developer sid meier's railroads!
Tropico is a construction and management simulation video game developed by ___MASK76___ and published by Gathering of Developers in April 2001 . ___MASK35___ has developed and published a number of the games in the series for Mac OS X . The games see the player taking the role of " El Presidente ", the ruler of an island in the Caribbean during the Cold War era from the 1950s onward . ___MASK16___ , Inc . ( shortened as 2K ) is an American video game publisher . Notable titles include " Borderlands ", " Civilization ", " The Darkness ", " BioShock ", " NBA 2K " and " WWE 2K ". ___MASK16___ is a publishing subsidiary of Take - Two Interactive . It was created on January 25 , 2005 after Take - Two acquired developer Visual Concepts and its wholly owned subsidiary Kush Games from Sega for . The name " ___MASK16___ " comes from Visual Concepts ' sports game lineup , typically referred to as the " 2K series ". ___MASK62___ LLC is an American video game publisher based in Rockville , Maryland . The company was founded by Christopher Weaver in 1986 in Bethesda , Maryland as a division of Media Technology Limited , and nowadays is a wholly owned subsidiary of ZeniMax Media . Originally a video game developer itself , ___MASK62___ now acts as the publisher for their in - house development team , ___MASK78___ , and ZeniMax Media ' s subsidiaries , ___MASK47___ , id Software , Arkane Studios , MachineGames , Tango Gameworks and BattleCry Studios . ___MASK95___ was an American video game publisher and developer founded by " Wild " Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as ___MASK95___ Software Inc . It developed and published numerous games , many of which are regarded as groundbreaking , classics and cult titles , including starting the " Civilization " and " X - COM " series . Most of their internally developed titles were vehicle simulation and strategy games . ___MASK9___ Entertainment SA ( formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment Software until 2003 , commonly referred to as ___MASK9___ ) is a ___MASK20___ multinational video game publisher , headquartered in Rennes , France . It is known for developing games for several acclaimed video game franchises including " Assassin ' s Creed ", " Far Cry ", " Tom Clancy ' s Ghost Recon ", " Just Dance ", " Rainbow Six ", " Prince of Persia ", " Rayman ", " Watch Dogs " and " Tom Clancy ' s Splinter Cell ". Linux ( pronounced or , less frequently ) is a Unix - like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open - source software development and distribution . The defining component of Linux is the Linux kernel , an operating system kernel first released on September 17 , 1991 by ___MASK57___ . The Free Software Foundation uses the name ___MASK22___ / Linux to describe the operating system , which has led to some controversy . Sidney K . " Sid " Meier ( born February 24 , 1954 ) is a programmer , designer , and producer of several popular strategy video games and simulation video games , most notably the " Civilization " series . Meier co - founded ___MASK95___ in 1982 with Bill Stealey and is the Director of Creative Development of ___MASK67___ , which he co - founded with Jeff Briggs and Brian Reynolds in 1996 . He has won several prestigious accolades for his contributions to the video game industry . Strategy video games are a video game genre that focuses on skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory . It emphasizes strategic , tactical , and sometimes logistical challenges . Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration . They are generally categorized into four sub - types , depending on whether the game is turn - based or real - time , and whether the game focuses on strategy or ___MASK10___ . ___MASK8___ , Inc . ( sometimes referred to as Rockstar NYC ) is an American video game publisher , best known for their " Grand Theft Auto ", " Red Dead ", " Midnight Club ", " Max Payne ", " The Warriors ", " Bully ", and " Manhunt " games . ___MASK76___ was an American video game developer . It was known as the publisher of several strategy games including " Railroad Tycoon II " ( 1998 ) and the Caribbean island simulation " Tropico " ( 2001 ). ___MASK64___ was founded in April 1986 , and existed until it was dissolved in October 2010 by Index Holdings ( later Index Corporation ). After the dissolution , the name ___MASK64___ continued as a brand used by Index on video games until 2013 . ___MASK64___ , in its current incarnation , was founded as ___MASK14___ Dream Corporation in September 2013 , a new shell corporation established by ___MASK14___ . In November 2013 , ___MASK14___ Dream was renamed Index Corporation , following the bankruptcy of the original Index Corporation . In April 2014 , the contents and solution businesses of Index were spun off as a new company called Index Corporation , while the rest of Index Corporation ( formerly ___MASK14___ Dream ) was renamed ___MASK64___ . ___MASK67___ , Inc . is an American video game developer founded in 1996 by Sid Meier , Jeff Briggs , and Brian Reynolds upon leaving MicroProse . Now a wholly owned subsidiary of Take - Two Interactive , the company is best known for its " Civilization " series of games , though it has had notable success with other titles as well . Firaxis is based in Sparks , Maryland ; Sid Meier continues to lead creative efforts there . The ___MASK91___ Software Company Limited ( formerly Electric Games Company Limited ), doing business as ___MASK91___ , is a British video game developer and publisher founded by David Darling and his brother Richard in 1986 . Headquartered in Southam , Warwickshire , ___MASK91___ is one of the oldest British game studios , and in 2005 was named the top independent games developer by " Develop " magazine . Sid Meier ' s Railroads ! is a business simulation game developed by Sid Meier on the Gamebryo game engine that was released in October 2006 and is the sequel to Railroad Tycoon 3 . Although Sid Meier created the original Railroad Tycoon , subsequent versions were developed by ___MASK76___ . After a visit to Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg , Germany , Sid Meier was inspired to reinvent his original creation . A version for the Mac OS X was published by ___MASK35___ on November 1 , 2012 , under the latter ' s Feral Legends label . Railroad Tycoon II is a train and business simulation video game for ___MASK44___ Windows , Mac OS , PlayStation and Dreamcast in the " Railroad Tycoon " series . The Dreamcast version is a Gold Edition with improved graphics and gameplay . " Railroad Tycoon II : Gold Edition " was ported to Linux by ___MASK90___ . Dr . Jeffery L . Briggs ( born March 10 , 1957 , in Florence , Alabama ) is founder and former President and CEO of ___MASK67___ , a video game developer based in Hunt Valley , Maryland , United States . He was previously a game designer at MicroProse but left that company in 1996 along with Sid Meier and Brian Reynolds to form ___MASK67___ . ___MASK49___ , stylized as ___MASK49___ , is a South Korea - based online , video and mobile game development company that has produced " Lineage ", " City of Heroes ", " WildStar ", " Guild Wars ", "", " Blade & Soul ", and " Master X Master ". ___MASK29___ Limited is a Chinese investment holding company whose subsidiaries provide media , entertainment , internet and mobile phone value - added services and operate online advertising services in China . Its headquarters are in Nanshan District , Shenzhen . Gamebryo is a game engine . Gamebryo 3D and LightSpeed engines are owned by Gamebase Co ., Ltd . and Gamebase USA and have been used by several video game developers including ___MASK64___ , Trion Worlds , ___MASK16___ , Disney , Ubisoft , Bethesda Softworks , ___MASK67___ , Tencent , Sony , Shanda , NCsoft , Rockstar Games and KingsIsle Entertainment for numerous cross - platform game titles . ___MASK100___ Group ( Chinese :  pinyin " Shèngdà jítuán ") is a privately - owned global investment company with its global headquarters in Singapore . The company invests across a variety of asset classes including venture capital , private equity , public markets and real estate with a primary focus on the financial services , technology , healthcare and real estate sectors . ___MASK35___ is a video games publisher for Mac OS X and Linux platforms . It was founded in 1996 and is based in London , UK . ___MASK35___ works with publishers such as Square Enix , ___MASK16___ , Sega , Warner Bros . Interactive Entertainment and Codemasters . Feral develops and publishes ports of its partners ' popular games including the " Total War " series , "", " Tomb Raider " and "". Tomb Raider , styled as Lara Croft : Tomb Raider between 2001 and 2007 , is a media franchise that originated with an action - adventure video game series created by British gaming company ___MASK89___ . Formerly owned by ___MASK30___ , then by Square ___MASK81___ after their acquisition of Eidos in 2009 , the franchise focuses on an English archaeologist - adventurer Lara Croft , who travels around the world searching for lost artefacts and infiltrating dangerous tombs and ruins . Croft was created by a team at ___MASK89___ that included Toby Gard . The gameplay generally focuses around action - adventure exploration of environments , solving puzzles , navigating hostile environments filled with traps , and fighting numerous enemies . ___MASK13___ Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the ___MASK13___ Group , which is engaged in business through its four operating components  electronics ( video games , network services and medical business ), motion pictures , music and financial services . These make ___MASK13___ one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world . ___MASK13___ ' s principal business operations include ___MASK13___ Corporation , ___MASK13___ Pictures Entertainment , ___MASK13___ Interactive Entertainment , ___MASK13___ Music Entertainment , ___MASK13___ Mobile ( formerly ___MASK13___ Ericsson ) and ___MASK13___ Financial . ___MASK13___ is among the Semiconductor sales leaders by year and as of 2013 , the fourth - largest television manufacturer in the world , after Samsung Electronics , LG Electronics and TCL . The original ___MASK83___ ___MASK81___ Co ., Ltd . was formed as the result of a statutory merger between ___MASK81___ Corporation and ___MASK83___ Co ., Ltd . on April 1 , 2003 , with ___MASK81___ legally absorbing ___MASK83___ . Each share of ___MASK83___ ' s common stock was exchanged for 0 . 85 shares of ___MASK81___ ' s common stock . At the time , 80 % of ___MASK83___ ___MASK81___ staff were made up of former ___MASK83___ employees . As part of the merger , former ___MASK83___ president Yoichi Wada was appointed president of the new corporation , while former ___MASK81___ president Keiji Honda was named its vice president , and the founder of ___MASK81___ , Yasuhiro Fukushima , the largest shareholder of the combined corporation , became its honorary chairman . As a result of the merger , ___MASK83___ Co ., Ltd . was dissolved and ___MASK81___ was the surviving company . KingsIsle Entertainment is a video game developer based in Austin and Plano , Texas , founded by Elie Akilian in January 2005 and launched the following month . Perhaps the best known of the company ' s recruits are Tom Hall , co - founder of ___MASK31___ and Ion Storm and J . Todd Coleman , co - founder of Wolfpack Studios . Coleman and Tom Hall have since left KingsIsle Entertainment . The business ' primary focus is creating family online games .