Brøderbund

Brøderbund ( / bru ː dərbʌnd / ) is a US-based software company headquartered in Novato, California, which produces educational software and games. It was founded in 1980 by brothers Doug and Gary Carlston and was able to successfully enter the game Galactic Empire, which was written by Doug Carlston for the TRS- 80 in the market. Brøderbund grew and made a name for himself with learning games and game programs like Choplifter, The Mask of the Sun, Lode Runner, Castles of Dr. Creep, The Ancient Art of War, Karateka, Wings of Fury, Stunts, Prince of Persia, The Last Express and Myst (which for a long time was the best selling computer game, and was only released from The Sims ). Even a desktop publisher called The Print Shop has been published since 1984, the current version is from 2009.

1998 Brøderbund was acquired by the company The Learning Company for approximately 420 million U.S. dollars, 1999, the Mattel Group acquired the company group for the amount of 3.6 billion U.S. dollars. Mattel came after the purchase financially shaken, so that board member Jill Barad (CEO) due to the pressure of angry investors and partners had to leave the company. Mattel finally came in September 2000, The Learning Company from the Gores Technology Group to sell with the order, The Learning Company. 2001 Gores sold the entertainment division of The Learning Company at Ubisoft and the other shares - including the name Brøderbund - to the company Riverdeep.

By 2006, Brøderbund was the brand name for River Deeps graphic design division, for the manufacturing sector and for the distribution of self- learning programs and entertainment titles - such as including The Print Shop, Carmen Sandiego, Mavis Beacon - and the distribution of third-party software. 2006 Deep River was acquired by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt since Brøderbund is a subsidiary of MMH.