Multimedia Interactive

Multimedia Interactive (formerly Softwarescope, then Multimedia Video & Computer Games) is a video game development company formed in 1982 by former Atari employer Ray Joseph, before folding in 1996 to Universal Interactive Studios.

History
In 1982, Atari programmer and employee Ray Joseph announced that he was resigning from the company, in order to start a new studio Softwarescope. The new company would be a portmanteau of the words "Software" and "CinemaScope". Softwarescope would produce new arcade titles and new Atari, Intellivison and ColecoVision cartridges, and home computers.

Softwarescope's first titles were critical hits, and launched an international arm Softwarescope International in 1983 to market its titles outside of the U.S. and signed a deal with British publisher U.S. Gold to market Softwarescope computer titles internationally. Its big hit Swingfall was a best seller, releasing it to the arcades in 1983 and consoles and computers in 1984.

In 1986, film producer David V. Scott bought out the company and expanded to produce NES cartridges, which had in turn, in 1988, the Scott family of companies was sold to Multimedia. This resulted in a name change to Multimedia Video & Computer Games. Multimedia launched its division Multimedia Arcade & Pinball Games to market arcade and pinball titles worldwide. Multimedia came on with its best selling title Race Run in 1989, which is an instant hit.

In 1990, Multimedia signed on to enter the Sega Genesis market, and acquired publisher Nuvision Entertainment in 1991. In 1993, Multimedia acquired more gaming companies RazorSoft, NTVIC, Triffix Entertainment, TecMagik and Kaneko USA, which followed one year later by Hi-Tech Entertainment, Left Field Entertainment and DTMC. All the game companies Multimedia owned were merged into one entry Multimedia Interactive.

Its 1995 game Black Raider was a hit for the PlayStation and Saturn market. On January 31, 1996, MCA acquired Multimedia, and this resulted in the gaming company being absorbed into Universal Interactive Studios.

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