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Sidney K. "Sid" Meier is a Canadian-American programmer and designer of several popular strategy video games and simulation video games, most notably Civilization. He has won several prestigious accolades for his contributions to the computer games industry. Meier co-founded MicroProse in 1982 and is a Director of Creative Development for computer game developer Firaxis Games, which he co-founded with Jeff Briggs and Brian Reynolds in 1996. Sid... Meier was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the University of Michigan. Meier founded MicroProse together with Bill Stealey in 1982. MicroProse initially developed flight simulator video games, such as Silent Service and F-19 Stealth Fighter. In 1987, the company released Sid Meier's Pirates!, which also began a trend of placing Meier's name in the titles of his games. Meier later explained that the inclusion of his name was because of the dramatic departure in the design of Pirates! compared to the company's earlier games. Stealey decided that it would improve the company's branding, believing that it would make those who purchased the flight simulators more likely to play Pirates!.
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Aspyr Media, Inc. is an Austin, Texas based company that specializes in porting Windows games to Mac OS. Aspyr Media, Inc. is the leading publisher of Mac games, bringing blockbuster gaming franchises including Call of Duty®, Sid Meier’s Civilization®, Star Wars®, and... DOOM® to Mac computers around the world. Headquartered in Austin, TX, Aspyr develops, markets and sells games for the Mac which are delivered through physical retail and digital download services. Aspyr has been in business since 1996, and as of 2003 owns 60 percent of the Mac entertainment market. Aspyr has worked with partners like Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros., LucasArts, Electronic Arts, Activision , Eidos and ZeniMax Media. In recent years, it has begun porting console games to Windows and Game Boy Advance and publishing games, such as Wideload's Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse", for Mac OS, Windows, and the Xbox. In addition, Aspyr has produced and distributes several albums and documentaries. Aspyr used SecuROM copy protection on PC game discs, such as in Stubbs the Zombie and Dreamfall. As of the year 2010, Aspyr has published DRM-free games which include: http://www.aspyr.
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