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| Founded | 1982 as MicroProse Software, Inc. Events December 27 - Starcade, a Video game Television Game show, debuts on TBS in the United States , 2007 as Microprose Systems LLC. |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Industry | Consumer electronics, video game |
| Products | video games, consumer electronics |
MicroProse, as a corporation and brand name, has been owned by several entities since its original founding by Sid Meier and Bill Stealey in 1982, as Microprose Software. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Consumer electronics include electronic equipment intended for everyday use The video game industry (formally referred to as Interactive entertainment) is the economic sector involved with the development, Marketing In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Consumer electronics include electronic equipment intended for everyday use Sidney K Meier (born February 24 1954 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada) is an American programmer and designer of several John Wilbur 'Wild Bill' Stealey Sr (born 1947 is a retired United States Air Force Lt Events December 27 - Starcade, a Video game Television Game show, debuts on TBS in the United States MicroProse Software Inc was a North American Video game developer, founded in 1982 by Sid Meier and Bill Stealey.
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Founding of MicroProse Software Inc.
Founded in 1982 by Bill Stealey and Sid Meier, Microprose Software, Inc was primarily known as a publisher of flight, military simulation, and strategy titles for home computers, with titles such as "Spitfire Ace", "Hellcat Ace", Railroad Tycoon, and Civilization. MicroProse Software Inc was a North American Video game developer, founded in 1982 by Sid Meier and Bill Stealey. MicroProse Software Inc was a North American Video game developer, founded in 1982 by Sid Meier and Bill Stealey. A video game publisher is a company that publishes Video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a Video game developer A flight simulator is a system that tries to copy or simulate, the experience of flying an aircraft Simulation is the imitation of some real thing state of affairs or process A home computer was a class of Personal computer entering the market in 1977 and becoming common during the 1980s Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon is a Business simulation game. There are five versions the original Railroad Tycoon (1990 Railroad Tycoon Civilization is a series of Turn-based strategy Video games produced by Sid Meier.
MicroProse Software Inc. , in an attempt to diversify without changing their name, created two labels, MicroStyle in the UK, and MicroPlay in the US. This label released games like Rick Dangerous 2 (adventure), Stunt Car Racer (arcade racing) and Xenophobe (action/arcade). Rick Dangerous is a series of two Platform games released by Core Design (the makers of Tomb Raider) in the 1980s Stunt Car Racer (also distributed under the title Stunt Track Racer) is a racing Video game developed by Geoff Xenophobe is a 1987 Arcade game published by Bally Midway. Starbases moons ships and space cities are infested with
Under Spectrum HoloByte
In 1993, MicroProse Software Inc. Events March &mdash In Sweden, the Swedish Video game Magazine Super PLAY (SP starts was acquired by Spectrum HoloByte, another game company. Spectrum HoloByte Inc was a Video game developer and publisher originally based in Alameda California. In 1994, Bill Stealey departed MicroProse Software and Spectrum HoloByte agreed to buy out his shares. Bill Stealey went on the found Interactive Magic, another simulation software company. Interactive Magic was a developer and Publisher of Simulation Computer games during the 1990s which was founded by MicroProse co-founder Both MicroProse Software Inc. and Spectrum HoloByte continued as separate brands until 1996. Notable releases January 29 &mdash Duke Nukem 3D, successor to the simple side-scrolling originals and a genre-redefining title for In 1996, Spectrum HoloByte, to reduce costs, started cutting a majority of the MicroProse Software Inc. staff. Soon after, it consolidated all of its titles under the MicroProse brand (essentially renaming itself MicroProse). Sid Meier and Jeff Briggs departed the company after the staff cut, forming a new company called Firaxis Games. Sidney K Meier (born February 24 1954 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada) is an American programmer and designer of several Jeff Briggs (born March 10 1957 in Florence Alabama) is founder and former President, and CEO of Firaxis Games, a Firaxis Games is a Computer game developer. It was founded in 1996 by Sid Meier, Jeff Briggs, and Brian Reynolds upon leaving Brian Reynolds, who designed Civilization II, also moved to Firaxis. Sid Meier's Civilization II, aka Civ II, is a Turn-based strategy Computer game designed by Brian Reynolds A core group of artists, designers, and programmers left MicroProse UK to join Psygnosis, which opened an office in Stroud, UK, specifically to attract ex-MicroProse employees. Psygnosis was a British Video game developer publisher, perhaps best known for their Lemmings, Wipeout Stroud is a Town and Civil parish in the County of Gloucestershire, England.
Under Hasbro Interactive
In 1998, the MicroProse and properties were acquired for USD$70 million in cash by Hasbro and then merged with Hasbro Interactive. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. Hasbro Interactive was a video game production and publishing subsidiary of Hasbro, the large Game and Toy company [1] At that time MicroProse's staff cost $20 million a year. [2]
At the time of Hasbro's acquisition, MicroProse had 343 employees, including 135 at Alameda, CA. Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Besides the development studio in Alameda, MicroProse had three other studios: Hunt Valley, MD; Chapel Hill, NC; and Chipping Sodbury, England. Cockeysville is an Unincorporated community and a Census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. Chapel Hill is a town in Durham and Orange counties in North Carolina and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Chipping Sodbury is a market town in South Gloucestershire, south west England, founded in the 12th century by William Crassus. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland In December 1999, Hasbro Interactive closed down former MicroProse studios in Alameda, California and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Events BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards March – [3][4]
Under Infogrames
In January 2001, after French game publisher Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) took over Hasbro Interactive for $100 million [5], MicroProse ceased to exist. Events Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts John Carmack of Id Software Infogrames Entertainment SA ( IESA) ( is an international Holding company headquartered in Villeurbanne, Lyon, France. Its latest title in the US, European Air War, was reissued with Infogrames' logo instead of the MicroProse logo. European Air War is a combat Flight simulation created by MicroProse in 1998. The last new game released with the MicroProse name was the UK version of Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix 4, in late 2002. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Geoff Crammond is a Computer game designer who specialises in motor Racing games He claims to have had little interest in motor racing before programming his first Events Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Will Wright of Maxis Infogrames shut down the former MicroProse studio in Chipping Sodbury, United Kingdom in September 2002. Chipping Sodbury is a market town in South Gloucestershire, south west England, founded in the 12th century by William Crassus. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [6] Hasbro Interactive was renamed to Infogrames Interactive and then to Atari Interactive. [7]
Founding of Microprose Systems
During the Summer of 2007, the MicroProse brand and several of its properties were acquired from Atari Interactive to form Microprose Systems LLC. Microprose Systems LLC is a North American Video game, video game accessories and Consumer electronics developer reformed from the MicroProse A website was launched in February of 2008, and an initial product lineup of consumer electronics, cabling, power products, and game controllers were announced. A game controller is an Input device used to control a Video game.
References
- ^ Hasbro quarterly report for 9/27/98 from SEC Info
- ^ Hasbro Interactive study from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (PDF)
- ^ "Hasbro to Cut 20% of Its Jobs and Take $97 Million Charge" from The New York Times
- ^ "Hasbro Restructures" from Gamasutra NewsWire (December 7, 1999)
- ^ "Company News; Hasbro Completes Sale of Interactive Business" from The New York Times
- ^ "Infogrames closes UK MicroProse studio" from GameSpot
- ^ allgame ((( Atari Interactive, Inc. > Overview )))
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