Editing MicroProse (section)

=== Brand sale to Interactive Game Group and Cybergun Group (2007–2019) ===
In 2007, the MicroProse brand name was sold by [[Atari Interactive]] to the Interactive Game Group, a producer of video game titles. The company filed for transfer of trademark protection on December 27, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=tm&rno=1711906 |title=Assignments 1 |publisher=United States Patent and Trademark Office |access-date=August 22, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229000430/http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=tm&rno=1711906 |archive-date=December 29, 2014 }}</ref> Originally, it was unclear if MicroProse's titles and [[intellectual properties]] were also acquired by the Interactive Game Group from Atari/Infogrames, but was soon confirmed that the latter had remained the owners of the properties.<ref name="gamasutra">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=5663 |title=Gamasutra.com |publisher=Gamasutra.com |date=June 9, 2005 |access-date=August 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114122931/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=5663 |archive-date=November 14, 2013 }}</ref>

In January 2008, the Interactive Game Group sub-licensed the MicroProse brand and trademark to I-Drs At in January 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=tm&qt=asne&reel=&frame=&sno=&rno=&asnr=&asnri=&asne=INTERACTIVE+GAME+GROUP&asnei=&asns=&apct=&apcti=&rgst=&rgsti= |title=Assignments 2 |publisher=United States Patent and Trademark Office |date=July 8, 2013 |access-date=August 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505211858/http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=tm&qt=asne&reel=&frame=&sno=&rno=&asnr=&asnri=&asne=INTERACTIVE+GAME+GROUP&asnei=&asns=&apct=&apcti=&rgst=&rgsti= |archive-date=May 5, 2015 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=tm&qt=asne&reel=&frame=&sno=&rno=&asnr=&asnri=&asne=ID-RS+AT&asnei=&asns=&apct=&apcti=&rgst=&rgsti= |title=Assignments 3 |publisher=United States Patent and Trademark Office |date=July 8, 2013 |access-date=August 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505211240/http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=tm&qt=asne&reel=&frame=&sno=&rno=&asnr=&asnri=&asne=ID-RS+AT&asnei=&asns=&apct=&apcti=&rgst=&rgsti= |archive-date=May 5, 2015 |url-status=live  }}</ref> The company also licensed the MicroProse brand to the Legacy Engineering Group (LEG), which used the license to form subsidiaries called Microprose Systems and Microprose Consumer Electronics Division, selling consumer electronics from February 2008 to the second half of 2008. In October, the licensing agreement between LEG and Frederic Chesnais, owner of Interactive Game Group, was discontinued, forcing LEG to rebrand its subsidiaries to Legacy Consumer Electronics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mediasyndicate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10729 |title=Legacy Engineering Group Parts Ways With Microprose Brand |date=October 20, 2008 |location=New York, NY |publisher=Media Syndicate |access-date=July 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002203005/http://mediasyndicate.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=10729 |archive-date=October 2, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2010, the Cybergun Group, manufacturer of [[airsoft gun]] products, merged with the Interactive Game Group, acquiring the MicroProse brand within the merger.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cybergun 2010 Key Figures |url=http://www.cybergun.com/en/about-us/investors/key-figures/ |access-date=February 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229001545/http://www.cybergun.com/en/about-us/investors/key-figures/ |archive-date=December 29, 2014 }}</ref> In 2011, the Interactive Game Group was rebranded under the MicroProse name and began licensing and executive producing various casual and budget video game titles that the Interactive Game Group had already licensed<ref>{{cite web | url=http://microprose.com/all-games | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417160308/http://microprose.com/all-games | archive-date=April 17, 2012 | title=All Games - Microprose }}</ref> including ''Jaws: Ultimate Predator''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/majesco-announces-new-em-jaws-em-game-for-wii-3ds | title=Majesco Announces New Jaws Game for Wii, 3DS }}</ref> and fitness games featuring Jillian Michaels.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/20/jillian-michaels-fitness-adventure-coming-exclusively-to-kinect-this-fall | title=Jillian Michaels' Fitness Adventure Coming Exclusively to Kinect this Fall | date=July 20, 2011 }}</ref> In August 2012, MicroProse announced that they would re-partner with their former owner Atari to release ''Special Forces: Team X'' for 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pressreleases.triplepointpr.com/2012/08/22/microprose-announces-special-forces-team-x-3rd-person-team-based-tactical-shooter/ | title=Microprose Announces "Special Forces: Team X" Third-Person, Team-Based Tactical Shooter | date=August 22, 2012 }}</ref> The MicroProse brand continued in use until the end of 2013, when it's domain lapsed and the brand fell into dormancy.

On July 22, 2013, during the Atari bankruptcy sale, most of MicroProse's former IPs that remained with the publisher were sold to [[Tommo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://docs.bmcgroup.com/Atari/nysb_1-13-bk-10176_313.pdf|title = Purchase Agreement between Atari, Inc. and Rebellion Developments, Stardock & Tommo|date = July 22, 2013|publisher = [[BMC Group]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173012/http://docs.bmcgroup.com/Atari/nysb_1-13-bk-10176_313.pdf|archive-date = March 3, 2016|url-status = live}}</ref> In October 2014, Tommo announced the launch of the "Retroism" brand and re-released a majority of MicroProse's catalogue through digital media platforms such as Steam.