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PopTop Software

PopTop Software Inc. was an American video game developer based in Fenton, Missouri. Phil Steinmeyer started the company in 1993, creating Iron Cross and co-developing two Heroes of Might and Magic games with New World Computing. In 1998, the studio co-founded the publisher Gathering of Developers, which released its Railroad Tycoon II, Tropico, and…

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Founded
1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Industry
Video games
Headquarters
Fenton, Missouri, US
Defunct
March 2006 (2006-03); 20 years ago
Fate
Merged into Firaxis Games
Founder
Phil Steinmeyer

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PopTop Software

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples50
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
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related to history · 38
PopTop Software → April, At, Bonnie's Bookstore, Company, Developers, Firaxis Games, Games, Gathering, He, Heroes, In, In January, Iron Cross, It, Magic, Magic II, May, MicroProse, Might, New Crayon Games
Products · 3
PopTop Software → Railroad Tycoon 3, Railroad Tycoon II, Tropico
Parent · 2
PopTop Software → 2K Games (2005–2006), Take-Two Interactive (2000–2005)
Defunct · 1
PopTop Software → March 2006 (2006-03); 20 years ago
Fate · 1
PopTop Software → Merged into Firaxis Games
Founded · 1
PopTop Software → 1993; 33 years ago (1993)
Founder · 1
PopTop Software → Phil Steinmeyer
Headquarters · 1
PopTop Software → Fenton, Missouri, US
Industry · 1
PopTop Software → Video games
Type · 1
PopTop Software → Subsidiary

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games poptop software studio gathering developers take-two interactive 2k steinmeyer railroad tycoon 2005 new video ii tropico game world computing

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PopTop SoftwareDefunctMarch 2006 (2006-03); 20 years ago1.00infobox
PopTop SoftwareFateMerged into Firaxis Games1.00infobox
PopTop SoftwareFounded1993; 33 years ago (1993)1.00infobox
PopTop SoftwareFounderPhil Steinmeyer1.00infobox
PopTop SoftwareHeadquartersFenton, Missouri, US1.00infobox
PopTop SoftwareIndustryVideo games1.00infobox
PopTop SoftwareParentTake-Two Interactive (2000–2005)1.00infobox
PopTop SoftwareParent2K Games (2005–2006)1.00infobox
PopTop SoftwareProductsRailroad Tycoon II1.00infobox
PopTop SoftwareProductsRailroad Tycoon 31.00infobox
PopTop SoftwareProductsTropico1.00infobox
PopTop SoftwareTypeSubsidiary1.00infobox

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