaming enthusiasts of all ages a safe and enjoyable environment for social and competitive play. For more information on Wizards of the Coast, visit the company's website at www.wizards.com. CONTACT: Wizards of the Coast |
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