Take-Two Purchases Civilization Rights

Posted on February 20, 2005

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. has announced that it has purchased certain rights to the multi-million unit selling Civilization franchise, and has signed a long-term, multi-title publishing agreement with Firaxis Games, developers of Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, SimGolf, Gettysburg, Civilization III, Pirates! and other simulation and strategy games. Kicking off this new partnership will be Sid Meier's Civilization IV for PC, which will be published by Take-Two's publishing label 2K Games in late 2005, with future expansions and additional PC and console games to follow.


More from Writers Write

  • Melania Trump Reads The Little Rabbit by Nicola Killen for Easter
  • Val Kilmer Publishing Memoir with Simon & Schuster
  • Cats Film Could Boost Interest in T.S. Eliot's Poetry Despite Box Office Losses
  • Christopher Paolini to Publish Science Fiction Novel with Tor Books
  • Scholastic to Publish The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    • Writing News:
  • Clarkesworld Magazine Temporarily Closes Submissions After Surge in ChatGPT Generated Stories


  • Prince Harry Easily Tops Bestseller Lists With Spare


  • Stephen King Compares Elon Musk to Tom Sawyer


  • U.S. Postal Service Honors Shel Silverstein With Forever Stamp


  • Twitter Reveals Edit Button Under Development


    • Writing Contests
    upcoming contests
    Write Jobs
    find a job
    Writing Memes
    funny writing-related memes
    Stephen King Quotes
    quotes from the master
    Grammar Tips
    improve your writing
    Writing Prompts
    spark your creativity