MicroProse is an American video game developer which held the Star Trek license in the late 1990s following Interplay, and was succeeded by Activision and then Bethesda. Known for the Civilization and X-COM series, the company established itself as a leader in both vehicle simulation and strategy games. The company merged with Spectrum HoloByte in 1993, while GT Interactive attempted to acquire the company in an ill-fated 1997 deal.
They would ironically ultimately come together with GT after all under Infogrames in 2001, after that company purchased Hasbro Interactive, who had acquired MicroProse in 1998. In 2007 the brand was sold to the Interactive Game Group, which merged with the Cybergun Group in 2010, and then sold again to David Lagettie in 2018.
Former MicroProse designer Sandy Petersen would also work for id Software on Doom and Quake (as well as Strife for Rogue Entertainment), before leaving for Ensemble Studios. Former Capstone Software programmer Les Bird would also work for MicroProse.
Games[]
- Star Trek: Generations (1997)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: Klingon Honor Guard (1998)