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Infogrames has Sold the Civilization Franchise

Posted by Zonk on from the will-sell-license-for-cash dept.

Reo Strong writes "Yahoo Finance is reporting that Infogrames isn't making enough money and as part of an announcement it was revealed they are selling the rights to the Civilization series. "Bonnell also said that Infogrames recently sold the franchise for the game Civilization, making a capital gain of 15.5 million euros, which should help second-half accounts."

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  1. Here's the rundown by EvilDonut · · Score: 5, Informative
    HomeLAN Fed has the details, but here's the rundown:

    • The buyer is not known at this point. An Atari/Inforgrames rep. has stated that it's up to the buyer to disclose. No rumors yet, either.
    • Atari/Infogrames has sold the right to publish any new Civ games. They retain the right to sell the old Civ games until october 2005.
    • The sale is part of Atari/Infogrames' plan to raise the capital needed in order to repay a 117 million bond due in 2005.