Sierra Entertainment was founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems in Simi Valley, California, by Ken and Roberta Williams.Ken Williams, a programmer for IBM, bought an Apple II microcomputer which he planned to use to develop a Fortran compiler for the Apple II. Impressions specialized in historical strategy games and is best known for its City Building Series, which include Caesar, Pharaoh, Zeus: Master of Olympus, and Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom.In 1998, Impressions Games was the most profitable division of Havas Interactive, with $20 million in net profit.This surpassed Blizzard Entertainment for the period, according to CNET Gamecenter. 30 March 2010: Betrayal in Antara: Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment, Inc.1 (formerly Sierra On-Line) was an American video game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams. By the end of 2001, Sierra On-Line changed its logo - adding the Half-Dome . The game was launched on August 21, 2001. Developer (5) As a result, many spring up and go out of business quickly. Established: Q1 1979. country: United States. While the two Kings of the point and click game, Sierra Entertainment and Lucasarts, may now be defunct, the nostalgic love of their titles is strong. Sierra Entertainment: Founded; 1984: Defunct; August 14, 2001 Games developed. Games. This category contains defunct computer and video game companies. Status changed on: Q1 2008. Its gameplay takes a new direction with the enhancement of its graphics and audio. Video game developers and publishers work in a volatile market with demanding customers and slim profit margins. (Sixth logo) Recently, Vivendi Univeral Games, of which Sierra is now considered a studio, has chosen to adapt their studio websites to the same design. Game Developer Publisher Engine Release dates; 3-D Ultra Lionel Train Town: Dynamix: Sierra Entertainment: 1999: Betrayal at Krondor: Sierra Entertainment Dynamix: Sierra Entertainment Activision: 22 June 1993. Sierra Entertainment (Company) 71 / 100 75. Vivendi Games was an American video game publisher and holding company based in Los Angeles.It was founded in 1996 as CUC Software, the publishing subsidiary of CUC International, after the latter acquired video game companies Davidson & Associates and Sierra On-Line.Between 1997 and 2001, the company switched parents and names multiple times before ending up organized under Vivendi … Homeworld 2 is a real-time strategy video game sequel to Homeworld, developed by Relic Entertainment and released in 2003 by now defunct publisher Sierra Entertainment.Its story concerns Hiigara's response to a new enemy called the Vaygr. Just a few months later it changed its name to "Sierra Entertainment". Status: defunct. Activision recently revealed that the defunct publisher Sierra Entertainment (formerly Sierra On-Line) is back up and running, and already working on … At the time, his wife Roberta Williams was playing text adventure games on the Apple II. Best Games. While criticized for being unpolished and having a bad combat engine, it received in general favorable reviews with an average of 81% on Metacritic. Based in Los Angeles, California, the company was last owned by Activision, a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard. Sierra Entertainment (defunct, redirects to Activision) Sierra Entertainment Inc. [ 1 ] (formerly Sierra On-Line ) was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams . In 1998, Troika started the initial design on a steampunk fantasy crossover role-playing video game named Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura and convinced Sierra Entertainment to publish it. Overall rating based on 75 games.