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===Infogrames and Firaxis=== [[File:CivIII 01.png|right|thumb|Configuring city resources in ''Civilization III''.]] In January 2001, the French company [[Infogrames]] bought the [[Hasbro]] subsidiary [[Hasbro Interactive]] for $100 million,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00E4DC1E3FF933A05752C0A9679C8B63&n=Top/News/Business/Companies/Hasbro%20Inc. | work=The New York Times | title=Company News; Hasbro Completes Sale Of Interactive Business | date=2001-01-30 | accessdate=2010-04-30}}</ref> which included the rights to the Civilization franchise, the rights to the [[Atari]] brand<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=68329&p=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID=137281&highlight= Press Release<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and Hasbro's Game.com [[handheld game console]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[http://www.secinfo.com/d1dzf.4c.3.htm SEC Info - Hasbro Inc - 10-K405 - For 12/31/00 - EX-13<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Hasbro Interactive was renamed to Infogrames Interactive, Inc.<ref>[http://www.civ3.com/pressrelease.cfm Civilization III: Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Civilization III was released in October 2001 by Infogrames Interactive. In May 2003 Infogrames officially renamed Infogrames Interactive to Atari Interactive.<ref>[http://www.secinfo.com/dsvr4.28Z7.htm SEC Info - Atari Inc - 10-KT - For 3/31/03<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Civilization III]] was developed by [[Firaxis]] and had [[Jeff Briggs]] as game designer.
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