New World Computing

New World Computing, Inc.

Former type	Corporation
Industry	Computer and video games
Fate	Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Founded	1984
Defunct	2003
Headquarters	Agoura Hills, California, United States
Key people	Jon Van Caneghem (President) Mark Caldwell (VP/General Manager) James Dickinson (Senior Producer)
Products	Might and Magic Heroes of Might and Magic
Number of employees	100
Parent	Independent (1984–1996) The 3DO Company (1996–2003)
Website	www.nwcomputing.com

New World Computing, Inc., was an American video game developer and publisher founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem, his wife, Michaela Van Caneghem, and Mark Caldwell. It was best known for its work on the Might and Magic role-playing video game series and its spin-offs, especially Heroes of Might and Magic. The company was purchased by and became a division of The 3DO Company on July 10, 1996.

Amidst financial turmoil, the 3DO Company laid off a large portion of the staff of New World Computing on April 15, 2002. While a smaller, core staff remained at New World Computing, the following year saw little improvement in parent 3DO's situation, and the company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection in May of that year. Before dissolving later that year, 3DO sold the rights to the Might and Magic series to Ubisoft. As an in-house development studio of the 3DO Company, New World Computing ceased to exist with the dissolution of its parent organization.

The first Might and Magic game, Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum, was programmed by Jon Van Caneghem for over a three-year period ending in 1986. Released for the Apple II on June 1, 1986 with ports for the Commodore 64, classic Mac OS, and MS-DOS following a year later, the game was successful enough to warrant a sequel, Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World, released for the Apple II and MS-DOS in 1988.