New World Computing was an American game developer and publisher based in Agoura Hills, California, which produced the iconic Might and Magic series and its spinoff, the Heroes of Might and Magic series. The company was founded in 1984 by Jon Van Caneghem, his wife Michaela, and Mark Caldwell. The studio was acquired by 3DO Company in 1996, and continued to operate until 2003, when it was dissolved alongside 3DO Company in the latter's bankruptcy.