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Hasbro Interactive was formed late in 1995 in order to compete in the computer and video game arena. Several Hasbro properties, such as Monopoly and Scrabble, had already been made into successful video games by licensees such as Virgin Interactive. With Hasbro's game experience, computer games seemed like a natural extension of the company and a good opportunity for revenue growth. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... This article is about the board game. ... Scrabble board in play. ... Virgin Interactive was a successful and influential British video game publisher. ...

Hasbro Interactive embarked on both internal and external development, and acquired some smaller video game developers and publishers such as Microprose and Spectrum Holobyte. They sought to leverage Hasbro board game brands, popular Microprose brands, and brands from subsequently-acquired game companies Avalon Hill and Wizards of the Coast. They also purchased the remaining brands and other intellectual property rights from Atari (pre-Infogrames), and engaged in some other video game licensing, such as Frogger from Konami. MicroProse Software, Inc. ... Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. ... A board game is any game played with a premarked surface, with counters or pieces that are moved across the board. ... Avalon Hill was a game company that specialized in war or strategic board games (though it also published the occasional miniature wargaming ruleset). ... Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is a publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. ... In law, particularly in common law jurisdictions, intellectual property or IP refers to a legal entitlement which sometimes attaches to the expressed form of an idea, or to some other intangible subject matter. ... For the concept Atari (当たり) in the board game of Go, see Atari (go term). ... Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) is an international holding company headquartered in Lyon, France. ... Konami Corporation (コナミ) (NYSE: KNM) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling computer and video games. ...

Hasbro Interactive was a success story in revenue, becoming the #3 computer game publisher within three years of its founding, but the division was apparently not profitable. Late in 1999 with several game projects underway and dozens of new employees, many of who moved just to work for the company, Hasbro Interactive shut down several studios in a cost-cutting move. The studios affected included the former Microprose offices located in Alameda, California and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... The city of Alameda highlighted within Alameda County Alameda is a city located in Alameda County, California. ... City nickname: The Southern Part of Heaven County Orange County Mayor Kevin C. Foy Area  - Total  - Water 51. ...

In January of 2001, Hasbro delivered nearly all of their video game related rights and properties — including the Hasbro Interactive division and Hasbro's Games.com division — to video game publisher Infogrames in a long-term license (Infogrames subsequently changed their name to Atari). 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) is an international holding company headquartered in Lyon, France. ... For the concept Atari (当たり) in the board game of Go, see Atari (go term). ...

Games

• Action Man: Operation Extreme — PS
• Pong — PS

Pong, an adaptation of table tennis to the video screen, was the first commercially successful video game and is widely regarded as ushering in the video game era. ...

External links

• Vicious Cycle, Inc.: A game development company started by employees laid off in the North Carolina Hasbro Interactive studio closing.
• A History of Hasbro Interactive from MobyGames