MicroProse is an American video game publisher and developer founded by Bill Stealey, Sid Meier, and Andy Hollis in 1982. It developed and published numerous games, including starting the Civilization and X-COM series. Most of their internally developed titles were vehicle simulation and strategy games.
The former MicroProse headquarters in Hunt Valley
Gregg Tavares's Gunship Design Team flight jacket
MicroProse reunion, July 2023, hosted by the Baltimore chapter of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
Sidney K. Meier is an American businessman and computer programmer. A programmer, designer, and producer of several strategy video games and simulation video games, including the Civilization series, Meier co-founded MicroProse in 1982 with Bill Stealey and is the Director of Creative Development of Firaxis Games, which he co-founded with Jeff Briggs and Brian Reynolds in 1996. For his contributions to the video game industry, Meier was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.
Meier at the 2010 Game Developers Conference
Meier's star at the Walk of Game in the Metreon, San Francisco