Might and Magic

Might and Magic
The logo commonly used by New World Computing and The 3DO Company
Genres	Role-playing video game
Developers	New World Computing (1984-2003) Arkane Studios (for Dark Messiah) Limbic Entertainment (for Might & Magic X)
Publishers	New World Computing (1984-1996) The 3DO Company (1996-2003) Ubisoft (2003-)
Creators	Jon Van Caneghem
Platforms	Amiga, Apple II, C64, Macintosh, MS-DOS, MSX, NEC PC-9801, NES, PlayStation 2, Sega Genesis, SNES, TurboGrafx-16, Windows
First release	Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum 1986
Latest release	Might & Magic X: Legacy January 23, 2014
Spin-offs	Heroes of Might and Magic List of spinoffs

Might and Magic is a series of role-playing video games from New World Computing, which in 1996 became a subsidiary of The 3DO Company. The producer of the series was Jon Van Caneghem.

Might and Magic is considered one of the defining examples of early PC role-playing games, along with the The Bard's Tale, Ultima and Wizardry series.

The original Might and Magic series ended with the closure of the 3DO Company. The rights to the Might and Magic name were purchased for USD 1.3 million by Ubisoft, who "rebooted" the franchise with a new series with no apparent connection to the previous continuity, starting with the games Heroes of Might and Magic V and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic.

There are ten games in the series:

There were several spin-offs from the main series, including Heroes of Might and Magic, Crusaders of Might and Magic, Warriors of Might and Magic, Legends of Might and Magic, and the fanmade Swords of Xeen.

In August 2003, Ubisoft acquired the rights to the Might and Magic franchise for US$1.3 million after 3DO filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Ubisoft has since released multiple new projects using the Might and Magic brand, including a fifth installment of the Heroes series, developed by Nival, an action-style game called Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, developed by Arkane Studios and a puzzle RPG called Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, developed by Capybara Games.