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2K is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games.^[1] 2K Games is a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, which also owns Rockstar Games notable for the Grand Theft Auto series. It was created on January 25, 2005 after Take-Two acquired developer Visual Concepts and its wholly owned subsidiary Kush Games from Sega for US$24 million.^[2]

The name "2K Games" comes from Visual Concepts' sports game lineup typically referred to as the 2K series, which were originally published exclusively for the Dreamcast console. 2K Games is headquartered in Novato, California. The label publishes a wide variety of console and PC titles developed both internally and externally.

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For games published by Sega for Visual Concepts prior to its acquisition by Take-Two, see 2K Sports.

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• Official website

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The term games is the plural of game

It may refer to:

• GamesTM magazine
• Games (magazine)
• Games, an electronic music album by Larry Fast
• Games (album), an album by Leo Ku
• Games (band)
• "Games" (House), an episode of the TV series House
• Mind games, a form of covert psychological influence.
• Roman games, the Ludi Romani.
• Games (film), starring James Caan (1967)

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• Georgia Academy of Mathematics, Engineering and Science

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• In the UK, an alternative name for Physical Education

Olympics[link]

• Olympic Games
• Summer Olympic Games
• Winter Olympic Games
• Special Olympics World Games
• Ancient Olympic Games
• Cotswold Olimpick Games
• Paralympic Games

Modern Games[link]

• All-Africa Games
• Arafura Games
• Arctic Winter Games
• Aryan Games
• Asian Games
• Asian Winter Games
• Australian University Games
• Bolivarian Games
• British Empire Games
• Canada Games
• Central American and Caribbean Games
• Commonwealth Games
• Commonwealth Youth Games
• Cotswold Games
• East Asian Games
• FEI World Equestrian Games
• Friendship Games
• Gaelic games
• Games of the Small States of Europe
• Goodwill Games
• Highland games
• Community Games, Ireland
• Jeux de la Francophonie for the French-speaking world community
• Lusophony Games for the Portuguese-speaking world community
• Maccabiah Games
• Mediterranean Games
• Military World Games
• Nordic Games
• Pacific Games
• Pan American Games
• Pan Arab Games
• Pan-Armenian Games
• Paralympic Games
• South American Games
• South Asian Games
• Southeast Asian Games
• National Congress of State Games, United States
• West Asian Games
• World Games
• World Air Games
• World Wheelchair and Amputee Games

Diminutives[link]

Sports statistics[link]

• Games played, a statistic in several sports representing the number of games a player has participated in
• Games pitched, a statistic in baseball which counts the number of appearances by a pitcher

See also[link]

• History of games
• Game (disambiguation)

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Sid Meier
Sid Meier in 2007
Born	(1954-02-24) February 24, 1954 (age 58) Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Game designer
Years active	1982—present
Employer	Firaxis Games
Known for	Civilization series
Spouse	Susan Meier
Children	Ryan Meier

Sidney K. "Sid" Meier (born February 24, 1954) is a Canadian-American programmer and designer of several popular strategy video games and simulation video games, most notably Civilization. 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. He has won several prestigious accolades for his contributions to the computer games industry.

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Sid Meier was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the University of Michigan.^[1]

Meier founded MicroProse together with Bill Stealey in 1982.^[2] 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!. After the release of F-19 Stealth Fighter, Meier decided to focus on developing strategy games. He later said, "Everything I thought was cool about a flight simulator had gone into that game." Inspired by SimCity and Empire!, Meier created Railroad Tycoon and later the game series for which he is most widely recognized, Civilization,^[3] although he designed only the first installment. Meier eventually left MicroProse and in 1996 founded Firaxis Games along with veteran designer and gaming executive Jeff Briggs. Today Firaxis makes strategy games, many of which are follow-ups to Meier titles, such as Civilization V and Pirates!. In 1996 he was awarded US Patent 5,496,962 for a "System for Real-Time Music Composition and Synthesis" used in a product called "CPU Bach".^[4]

Meier is not always the main designer on titles that carry his name. For instance, Brian Reynolds has been credited as the primary designer behind Sid Meier's Civilization II, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, and Sid Meier's Colonization,^[5][6] while Jeff Briggs designed Sid Meier's Civilization III, Soren Johnson led Sid Meier's Civilization IV and Jon Shafer led Sid Meier's Civilization V.

Meier worked with a team on a dinosaur-themed game starting early 2000, but announced in an online development diary in 2001 that the game had been shelved. Despite trying various approaches, including turn-based and real-time gameplay, he said he found no way to make the concept fun enough. In August 2005, Meier said, "We've been nonstop busy making other games over the past several years, so the dinosaur game remains on the shelf. However, I do love the idea of a dinosaur game and would like to revisit it when I have some time."^[7]

Meier currently lives in Hunt Valley, Maryland with his wife, Susan, and son, Ryan. He met his wife at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cockeysville, where they both sing in the choir.^[8]

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In 1996, GameSpot named him as the number one in their listing of the Most Influential People in Computer Gaming of All Time, calling him "our Hitchcock, our Spielberg, our Ellington".^[9]

In 1999, Meier became the second person to be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame.^[10] The first to receive that honor was Shigeru Miyamoto from Nintendo.

In 2008, Meier received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 Game Developer's Conference.^[11]

In 2009, Meier has been ranked second in IGN's list of Top 100 Game Creators of All Time, calling him "the ideal role model for any aspiring game designer."^[12]

In 2011, the people search company PeekYou claimed that Meier has the largest digital footprint of any game developer.^[13]

Games[link]

The games developed or co-developed by Sid Meier:^[14]

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Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Sid Meier

• Sid Meier's biography and his games history at Firaxis.com
• Sid Meier at MobyGames
• Sid Meier at the Internet Movie Database
• "The Sid Meier Legacy" from GameSpot
• Torsen, Tor (December 1, 2006). "Q&A: Sid Meier chronicles Civilization". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6162633.html?q=Civilization. Retrieved February 28, 2007. 
• "The Most Influential People in Video Gaming of All Time". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/features/15most/html/mi_01.html. Retrieved 2007-06-09.