General Info

Founded in 1996, Firaxis Games is one of the world s renowned game development studios. It creates a wide range of game titles, including Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Sid Meier's Pirates, Sid Meier's Civilization III Series, Sid Meier's Railroads!, Sid Meier's SimGolf, Sid Meier's Gettysburg! and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri. Its Sid Meier's Civilization is a turn-based strategy game that challenges players to build and expand an empire and become the most powerful ruler in the world. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, which is one of the leading worldwide publishers, developers and distributors of interactive entertainment software, hardware and accessories. Firaxis Games is located in Hunt Valley, Md.