. for the insurance software company see majesco insurance software company . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message majesco entertainment the logo used since 2012 type public company traded as nasdaq cool industry video games founded 1986 1986 headquarters edison new jersey u.s. revenue us 75 million operating income us 2 million net income us 490 thousand divisions midnight city website official website majesco entertainment company formerly majesco sales inc. is an american video game publisher and distributor founded in 1986 headquartered in edison new jersey united states . 1 contents 1 history 2 gameography 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit majesco was first known as a reissuer of old titles that had been abandoned by their original publisher . by cutting the prices and eventually arranging the rights to self manufacture games for both nintendo and sega systems the company found a sustainable market niche . citation needed later majesco arranged with sega to manufacture a version of its genesis known as mega drive outside north america 16 bit console which had been superseded by the 32 bit saturn . it released this in 1998 as the genesis 3 and followed up with a version of the handheld game gear called the game gear core system . the company s focus shifted to in house game development initially under the brand pipe dream interactive since few believed they could make the transition successfully . citation needed majesco focused on developing for then current generation systems such as nintendo s gamecube and game boy advance microsoft s xbox and sony s playstation 2 . a few of the titles it released involving popular characters included a few bomberman titles for the gamecube and game boy advance . majesco also published pc games with terminal reality as the developer such as bloodrayne and bloodrayne 2 . in 2003 majesco was slated to publish black9 but producers forced the developers taldren inc. to shut down when the game was about 85 % complete . 2 the publisher had reached financial trouble with its larger budget games such as psychonauts which sold poorly although receiving several awards and critical acclaim and advent rising which generated intense hype but was ultimately panned by critics for being released prematurely and without adequate bug testing . its best selling titles in the last few years have been the series of gba videos for the game boy advance . it also published the game jaws unleashed . on january 19 2006 the company s financial situation worsened to the degree that it had to cancel two games it was going to publish demonik developed by terminal reality and taxi driver a sequel to the movie . majesco s president jesse sutton said that in the future the company would focus primarily on publishing value and handheld video games . 3 since that announcement the company has followed through with publishing successful budget titles in north america like cooking mama for the ds . on september 14 2006 majesco released advent rising and re released bloodrayne and bloodrayne 2 on steam . on november 6 2007 majesco announced the opening of a new development facility in the los angeles area dedicated to the development of casual game products and properties . 4 on december 10 2007 majesco announced that they would be publishing a rhythm based game major minor s majestic march exclusively for the wii developed by nanaon sha . majesco has announced that it will be launching an internet version of bananagrams on august 18 2008 that will be available on facebook a social networking website . 5 on november 4 2009 majesco released bloodrayne and bloodrayne 2 on gog.com . on june 6 2011 majesco announced that it was acquiring the assets of social game developer quick hit and quick hit football to build out its social gaming strategy . 6 after a disastrous fiscal year of 2013 the company was expected to enjoy a recovering growth in 2014 . 7 in august 2015 majesco announced that they had appointed a new ceo and that only five employees would remain in the company . the company s focus also shifted to develop mobile and downloadable titles . two new titles glue and a new installment in the a boy and his blob franchise were announced after the reconstruction . 8 gameography edit 3 games in one majesco s sports pack game boy advance advent rising xbox pc advent rising 2 xbox 360 wii pc aeon flux playstation 2 xbox age of empires the age of kings nintendo ds air traffic chaos nintendo ds alvin and the chipmunks the squeakquel nintendo ds wii alvin and the chipmunks chipwrecked nintendo ds wii xbox 360 attack of the movies 3d wii xbox 360 atv quad frenzy nintendo ds away shuffle dungeon nintendo ds north america babysitting mama wii babysitting mania nintendo ds battlebots beyond the battlebox game boy advance battlebots design & destroy game boy advance black and bruised gamecube playstation 2 blast works build trade destroy wii blokus portable steambot championship psp bloodrayne playstation 2 gamecube xbox pc bloodrayne 2 playstation 2 xbox pc bloodrayne betrayal ps3 xbox 360 blowout playstation 2 nintendo gamecube xbox and xbox originals on xbox 360 pc bomberman generation nintendo gamecube bomberman max 2 blue advance game boy advance bomberman max 2 red advance game boy advance boxing fever game boy advance a boy and his blob wii brain boost beta wave nintendo ds north america brain boost gamma wave nintendo ds north america bust a move bash wii bust a move deluxe nintendo ds bust a move ds nintendo ds north america camping mama nintendo ds north america cartoon network block party game boy advance centipede video game game boy color cooking mama nintendo ds north america camping mama outdoor adventures nintendo ds north america cooking mama cook off wii north america cooking mama 2 dinner with friends nintendo ds north america cooking mama world kitchen wii north america cooking mama 3 shop & chop nintendo ds north america cooking mama 4 kitchen magic nintendo 3ds north america cooking mama 5 bon app tit nintendo 3ds north america crafting mama nintendo ds dance sensation wii the daring game for girls nintendo ds wii dark arena game boy advance data east arcade classics wii dawn of heroes nintendo ds dino master dig discover duel nintendo ds double dragon neon developed by wayforward technologies ps3 xbox 360 drake of the 99 dragons xbox pc drama queens nintendo ds eco creatures save the forest nintendo ds north america escape the museum wii f24 stealth fighter nintendo ds face racers photo finish nintendo 3ds fish tycoon nintendo ds flip s twisted world developed by frozen north productions wii fortress game boy advance freddi fish kelp seed mystery wii furu furu park wii north america fusionfall pc gardening mama nintendo ds north america gardening mama 2 forest friends nintendo 3ds north america go play circus star wii go play city sports wii go play lumberjacks wii golden nugget casino ds nintendo ds greg hastings paintball 2 ps3 wii xbox 360 guilty gear dust strikers nintendo ds guilty gear judgment psp gun metal xbox pc hello kitty party nintendo ds the hidden nintendo 3ds hot n cold nintendo dsiware hulk hogan s main event kinect hsx hypersonic xtreme playstation 2 infected psp jaws unleashed playstation 2 xbox pc jillian michaels fitness ultimatum 2009 wii jillian michaels fitness ultimatum 2010 nintendo ds wii jillian michaels pocket trainer nintendo ds kengo legend of the 9 xbox 360 kong king of atlantis game boy advance left brain right brain nintendo ds left brain right brain 2 nintendo ds let s draw nintendo ds lion s pride adventures in the serengeti nintendo 3ds mad dog mccree gunslinger pack wii major minor s majestic march wii marker man adventures nintendo ds maximum chase xbox published mechassault phantom war nintendo ds mega brain boost nintendo ds monaco what s yours is mine xbox 360 monster bomber nintendo ds monster tale nintendo ds monster trucks game boy advance monster trucks ds nintendo ds my baby 3 & friends nintendo ds nacho libre nintendo ds nancy drew the deadly secret of olde world park nintendo ds nancy drew the mystery of the clue bender society nintendo ds nano assault nintendo 3ds nanostray nintendo ds nanostray 2 nintendo ds nba baller beats kinect the new york times crosswords nintendo ds night at the museum battle of the smithsonian nintendo ds wii xbox 360 pc operation vietnam nintendo ds orchard pc our house nintendo ds pajama sam don t fear the dark wii pet pals animal doctor nintendo ds pet zombies in 3d nintendo 3ds phantom dust xbox pirates plund arrr wii pizza delivery boy wii powerbike nintendo ds psychonauts playstation 2 xbox and xbox originals on xbox 360 pc puffins island adventure nintendo ds quad desert fury game boy advance raze s hell xbox and xbox originals on xbox 360 rollin rascals nintendo ds sharknado the video game ios sideswiped nintendo ds speedy gonzales los gatos bandidos snes spy fox in dry cereal wii spy kids all the time in the world nintendo ds summer camp showdown wii super black bass fishing nintendo ds super caesars palace snes sega genesis super hornet f a 18f game boy advance super speed machines nintendo ds swords wii teen titans game boy advance teen titans playstation 2 gamecube xbox originally published by thq teen titans 2 the brotherhood s revenge game boy advance texas hold em poker nintendo ds toon doku nintendo ds toy shop nintendo ds turn it around nintendo ds twister mania kinect ultimate game room nintendo ds wild earth african safari wii wonder world amusement park nintendo 3ds nintendo ds wii worms 4 mayhem xbox north america zoo hospital nintendo ds wii zumba fitness kinect playstation move wii see also edit radica games jakks pacific references edit about majesco entertainment . retrieved february 1 2015 . cyberpunked the fall of black9 . the escapist magazine . may 20 2008 . retrieved june 4 2008 . majesco cans two games shifts to budget handheld . eurogamer . january 19 2006 . retrieved may 10 2006 . majesco announces new casual game studio appoints former sega exec in lead role . gamasutra . november 6 2007 . retrieved november 6 2007 . banagrams bound for facebook . playthings . retrieved august 1 2009 . majesco expands social strategy with quick hit acquisitions . gamasutra . retrieved june 6 2011 . majesco entertainment co. moving away from disastrous 2013 into potentially significant growth in 2014 and beyond . january 13 2014 . retrieved march 2 2014 . hillier brenna august 12 2015 . majesco is going all digital new a boy and his blob inbound . vg247 . retrieved august 12 2015 . external links edit official website majesco entertainment profile on mobygames majesco games at the wayback machine archived january 1 2004 v t e cooking mama video games 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