Destineer

{{Use American English|date=January 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}} {{short description|American umbrella company}} {{Infobox company | name = Destineer, Inc. | logo = Destineer logo.png | type = Private | industry = Video games | fate = Dissolved | founded = {{Start date|2001}} | founder = Peter Tamte | defunct = {{End date|2011|05}} | hq_location_city = Minnetonka, Minnesota | hq_location_country = U.S. | area_served = North America | key_people = Paul Rinde (CEO) | divisions = {{Unbulleted list|Destineer Holdings, Inc.|Destineer Publishing Corp.|Destineer Studios, Inc.}} | subsid = {{Unbulleted list|Atomic Games|Bold Games|MacSoft}} | website = {{URL|destineergames.com}} }}

'''Destineer, Inc.''' was an American umbrella company covering a holding company, a video game publisher, and video game developer based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The company was founded by Peter Tamte, former executive vice-president of Bungie, in 2001. It developed some original titles and also ported games from Windows to Macs under a number of different brands, including MacSoft and Bold Games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1050576/destineer.html |title=Securing new funding, Destineer promises more Mac games |last=Cohen |first=Peter |date=April 28, 2006 |work=Macworld |publisher=IDG |access-date=May 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidemacgames.com/features/view.php?ID=173 |title=Interview: Destineer's Peter Tamte |last=Phillips |first=Michael |date=August 26, 2002 |work=IMG |access-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-date=October 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019075755/http://www.insidemacgames.com/features/view.php?ID=173 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In May 2011, the company silently shut down, together with all of its divisions and subsidiaries.

==Subsidiaries== *MacSoft: On January 30, 2003, Infogrames Inc. announced it had sold MacSoft to Destineer, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-11-07 |title=Macworld: News: Destineer acquires MacSoft |url=http://www.macworld.com/news/2003/01/30/macsoft/ |access-date=2023-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107220149/http://www.macworld.com/news/2003/01/30/macsoft/ |archive-date=November 7, 2006 }}</ref> *Atomic Games, Inc.: On May 6, 2005, Destineer announced its acquisition of Atomic Games, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.destineerstudios.com/html/press/press_releases/atomic.html |title=Destineer Announces Acquisition of Pioneering GAMES Developer, Atomic Games |access-date=February 7, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060207063649/http://www.destineerstudios.com/html/press/press_releases/atomic.html |archive-date=February 7, 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> *Bold Games: A publishing label for Microsoft video games ported to Mac OS. The brand stopped publishing Mac OS games following MacSoft's acquisition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-10-19 |title=MacGamer - Get In The Game |url=http://www.macgamer.com/features/?id=1413 |access-date=2023-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061019031132/http://www.macgamer.com/features/?id=1413 |archive-date=October 19, 2006 }}</ref>

==Published games== * ''Age of Empires II'' * ''Age of Empires III'' * ''Cate West: The Vanishing Files'' * ''Close Combat: First to Fight'' * ''Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game'' * ''Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy'' * ''Giana Sisters DS'' * ''Homie Rollerz'' * ''Indianapolis 500 Legends'' * ''Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine'' * ''John Deere: American Farmer'' * ''Links Championship Edition'' * ''Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ'' * ''Master of Orion III'' * ''Neverwinter Nights'' * ''North American Hunting Extravaganza'' *''Rec Room Games'' * ''Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45'' * ''Samurai Deeper Kyo'' * ''Starship Troopers'' * ''Stoked'' * ''Summer Sports: Paradise Island'' * ''Sword of the Stars'' * ''Taito Legends'' * ''Taito Legends 2'' * ''Taito Legends Power-Up'' * ''Tropico'' * ''Unreal Tournament 2003'' * ''Unreal Tournament 2004'' * ''We Wish You a Merry Christmas'' * ''Wings Over Europe'' * ''Wings Over Vietnam'' * ''WordJong DS'' * ''WWII Aces''

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==External links== *{{Official website|http://destineergames.com/}} {{Minnesota Corporations}} Category:Defunct companies based in Minnesota Category:Defunct video game companies of the United States Category:In-Q-Tel Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2011 Category:Video game companies established in 2001 Category:Video game development companies Category:Video game publishers