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Humongous Entertainment, Inc.
Subsidiary
Industry Video games
Fate Merged out, "Humongous" brand now owned by Tommo
Founded 1992; 33 years ago (1992) in Woodinville, Washington, U.S.
Founder
  • Ron Gilbert
  • Shelley Day
Defunct July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01)
Headquarters ,
U.S.
Parent
  • Atari, Inc. (1996–2005)
  • Infogrames (2005–2006)

Humongous Entertainment, Inc. was an American company that made video games. It was located in Bothell, Washington. The company started in 1992. It became famous for making fun and educational games, often called "edutainment." Their most popular game series included Putt-Putt, Freddi Fish, Pajama Sam, and Spy Fox. These games sold over 15 million copies and won more than 400 awards!

Humongous Entertainment was bought by a company called GT Interactive in 1996. GT Interactive later changed its name to Infogrames, and then to Atari, Inc. By the year 2000, Humongous games had sold over 16 million copies. In 2005, Infogrames sold Humongous to its main company, also named Infogrames (which later became Atari SA). A few months later, Humongous Entertainment was closed down.

However, the games lived on! Infogrames created a new company called Humongous, Inc. This new company kept publishing games under the Humongous name until 2013. At that time, the company faced financial trouble. As part of a deal, a company called Tommo bought the Humongous brand and all its games. Tommo then worked with Night Dive Studios to bring many of these classic games back to life. You can now download and play them digitally!

Popular Games from Humongous Entertainment

Humongous Entertainment created many beloved game series. These games often taught kids important skills while they had fun solving mysteries or going on adventures.

Putt-Putt Games

Putt-Putt is a friendly purple car who goes on many exciting adventures.

Freddi Fish Mysteries

Freddi Fish is a brave fish detective who solves underwater mysteries with her friend Luther.

Pajama Sam Adventures

Pajama Sam is a young boy who overcomes his fears by going on adventures in his pajamas.

Spy Fox Missions

Spy Fox is a secret agent fox who uses cool gadgets to stop villains.

Other Fun Games

Humongous Entertainment also made other popular games.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Humongous Entertainment para niños

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