WizKids
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| Industry | Collectible miniatures games developer and publisher |
| Genre | Collectible Gaming |
| Founded | July 2000 |
| Founder | Jordan Weisman |
| Headquarters | New Jersey, U.S. |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Justin Ziran |
| Products | Mage Knight, HeroClix, MechWarrior, Pirates Constructible Strategy Game, Halo ActionClix, Star Trek: Attack Wing |
| Parent | NECA |
| Website | wizkids |
WizKids/NECA, LLC is an American company based in New Jersey that first made its mark in the game industry producing collectible miniatures wargames. WizKids was purchased by and is a subsidiary of National Entertainment Collectibles Association. The company was founded in 2000 by Jordan Weisman, a veteran of the game company FASA. It was purchased by sports-card manufacturer Topps, Inc. in 2003. (Topps was, in turn, acquired by Michael Eisner's Tornante Company and Madison Dearborn Partners in 2007.)
WizKids was acquired by NECA in September 2009.
WizKids was best known for its collectible miniatures games (or CMGs) Mage Knight, HeroClix, MechWarrior, and HorrorClix, all of which made use of the company's Clix system, in which the changing combat statistics and abilities of each figure were indicated by a turnable dial inside the base underneath the figure. Their last CMG was Halo ActionClix (based on the console game Halo), released in August 2007.
WizKids was founded in 2000 by Jordan Weisman, previously of FASA, to publish Mage Knight. Mage Knight was the first collectible miniatures game. Early employees joining Jordan in this endeavor were his wife Dawne, who led the company's graphic design; his father Mort, who ran international sales; his brother-in-law Ray, who ran domestic sales; and Jenny (Trisko) Berg, previously of Bungie, who was in charge of marketing.
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