Re: [getting very OT] Re: Background?

Dean Gundberg wrote:

> > Just adding my $0.02
> > There are still games companies that spend a very long time
> > designing systems.
> > FASA Corp. employed a Mathematics professor to design a system
> > for Earthdawn.
> > (Unfortunately FASA is now owned by Micro$oft after the very
successful
> > Mechwarrior series of games got M$ executives having dollar signs
> > lighting up
> > in their eyes)
>
> Actually only FASA Interactive (their computer game division) was
bought by
> Microsoft so they could get their hands on Mechwarrior and other
computer
> games.  The rest of FASA is not owned by MS, but will soon be owned by
> Decipher, the company who makes the Star Trek and Star Wars CCGs.
>
> Crimson Skies (Fasa's game alternate history air battle game) has MS
on the
> back of the game and miniature blisters since the concept originated
at FASA
> Interactive.
>
> Ral Partha was bought by FASA (who is being bought by Decipher)
>
> TSR was bought by WOTC who are now being bought buy Hasboro.
>
> Avalon Hill was bought by Hasboro and it looks like they will be run
as part
> of WOTC.
>
> Everybody got all that?  ;)
> Check each company's website for news releases.
>
> Dean

Oy!  Can't keep track of this stuff without a program.

Donald Hosford