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'''Brøderbund''' was a video game developer and publisher that was founded in 1980 by Doug and Gary Carlston. They were purchased by The Learning Company in 1998. They developed [[Carmen Sandiego series|the Carmen Sandiego series]], [[Living Books series|the Living Books series]], and [[In the 1st Degree]]. Brøderbund developed the Windows port for [[Myst]]. They were also one of the publishers for [[The Last Express]] and published the masterpiece edition of [[The Manhole]]. | '''Brøderbund''' was a video game developer and publisher that was founded in 1980 by Doug and Gary Carlston. They were purchased by [[The Learning Company]] in 1998. They developed [[Carmen Sandiego series|the Carmen Sandiego series]], [[Living Books series|the Living Books series]], and [[In the 1st Degree]]. Brøderbund developed the Windows port for [[Myst]]. They were also one of the publishers for [[The Last Express]] and published the masterpiece edition of [[The Manhole]]. | ||
In 1997, they formed the publishing label Red Orb Entertainment (chosen for the first six letters of Broderbund, reversed) to differentiate those games from their usual educational titles. Red Orb Entertainment published [[Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen]]. When The Learning Company was purchased by Ubisoft in 2001, the Red Orb Entertainment label was no longer used. | |||
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