Saturday, November 27, 2004

this better not delay civ IV

Struggling publisher Infogrames nets $22.3 million by selling its

powerhouse strategy franchise to an as-yet-unidentified company.

In Paris this morning, Infogrames, owner of Atari and publisher of the
top-selling RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and just-released Sid Meier's
Pirates!, released the earnings report for the first half of its 2005
financial year, which ended September 30.

However, tucked into the report was a bombshell: the company has sold
off the rights to Civilization, one of the most successful and
critically acclaimed strategy series of all time. Although Activision
briefly held the license in 1999, releasing the widely derided
Civilization: Call to Power, Infogrames subsidiary Atari had been
publishing the series--and its numerous expansion packs--since 1996's
Civilization II, and it had announced that Civilzation IV was in
development last year.
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http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/11/24/news_6113971.html


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