Microids (formerly Microïds or MC2-Microïds) is a French video game developer and publisher based in Paris responsible for developing and publishing of the Syberia series. Founded in 1985 by Elliot Grassiano, it attained early success with games published through Loriciel in France and other partners (including Activision and Broderbund) in international markets.
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Microïds was founded by Elliot Grassiano, a French programmer. Within its first year of operation, the company grew to five people, with Grassiano in the managerial role. Initially, Microïds set out to create consumer robotics projects before shifting its focus solely to video games. Throughout the 1990s, Microïds underwent expansion, increasing both staff count and development team sizes. Development operations were accelerated to output more games, leading to increased profits.
In 2003, Microïds merged with MC2, a French software company, with the amalgam assuming the name MC2-Microïds.
In 2009, the publisher Anuman Interactive, while in the process of being acquired by Média-Participations, began looking for possible acquisitions of its own. That November, the company announced its intent to acquire Microïds. The acquisition was completed on 1 January 2010, after which Microïds continued operating as a division of Anuman.
In 2013, Grassiano joined Anuman and became the vice-president for Microïds. In July 2019, the Microïds label name was simplified to "Microids". That October, Microids announced that Anuman would be renamed "Microids", with Anuman CEO Stéphane Longeard becoming the CEO of Microids, co-managing it with Grassiano.
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