Williams Entertainment is a video game development and publishing company that was founded in 1981 in America. The company is best known for developing and publishing games for various platforms, including the Atari 2600, NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, and PlayStation.
Founded in 1981 by Sam Stern and three other employees of Stern Electronics.
The company went public in 1986 and was renamed WMS Industries Inc.
The company focused on arcade games in the 1980s and 1990s
In the 1990s, the company moved into video game console publishing and development, producing successful franchises such as Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam, and many more.
In 2013, the company stopped making pinball machines but continued to produce video games.
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Mortal Kombat is a fighting video game franchise that features graphic violence and finishing moves called Fatalities. Originally developed by Midway Games, the franchise is now published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a subsidiary of Williams Entertainment.
NBA Jam is a basketball arcade game developed and published by Williams Entertainment. The game features exaggerated graphics, fast-paced gameplay, and a two-on-two basketball format.
Panic Restaurant is a platform video game developed and published by Williams Entertainment. The game follows the adventures of a chef named Cookie as he navigates through a restaurant on a quest to reclaim his kitchen from an evil chef.
Williams Entertainment was founded in 1981.
Some of the popular Williams Entertainment games include Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam, and Panic Restaurant.
Williams Entertainment stopped producing pinball machines in 2013 but continued to develop and produce video games.
Mortal Kombat was originally developed by Midway Games. However, it is now published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a subsidiary of Williams Entertainment.
NBA Jam is a basketball arcade game developed and published by Williams Entertainment. The game features exaggerated graphics, fast-paced gameplay, and a two-on-two basketball format.