Hypnotix

Hypnotix, Inc.

Industry	Computer and video game industry
Fate	Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2005
Founded	1993
Defunct	July 2005
Headquarters	Little Falls, New Jersey
Key people	Mike Taramykin, President Thomas Kirtchner John Sousa Mike Cayado Jason Shenkman
Products	Outlaw Golf Outlaw Volleyball Deer Avenger

Hypnotix, Inc. was an American video game developer that was founded in 1993 and located in Little Falls, New Jersey.^[1] The company's highest-profile games were its "Outlaw" series of sports titles, which included Outlaw Golf, Outlaw Volleyball, and Outlaw Tennis. 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.^[2]

In July 2005, the company was acquired by Electronic Arts and most of the team was relocated to Orlando, Florida to develop titles such as the Tiger Woods PGA TOUR series, and Madden NFL on web and mobile platforms.^[3][4]

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)
• Panty Raider: From Here to Immaturity (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)
• 9 Holes of Xmas: Outlaw Golf (2003)
• Outlaw Volleyball: Red Hot (2003)
• Dragon Tales: Learn & Fly With Dragons (2004)
• Outlaw Golf 2 (2004)
• Outlaw Tennis (2005)
• Outlaw Volleyball: Remixed (2005)

References

1. Mobygames's entry on Hypnotix
2. Mygamer's entry on Hypnotix
3. Hypnotix team joins EA Tiburon
4. EA acquires Hypnotix Archived October 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Company page
• Game Theory; On Deer Hunter's Trail, Rivals and a Spoof at The New York Times
• Outlaw Golf Interview at IGN
• Outlaw Volleyball Interview at TeamXbox