Sierra Entertainment

1007: 1438: 712:. IBM offered to fund the entire development and marketing of the game, paying royalties. Ken and Roberta Williams accepted and started on the project. Roberta Williams created a story featuring classic fairy-tale elements. Her game concept includes animated color graphics, a pseudo 3D-perspective where the main character is visible on the screen, a more competent text parser that understands advanced commands from the player, and music playing in the background through the PCjr sound hardware. For the game, a complete development system called 899: 558: 1099:) under one entity and be a major publisher in the video game industry, as a great boon to the Williams and to Sierra's shareholders. Roberta had expressed her concerns about the offer to Ken and to executive officers, but he remained interested in the potential that Forbes offered. Ken accepted the offer, believing it was in the best interest for Sierra's future and stockholders, and CUC announced by the end of February 1996 the beginning of closing the acquisition of both Sierra and Davidson for 653: 732: 5402: 5439: 149: 45: 5427: 5451: 3957: 1887: 1337:, in an effort to establish themselves in the United States, announced the launch of a new development studio in Oakhurst, using the abandoned Sierra facilities and hiring much of the Yosemite Entertainment's laid-off staff in mid-September 1999. In early October, the company announced plans to take over management and maintenance of the online RPG 483: 434:. However, CUC International was caught in an accounting scandal in 1998, and many of the original founders of Sierra including the Williamses left the company. Sierra remained as part of CUC Software as it was sold and renamed several times over the next few years. Sierra was formally disestablished as a company and reformed as a 1050:. With Sierra and Pioneer investing over $ 12 million, the new company immediately manufactured and shipped over twenty of Sierra's most popular products to Japan and created new titles for the Japanese market. 1995 also saw Sierra acquiring a number of development companies, both small home developers and larger companies. 1898:

2014." Activision confirmed that the Sierra label would re-release some of its older games, re-imagine its older franchises, and collaborate with indie studios to create new "innovative, edgy and graphically unique" projects. Sierra plans to focus on publishing downloadable games through PlayStation

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were both shut down in early 2004, laying off 50 people; 180 Sierra-related positions were eliminated at Vivendi's Los Angeles offices; and by June 2004, Vivendi had completely shut down Sierra's Bellevue location, laid off more than 100 employees, dispersed Sierra's work to other VU Games divisions,

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On February 22, 1999, Sierra announced a major reorganization of the company, resulting in the shutdown of several of their development studios, cutbacks on others and the relocation of key projects, and employees from those studios, to Bellevue. About 250 people in total lost their jobs. Development

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into the network and add more games, gaining partial control as part of its expansion into the growing online services. AT&T later took sole possession of the network on November 15, 1994, so the name was changed to the ImagiNation Network. The network failed to find a mass audience, and was sold

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holding company. Vivendi Games was absorbed into Activision after the merger and the ownership of Sierra properties went to Activision. Later that year, Sierra was closed down for possible future sale. Leading up to the merger, Activision's management was confident that Sierra would cease operations

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franchise were sold to other publishers or developers. Sierra was simply a publishing label and brand name for Vivendi assets, being used in tandem with its own name for publishing. As a company, Sierra was disestablished on August 24, 2004. The business continued to operate as a division of Vivendi

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Meanwhile, Sierra announced another reorganization, this time into three business units: Core Games, Casual Entertainment, and Home Productivity. This reorganization resulted in even more layoffs, eliminating 105 additional jobs and a number of games in production. After 1999, Sierra almost entirely

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After the sale, Ken Williams remained within the software division so that he could provide strategic guidance to Sierra, although he began to grow disillusioned as he soon found that his new titles at CUC meant very little and the software board met only once. He began disputes with Davidson over

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service in 1988 to create something similar for Sierra's games. As a free service other than access use charges, the network provided a "land-based" precursor to MMORPGs and internet chat rooms, each land theme for the type of content provided multi-player gaming and category based bulletin boards

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was by far the largest project ever undertaken by Sierra. The anticipation for the game was high at release in late 1995. Although nearly one million copies were sold when the game was first released in August 1995, Sierra's bestselling adventure game created, the game received mixed reviews from

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Network, Steam, and Xbox Live. Ken Williams said, "We're very proud of what we created all those years ago with Sierra On-Line, and today's news about carrying Sierra forward as an indie-specific brand is very encouraging. We look forward to seeing Sierra's independent spirit live on." That day,

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Sierra's acquisition closed on July 24, 1996. The terms included naming Ken Williams a vice-chairman of CUC International, a Member of the Office of the President of CUC, and that he would remain responsible for Sierra's R&D and remain Sierra's CEO. He also requested creation of a "software

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which were both obsolete by the end of the year. Ken Williams was reportedly described as "bewildered by the pace at which computers come into and fall out of favor", and Williams said, "I've learned my lesson. I'm not moving until I understand the market better."

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groups within Sierra such as PyroTechnix were shut down. Others such as Books That Work were relocated to Bellevue. Also shut down was Yosemite Entertainment, the division occupying the original headquarters of Sierra On-Line. The company sold the rights of

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October 8, 2008 - Activision announces the closure of the online servers of several older Sierra games on November 1. The Sierra Online division was also closed within that period despite the fact that two more games would be published under that name in

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1995 was a successful year for the company. Sierra was the market-share leader in PC games for the year. With $ 83.4 million in sales from software-publishing, earnings improved by 19 percent, and a net income of $ 11.9 million. In June, Sierra and

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In late 2005, the Sierra brand was re-launched from Los Angeles. A new subsidiary called Sierra Online (no-relation to Sierra's former name Sierra On-Line) was also founded within this time, which focused on downloadable and online-only games.

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in December 1998. Brochu, who had been hired in 1995 by Ken Williams, to handle the daily business affairs of Sierra, replaced Ken Williams and remained as President of Sierra until October 1997, when he too departed the company.

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to study them. Dissatisfied with the text-only format, she realized that the graphics display capability of the Apple II could enhance the adventure gaming experience. With Ken's help in some of the programming, Roberta designed

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In January 1997, Davidson stepped down as CEO of CUC Software, and CUC Executive Chris MacLeod was named as his replacement. After this, Ken Williams shifted his focus work on CUC's online product distributor,

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signed an agreement to create a joint venture that would develop, publish, manufacture, and market entertainment software for the Japanese software market. This joint venture created a new company called

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was touted for adherence to police protocol (relevant parts of which were explained in the games' manuals), and presenting some real-life situations encountered by Walls during his career as an officer.

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with only a 20% increase in sales, after analysts in 1982 had predicted a doubling in 1983 of the entire software market. The company had spent much of 1983 developing for a Commodore machine and the

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in 2007. With the news, Cendant announced intention to sell the computer entertainment division, and on November 20, 1998, announced the sale of the consumer software division to

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on July 10, 2008, but was shut down later that year. The Sierra brand was revived by Activision in 2014 to re-release former Sierra games and some independently developed games.

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and integrated them into Sierra, alongside the creative licenses from other Vivendi divisions and from companies partnered with Vivendi and the copyrights of several notable

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were announced as the first two games published under the revived Sierra brand. On December 5, 2014, the company was awarded with the "Industry Icon" award during the 2014

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In mid 2007, Sierra Online began launching Xbox Live Arcade games for the Xbox 360. One of the first releases is the conversion of the successful "German-style" board game

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while remaining as CEO of Sierra in name only. In November, Ken Williams departed from CUC International, while Roberta Williams remained with Sierra until the release of

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Sierra both developed its own games and published several games from its divisions and from third-party developers. As a developer, Sierra launched the video game series

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On August 7, 2014, the website for Sierra, which previously redirected to Activision's website, was updated to showcase a new logo, teasing: "More to be revealed at

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Sierra FX (adventure games and online multiplayer games) - Based at Sierra's old headquarters in Oakhurst, which was publicly referred to as Yosemite Entertainment.

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was launched on May 6, 1991, as the first game-only online environment. Development of the network began in 1989, as Ken Williams was inspired by the launch of the

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began to plan for an adventure game of their own. After a simple demonstration to Ken Williams, he allowed them to start working on the full game, which was named

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In 1987, Sierra On-Line started to publish its own gaming magazine, about its upcoming games and interviews with the developers. The magazine was initially named

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in the current fiscal year, so the sum surprised Ken. Forbes had posited the idea to Ken that this would be the start of a large company eventually to bring in

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project at the time. Layoffs continued on March 1, when Sierra terminated 30 employees at the previously unaffected Dynamix, or 15 percent of their workforce.

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In September 1996, CUC announced consolidation of some functions of its game companies into a single company called CUC Software Inc., headquartered in

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On November 5, 1997, after the departure of Brochu in October, Sierra was split into three business units, all of which reported directly to MacLeod.

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On July 29, 2008, Activision announced a long-term strategy for its library of Sierra games and announced that they would only publish five titles:

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under the stock ticker "SIER". Additional public investment allowed the company to engage in further acquisitions over the next several years.

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franchise reverted back to Robert Ludlum's estate through their Ludlum Entertainment subsidiary. Ludlum subsequently licensed these rights to

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back to the original owner. With the exception of the warehouse and distribution department, the entire studio was shut down. Game designers

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In 2002, Sierra, working with High Voltage Software, announced the development of a new chapter in the Leisure Suit Larry franchise, titled

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The newly renamed Sierra Entertainment continued to develop mostly unsuccessful interactive entertainment products. However, hit

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Many of Sierra's best known series began in the 1980s. In 1983, Sierra On-Line was contacted by IBM to create a game for the new

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and transferred management of the studio to Sierra as an internal developer. In December 1997, in order to secure the rights to

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The company was now made up of five separate and largely autonomous development divisions: Sierra Publishing, Sierra Northwest,

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due to financial troubles and because of Sierra's lack of profitability as a working developer. Sierra's last owned studios

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Sierra Studios (general publishing division) - Composed of Sierra Northwest/Bellevue, Pyrotechnix, and Impressions Software

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acquired the domain sierra.com from Activision, subsequently shortening the name of its Sierra Trading Post subsidiary to

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Despite the layoffs, Sierra continued to publish games for smaller development houses. In September 1999, they released

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Sierra Home (for home/lifestyle software) - composed of Sierra's gardening, home design, and cooking software divisions

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In April 1997, to further expand upon their role in the edutainment business, Sierra purchased Books That Work and

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PyroTechnix was founded as Computer Presentation, acquired December 1997, and folded into Sierra in February 1999.

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up for sale, citifying their disregard of owning a European strategy developer, and that they were likely to sell

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and chat rooms throughout the continental United States. By July 1993, having reached about 40,000 subscribers,

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CUC Software utilized its various labels' market specialties. For example, in October 1996, Sierra published

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Nooney, Laine (2017). "Let's Begin Again: Sierra On-Line and the Origins of the Graphical Adventure Game".

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series in both story and concept. Through 1981 and 1982, more games were released in the series including

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was released through mail-order in May 1980. It was an instant hit with about 15,000 copies sold, earning

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Sierra Sports (For sports games) - composed of Dynamix's Sports Titles, Synergistic Software, and Papyrus

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On February 19, 2002, Sierra On-Line officially announced the name change to Sierra Entertainment, Inc.

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Davidson's conservative management style and his disdain for Sierra's more risque product lines such as

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board" consisting of him, Michael Brochu (Sierra's President and COO), Bob Davidson (founder and CEO of

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series. The game and subsequent sequels were critically acclaimed in the mainstream press at the time.

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Sierra needed a new building due to growth, and moved its headquarters and much of its key staff to

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home one day in 1979 and, while looking through the host system's software catalog, discovered the

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was purchased by CUC International in April 1997 and integrated into Sierra as an internal studio.

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The Pixellite Group was founded in 1983, acquired in May 1995, and absorbed into Sierra On-Line.

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November 12, 2008 - Monumental Games purchases Swordfish Studios' Manchester development studio.

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and asked him to produce an adventure series based on a police theme. Walls proceeded to create

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In 2008, Sierra Entertainment's parent company Vivendi Games merged with video game publisher

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started merger discussions in March 1991, but the idea was discontinued later that month.

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During the 1980s, the company emphasized developing and expanding popular franchises like

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as well as the layoffs of 148 employees located at the company headquarters in Bellevue.

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On-Line Systems' first office was a small space leased at the back of Ponderosa Printing.

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estimated that Sierra was the world's 12th-largest microcomputer software company, with

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In August 2001, Sierra announced a major reorganization, which included the closure of

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Throughout 2005 and 2006, Vivendi acquired several game development studios including

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in 2006. The Sierra division continued to operate through Vivendi Games's merger with

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and re-located the remains of Sierra's assets to Vivendi's corporate headquarters in

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was founded in 1992, acquired in April 1996, and sold to the original owner in 1999.

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mountain range that Oakhurst was near, and its new logo incorporated the imagery of

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in March 1998. Forbes was later convicted on three charges related to fraud by the

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Sierra Attractions (for casual games such as poker) - composed of Berkeley Systems

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Books That Work was acquired in April 1997, folded into Sierra in February 1999.

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in CUC stock, respectively. The deal to obtain LucasArts and Broderbund failed.

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was founded in 1978, acquired in 1996, and folded into Sierra in February 1999.

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is a series of hybrid adventure/role-playing video games designed by Corey and

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The Sierra logo was used by Activision as a publishing label and brand name.

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from 1981, the only pure text adventure that the company had ever released.

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of this group in August 2004. The former CUC Software group was acquired by

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California Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. Activision Blizzard

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was founded in 1984, acquired in August 1990, and shut down in August 2001.

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In early 2004, cost-cutting measures were taken at Sierra's parent company

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In 2003, Sierra Entertainment released the second video game adaptation of

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Craddock, David L. (September 17, 2017). "1: Interactive Page-Turners".

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Sierra On-Line expanded into a larger headquarters in the early 1980s.

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Arion Software was acquired in 1995 and absorbed into Sierra On-Line.

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once again cemented Sierra's reputation as a respectable publisher.

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In 1998, Sierra divided into 5 sub-brands and corporate divisions:

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On-Line Systems was renamed Sierra On-Line in 1982, and moved to

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At the end of June 2000, a strategic business alliance between

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The Yosemite Entertainment headquarters in Oakhurst, California

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Ken Williams befriended a retired highway patrol officer named

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was founded in 1987, acquired in 1995, and closed in May 2004.

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was founded in 1989, acquired in 1995, and closed in May 2004.

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was formed in 1998, and folded into Sierra in February 1999.

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purchases Swordfish Studios' remaining studio in Birmingham.

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but was delayed various times during development) and the

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Acquisition and absorption under Vivendi Games (2004–2008)

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August 6, 2008 - Activision announces that they have put

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In November 1996, Ken Williams met with the founders of

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August 13, 2008 - The video game licensing rights to

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In December 1996, Sierra released 972:In 1991, Sierra released the first game in the 30:For the time-sharing On-Line Systems, Inc, see 3681: 3582: 3422:"Leisure Suit Larry loungin' with Codemasters" 2931: 4953: 3983: 3549: 1618:July 30, 2008 - The video game rights to the 1546:In late 2007, Sierra released games like the 1309:were laid off. Lowe had just started work on 3863: 3316: 3145: 2914:"CUC Agrees to Acquire Berkeley Systems Inc" 2486: 2484: 2482: 2480: 2478: 2476: 2474: 2328:. Vol. 6, no. 14. pp. 80–83. 2154: 722:was released to much acclaim, beginning the 669:game, inspired by Henson's 1982 fantasy film 5527:Video game companies disestablished in 2008 4382:3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned 3916:"Sierra hard-hit as VU Games axes 350 jobs" 2344: 1067:In February 1996, early e-commerce pioneer 893: 807:Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel 4960: 4946: 4218:Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) 3990: 3976: 3648: 3364:"Monumental acquires Swordfish Manchester" 2265:Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution 1768:, in addition to purchasing the rights to 1574:Closure and sale of properties (2008–2009) 1292:Fallout from CUC's acquisition (1999–2003) 367:. The company is known for pioneering the 147: 5389:Microsoft and unions § United States 3306:"THQ picks up 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand" 2733: 2517: 2515: 2471: 2188: 2186: 2184: 2182: 1954:was founded in 1980 and acquired in 1992. 830:Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero 129:Learn how and when to remove this message 5532:Video game companies established in 1979 5522:Video game companies based in California 4556:Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood 3932: 3378:"Codemasters Acquires Swordfish Studios" 3285: 3266: 3078:"Activision Drops Several Vivendi Games" 3075: 2568: 2523:"75 Power Players: The Next Generation?" 2211: 2078:List of Sierra Entertainment video games 1885: 1703:. The purchase of the trademark allowed 1436: 1005: 897: 730: 651: 648:Rebranding to Sierra On-Line (1982–1988) 556: 481: 3935:"Sierra Gears Up With New Sports Brand" 3910: 3908: 3808: 3751: 3488: 3052: 3050: 2793: 2651: 2601:"A.T.& T. Sees the Future in Games" 2597: 1999:was acquired and absorbed in July 1995. 1599:The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon 1247:On November 19, 1998, Sierra published 1228:On November 24, 1997, Sierra published 1154:, an online fantasy role-playing game. 677:. The "Sierra" name was taken from the 604:, is considered a prelude to the later 478:Founding as On-Line Systems (1979–1982) 14: 5517:Software companies based in California 5464: 3809:Sherman, Christopher (February 1996). 3190: 2969: 2950: 2910: 2891:"Avis Budget Group :: SEC Filing" 2794:Sherman, Christopher (February 1996). 2739: 2717:. No. 83. June 1991. p. 62. 2512: 2459:from the original on December 20, 2016 2385: 2317: 2292: 2192: 2179: 2134: 1679:Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 1333:UK-based game developer and publisher 879:in 1991. 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Archived from 2652:Carless, Simon (October 17, 2005). 2569:Trivette, Don (December 31, 1991). 2332:from the original on March 16, 2015 1823:purchases the publishing rights to 1813:Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust 1691:and its outsourced expansion packs 1402:Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude 987:Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 430:in February 1996 to become part of 413:, and as the original publisher of 24: 3583:Patrick Klepek (August 17, 2014). 3384:from the original on July 14, 2014 3244:from the original on March 2, 2022 3026: 2992:. Headgate Studios. Archived from 2740:Mandel, Josh (February 25, 1999). 2447:Moss, Richard (January 27, 2011). 2416:Moss, Richard (January 27, 2011). 2135:Potvin, James (February 9, 2022). 716:(AGI) was developed. 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The first game in the series, 43: 5497:Defunct Activision subsidiaries 4513:Slater & Charlie Go Camping 3926: 3886: 3845: 3827: 3802: 3791: 3777: 3766: 3745: 3706: 3675: 3642: 3609: 3576: 3543: 3510: 3456: 3442: 3428: 3414: 3396: 3370: 3356: 3338: 3298: 3279: 3260: 3225: 3184: 3158: 3146:Jason Ocampo (August 6, 2008). 3139: 3114: 3088: 3069: 3057:Caron, Frank (March 21, 2008). 3008: 2982: 2963: 2951:Dunkin, Alan (April 28, 2000). 2944: 2925: 2911:MILLER, GREG (April 10, 1997). 2883: 2865: 2847: 2836: 2812: 2787: 2766: 2703: 2673: 2645: 2621: 2591: 2562: 2539: 2440: 2409: 2379: 2293:Keefer, John (March 31, 2006). 2252:Interaction Magazine, Fall 1994 1933: 1791:purchases publishing rights to 1274:massive accounting fraud at CUC 1257:, which became a huge success. 937:Software Publishers Association 865:The Sierra/Dynamix Newsmagazine 789:Software Publishers Association 765:series in the following years. 54:needs additional citations for 5492:Companies based in Los Angeles 4967: 3649:Hamza Aziz (August 17, 2014). 2320:"Company Strategies Boomerang" 2311: 2286: 2255: 2246: 2161:Wolf, Mark J. P., ed. (2012). 2128: 1938: 1611:Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 1181:King's Quest: Mask of Eternity 494:, by the husband-and-wife duo 13: 1: 5196:Digital Legends Entertainment 4488:Lost Secret of the Rainforest 4268:In Pursuit of the Death Angel 4047:Ulysses and the Golden Fleece 3998:Adventure games developed by 2953:"Sierra Plans for the Future" 2629:"Traditional Online Services" 2121: 2055:Sierra Attractions; 1998–2001 2049: 852:, to switch to the new name. 617:Ulysses and the Golden Fleece 486:Original On-Line Systems logo 2641:. July 1996. pp. 30–31. 2535:. November 1995. p. 75. 1748:Ghostbusters: The Video Game 1667:Scarface: The World is Yours 990:was released, beginning the 787:was a great hit and won the 7: 5512:Former Vivendi subsidiaries 4506:Pepper's Adventures in Time 3835:"Sierra Shuts Down Dynamix" 3735:"Sierra Shuts Down Studios" 2214:Once Upon a Point and Click 1908:Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions 1313:. Murphy was involved in a 960:announced a plan to invest 247:; 16 years ago 204:; 45 years ago 27:American video game company 10: 5553: 5183:Activision Shanghai Studio 4762:Lighthouse: The Dark Being 4461:The Time Warp of Dr. Brain 4454:The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain 4211:Land of the Lounge Lizards 3941:– via www.wired.com. 3326:. Kotaku. October 31, 2008 3235:F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin 2820:"Phantasmagoria (pc:1995)" 2773:"Sierra Merges with CUC". 2165:. Greenwood. p. 573. 2075: 2041:Yosemite Entertainment in 1731:50 Cent: Blood on the Sand 1715:F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin 714:Adventure Game Interpreter 696:The company weathered the 632:. A simplified version of 472: 341:Sierra Entertainment, Inc. 142:Sierra Entertainment, Inc. 29: 5397: 5344: 5234: 5176: 5169: 5131: 4985: 4975: 4834: 4711: 4680: 4653: 4626: 4599: 4572: 4533: 4526: 4497: 4470: 4427: 4400: 4391: 4355: 4305: 4255: 4198: 4141: 4070: 4006: 2990:"Headgate Studios: About" 2067:Sierra Studios; 1998–2001 1655:was also put up for sale. 1532:Tilted Mill Entertainment 1426:NASCAR Racing 2003 Season 1253:for the PC, developed by 1113:Davidson & Associates 1095:(which at the time owned 1093:Davidson & Associates 929:In 1990, Sierra released 685:mountain. By early 1984, 461:'s ownership through its 324: 295: 285: 269: 259: 241: 220: 198: 188: 178: 155: 146: 4617:Conquests of the Longbow 4549:Mickey's Space Adventure 4542:Donald Duck's Playground 4318:So You Want to Be a Hero 4239:6: Shape Up or Slip Out! 3324:"Atari Picks Up Riddick" 2550:. The Internet Historian 2195:American Journal of Play 2071: 2033:Watertown, Massachusetts 2017:Cambridge, Massachusetts 1995:Green Thumb Software in 1741:, the parent company of 1728:picked up the rights to 1244:, a division of Sierra. 922:in 1989, trading on the 894:Going public (1989–1995) 861:The Sierra News Magazine 698:video game crash of 1983 590:, which was released as 576:became the first in the 545:And Then There Were None 542:, inspired by the novel 502:. Ken, a programmer for 5317:Underground Development 5199:Elsewhere Entertainment 5115:Ultimate Soccer Manager 4447:The Island of Dr. Brain 4393:Sierra Discovery Series 4033:Wizard and the Princess 3016:"STOMPED - True Gaming" 2972:"Sierra Studios Formed" 2783:. May 1996. p. 20. 2233:The Digital Antiquarian 2229:"Mystery House, Part 1" 1593:Crash: Mind Over Mutant 1496:intellectual properties 1447:Vivendi Universal Games 1382:(the parent company of 1085:LucasArts Entertainment 597:Wizard and the Princess 524:Colossal Cave Adventure 492:Simi Valley, California 5357:Blizzard Entertainment 5161:Activision Value games 3811:"Movers & Shakers" 2934:"Sierra On-line Reorg" 2895:ir.avisbudgetgroup.com 2832:on September 23, 2008. 2796:"Movers & Shakers" 2262:Levy, Stephen (1984). 2061:Sierra Home; 1996–2004 1948:Bright Star Technology 1891: 1875:The Incredible Machine 1834:Rebellion Developments 1442: 1097:Blizzard Entertainment 1043:Pioneer Electric Corp. 1031:Bright Star Technology 1020:Yosemite Entertainment 1011: 915: 736: 670: 584:series continued with 562: 487: 369:graphic adventure game 78:"Sierra Entertainment" 5322:Universal Interactive 5287:Radical Entertainment 5277:Massive Entertainment 4644:The Dagger of Amon Ra 4637:The Colonel's Bequest 4411:Mixed-Up Mother Goose 3380:. 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August 14, 2018. 3148:"Massive Sell Off" 3041:Imagine Publishing 2607:The New York Times 2395:The New York Times 2358:The New York Times 2109:Leisure Suit Larry 1892: 1869:October 1, 2009 - 1863:Lords of the Realm 1821:Bethesda Softworks 1807:Leisure Suit Larry 1672:Universal Pictures 1562:real-time tactical 1460:Fresno, California 1443: 1167:Leisure Suit Larry 1059:industry critics. 1012: 949:The Sierra Network 916: 908:Leisure Suit Larry 794:Leisure Suit Larry 778:Softporn Adventure 742:The Black Cauldron 737: 671: 642:Gelfling Adventure 563: 488: 404:Leisure Suit Larry 351:) was an American 141: 5413: 5412: 5367:Xbox Game Studios 5340: 5339: 5327:Vicarious Visions 5307:Swordfish Studios 5242:Bizarre Creations 5203:High Moon Studios 4996:3D Ultra Minigolf 4935: 4934: 4707: 4706: 4671:A Puzzle of Flesh 4522: 4521: 4332:III: Wages of War 4325:II: Trial by Fire 4275:II: The Vengeance 4009:Hi-Res Adventures 3960:Media related to 3920:GamesIndustry.biz 3899:www.gamasutra.com 3880:www.gamasutra.com 3438:. 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