Simtex

Simtex

Industry	Interactive entertainment Computer and video games
Founded	1988
Defunct	1997
Key people	Steve Barcia
Products	Master of Orion

Simtex was a video game developer established by Steve Barcia in 1988. It created a number of well-known turn-based strategy games for the PC, most notably the first two Master of Orion games. The company closed in 1997.

Games

• Master of Orion series
  • Master of Orion (1993)
  • Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (1996)
• Master of Magic (1994)
• 1830: Railroads & Robber Barons (1995)
• Mech Lords (renamed Metal Lords during development following FASA dispute) (1995 — unreleased)
• Guardians: Agents of Justice (in development at time of closure — never finished)

The rights to Simtex's games were held by Atari until sold to various parties in a 2013 auction. Wargaming.net now owns the rights to the Master of Orion series, while Atari still holds the publishing rights to Master of Magic, it is eXtremePro Group Inc, that owns the full IP, based on trademark records. http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4809:p9nhhw.2.1 ^[1] A third Master of Orion game named Master of Orion III was published by Atari (a subsidiary company of Infogrames) in 2003, having been developed by Quicksilver Software.

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