Editing Backyard Sports (section)

===1997–2005: Under Humongous Entertainment===
The series began in late 1997 when [[Humongous Entertainment]], owned by [[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|GT Interactive]], created the first game in the franchise: ''[[Backyard Baseball]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1996-07-11|title=COMPANY NEWS;GT INTERACTIVE ACQUIRES HUMONGOUS ENTERTAINMENT (Published 1996)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/11/business/company-news-gt-interactive-acquires-humongous-entertainment.html|access-date=2020-12-31|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Later, GT Interactive was purchased by [[Infogrames]] and was renamed as Infogrames, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Infogrames Entertainment S.A.|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/infogrames-entertainment-s-a-history/|access-date=2020-12-31|website=Fundinguniverse.com}}</ref> Infogrames allowed Humongous Entertainment to expand the series, and Humongous later developed more titles such as ''[[Backyard Soccer]]'', ''[[Backyard Football]]'', ''[[Backyard Basketball]]'', ''[[Backyard Hockey]]'', and ''Backyard Skateboarding''. Following the buyout by Infogrames, these titles from the ''Backyard'' series were released for game consoles, including the [[GameCube]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox 360]], and [[Wii]]. In 2003, Infogrames, Inc. was renamed as [[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Atari, Inc.]]