majesco-entertainment posts

Atari has its first profitable quarter in some time a few weeks ago, even after being delisted from the NASDAQ stock market. Now yet another game publisher, Majesco Entertainment, is facing the same threat. The company announced late today that their stock has gone below $1 a share for the past 30 days in violation of NASDAQ rules. The stock market has given Majesco 180 days to comply with their minimal stock price.

Majesco used to be a busy PC publisher; a few years ago it released games like Psychonauts, Advent Rising and the Bloodrayne series. For the past few years Majesco has concentrated on releasing budget games mostly for the Wii and DS consoles.

Some of my earliest computer gaming memories are of Lemonade Stand, a simplistic business game on the Apple ][ that challenged gamers to run a successful lemonade stand. Coincidentally, I'd like to admit that selling glasses of lemonade for $25 wasn't my best idea. Hey, live and learn.

In the vein of such memorable strategy games is BoomZap Entertainment's Orchard, a game that charges players with overseeing their family's orchard. Published by Majesco Entertainment, Orchard integrates business and resource management with addictive simulation play that PC gamers will find both challenging and entertaining," according to Gui Karyo, Executive Vice President of Operations for Majesco.

Orchard will be available later this fall.