IEntertainment Network (IENT, stylized as iEntertainment Network and formerly known as Interactive Magic, iMagic, and iMagiconline) is an American video game company founded by Bill Stealey, the co-founder and former CEO of MicroProse Software, in 1995. It is chiefly a developer and

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simulation A simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time. Simulations require the use of models; the model represents the key characteristics or behaviors of the selected system or process, whereas the ...

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s. The company was noted for hiring many industry outsiders, i.e. skilled software engineers with no prior experience in making games. Interactive Magic went public in 1998 and was sold to a venture capitalist in 1999, when Bill Stealey left the company; Stealey returned in the early 2000s. The company has published '' Air Warrior II'', '' Air Warrior III'', '' American Civil War: From Sumter to Appomattox'', '' Apache'', ''

Capitalism Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, price system, private ...

'', '' Destiny: World Domination from Stone Age to Space Age'', ''

Fallen Haven ''Fallen Haven'' is a 1997 computer game. It is a science-fiction themed turn-based strategy game. It functions on Windows 95 and 98 computers. A sequel, '' Liberation Day'', was released in 1998. Plot The game depicts a battle between the human ...

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iF-22 ''iF-22'', mislabeled as ''iF-22 Raptor'', is a video game developed by American studio Magic Labs and published by Interactive Magic for Windows. The game was first released in 1997. Reception The game received average reviews. ''Next Genera ...

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iF/A-18E Carrier Strike Fighter ''iF/A-18E Carrier Strike Fighter'' is a combat flight simulation game developed and published by Interactive Magic for Microsoft Windows in 1998. Reception The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRank ...

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Industry Giant ''Industry Giant'' is a business simulation game for Windows. In 2002 a sequel, '' Industry Giant II'', was released. Gameplay Reception The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. However, ...

'', '' Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom'', ''

Liberation Day Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day. Liberation marks the date of either a revolution, as in Cuba, the fall of a dictatorship, as in Portugal, or the end of an oc ...

'', '' North vs. South: The Great American Civil War'', '' Seven Kingdoms'', ''

Spearhead A spearhead is the sharpened point (head) of a spear, similar to an arrowhead. It is often a separate piece called a projectile point. Spearhead may also refer to: Armed conflict * Armoured spearhead, a tactical formation * HMS Spearhead ( ...

'', '' Star Rangers'', '' Semper Fi'', '' The Great Battles'' (series), '' Thunder Brigade'', '' Vangers'', ''

War Inc. ''War Inc.'' (''Project Airos'' in Australia and Germany) is a real-time strategy video game developed by Optik Software. It was published by Interactive Magic for DOS on August 31, 1997. It incorporates a rudimentary stock market, placing the p ...

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WarBirds ''WarBirds'' is a series of massively multiplayer online and offline World War II combat flight simulation video games originally developed by Interactive Creations of Grapevine and published by iEntertainment Network in 1995. The game inc ...

'' (series), among other titles.

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