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per share as a result of the acquisition, while Pearson lost around
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Fabrikant, Geraldine; Myerson, Allen R. (May 18, 1998).
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Mindscape was founded in October 1983 as a wholly owned
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331:. In its early years, Mindscape lost about
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2309:"Pearson Sells Mindscape, Taking Big Loss"
1986:"Pearson Enters Multimedia Software Arena"
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2052:"SIMON & SCHUSTER IN SALE TO BRITISH"
1928:. No. 67. January 1990. p. 64.
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462:, with the deal closing on May 12, 1994.
430:In December 1989, the video game company
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728:American Challenge: A Sailing Simulation
220:license. When Toolworks was acquired by
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1953:"Mutual Funds; When Small Is Beautiful"
1920:"Software Toolworks Acquires Mindscape"
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328:Sub Mission: A Matter of Life and Death
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2772:Nunneley, Stephany (August 10, 2011).
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1254:Winter, Christine (March 13, 1987).
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212:in 1988 and was acquired in 1990 by
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1662:Rudd, David C. (December 6, 1986).
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1016:Worlds of Legend: Son of the Empire
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489:. One day prior to the release of
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2673:Martin, Matt (December 1, 2009).
2128:. November 12, 1994. p. 90.
1396:Bertoli, Ben (October 10, 2016).
1256:"MINDSCAPE TO BUY SOFTWARE GROUP"
1190:John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles
950:Captain Planet and the Planeteers
208:was completed in 1987. Mindscape
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3018:. No. 116. pp. 90–94.
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854:Fiendish Freddy's Big Top o' Fun
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2017:Bloomberg News (May 13, 1994).
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1120:Angel Devoid: Face of the Enemy
846:Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
648:needs additional citations for
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2307:Buerkle, Tom (March 7, 1998).
2124:. Vol. 106, no. 46.
1951:Gould, Carole (July 1, 1990).
1088:Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure
1072:Dragon Lore: The Legend Begins
18:Mindscape (software publisher)
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2805:MCV Staff (August 10, 2011).
1984:Lohr, Steve (April 1, 1994).
1697:"MORE BRITONS ON MADISON AVE"
926:Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight
249:Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight
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2456:"Learning Co. cuts 500 jobs"
1729:"ZURICH-AMERICAN ADDS TO HQ"
1664:"TOOLWORKS TO BUY MINDSCAPE"
1542:"SFN SELLING TEXTBOOK FIRMS"
1509:"MINDSCAPE BUYS SCARBOROUGH"
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398:. The move aimed at raising
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2590:(in French). October 2010.
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513:Federal Trade Commission
507:(TLC) in March 1998 for
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2248:"Layoffs Hit Mindscape"
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311:chief executive officer
285:Early years (1983–1988)
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554:Gores Technology Group
475:Emeryville, California
432:The Software Toolworks
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112:; 13 years ago
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1080:Liberation: Captive 2
471:Strategic Simulations
216:, eyeing Mindscape's
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2587:Boulogne-Billancourt
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1875:. 1991. p. 327.
1801:. December 6, 1989.
1769:. October 27, 1988.
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562:Boulogne-Billancourt
505:The Learning Company
384:Northbrook, Illinois
267:Warhammer: Dark Omen
230:Boulogne-Billancourt
226:The Learning Company
202:Northbrook, Illinois
194:video game developer
175:The Learning Company
140:Boulogne-Billancourt
110:August 10, 2011
92:Northbrook, Illinois
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619:video game industry
440:$ 21.2 million
394:(IPO) and become a
355:limited partnership
347:Lifeboat Associates
343:Tarrytown, New York
234:video game industry
180:Game Studios (2001)
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2190:The New York Times
2089:The New York Times
2057:The New York Times
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1991:The New York Times
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547:Mattel Interactive
521:$ 347 million
509:$ 150 million
487:$ 2.7 million
479:Western Publishing
460:$ 462 million
452:board of directors
416:Wheeling, Illinois
404:$ 9.8 million
400:$ 9.6 million
27:Video game company
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