GameTek

GameTek was an American video game publisher based in North Miami Beach, Florida,^[1] known for publishing video game adaptations of game shows in the late 1980s and early 1990s. GameTek was a trade name for IJE, the owner of electronic publishing rights to Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.^[2] Originally, IJE licensed these titles to ShareData of Chandler, Arizona; however, when IJE saw ShareData's success with the titles, IJE decided to publish the titles themselves, resulting in the founding of GameTek.^[3]

After establishing distribution for the game show titles, GameTek expanded by licensing European titles for the North American market, including Frontier: Elite II and The Humans. In 1991, they attempted to launch the InfoGenius Systems franchise for the Game Boy.^[4] In 1994, the company made a deal to purchase game developer Malibu Interactive from Malibu Comics and renamed to Padded Cell Studios.^[5]

In 1996, GameTek scaled down its publishing activities, turning most of that aspect of its business over to Philips.^[6] GameTek filed for bankruptcy on December 3, 1997,^[7][8][9] citing development delays and disappointing sales;^[10] the publisher went out of business in July 1998. Most of the company's assets were acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 1997.^[11]