The 3DO Company
The final logo used from 1997 until May 2003 | |
| Company type | Public |
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| Nasdaq: THDO | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | September 12, 1991 |
| Defunct | May 28, 2003 |
| Fate | Chapter 11 bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | Redwood City, California, U.S. |
Key people | Trip Hawkins, RJ Mical, Dave Needle |
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| Subsidiaries | New World Computing |
The 3DO Company was an American video game company based in Redwood City, California. It was founded in 1991 by Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins in a partnership with seven other companies to develop the 3DO standard of video gaming hardware. When 3DO failed in the marketplace, the company exited the hardware business and became a third-party video game developer and published well-known games series like Army Men, Battletanx, High Heat Major League Baseball and Might and Magic. It went bankrupt in 2003 due to poor sales of its games.