MICROIDS : PRESENTATION
MICROÏDS
Video games producer and publisher MICROÏDS is one of the world leaders in the adventure games segment (with international bestsellers such as Still Life, Syberia, Dracula and Amerzone).
Its extensive and varied games catalog (featuring titles from Index+, Wanadoo Edition and Microïds) has won over every section of the public, from toddlers to hardened gamers, and from collectors of cultural games to adventure fans. Microïds' publishing line today is focused on mainstream games, where the core objectives will continue to be gaming and entertainment, fiction and fantasy worlds. Some of its titles will also touch on the learning sector (history, science, heritage, current affairs, and much more).
The Microïds team is driven by its ambition to create a wide range of titles and invent new concepts promoting personal development, putting players in the driving seat and encouraging dialog and communication between friends, family, students and enthusiasts.
Microïds' games are dedicated to inquisitive and demanding players fascinated by the gaming world who want to have their say, share, comment, have fun, be surprised, discover and be won over. Its titles encourage the creative uptake of gaming by helping players to express their sensitivity, flex their gray matter and take control of their own projects. With the advent of Web 2.0, sharing and collaborative projects, everyone now can become an all-in-one gamer, designer and entrepreneur!
Microïds also applies its innovative vision to production. The key focus here is to produce games in line with an ever more collaborative and inventive model, bring together the best talents and share their knowledge, and create the much sought-after added value.
Inventing a video game goes beyond mere entertainment; the primary issue is to strengthen social ties, and develop intelligence and the collective imagination. Let's all join the gaming community!
History
 | 1984 : MICROÏDS, a development studio for interactive multimedia programs, is founded |
 | 1992 : INDEX+, a development studio for interactive multimedia programs, is founded by Emmanuel Olivier |
 | 1995 : MICROÏDS becomes a publisher and producer |
| 1996 : INDEX+ becomes a publisher and producer |
| 1997 : INDEX+ co-produces and publishes Crusaders |
| 1999 : INDEX+ co-produces and publishes Dracula MICROÏDS co-produces and publishes Amerzone |
 | 2000 : INDEX joins the Wanadoo group and becomes WANADOO EDITION |
| 2002 : MICROÏDS produces and publishes Syberia |
 | 2003 : Emmanuel Olivier takes over Microïds and Wanadoo Edition, and founds MC2 from the merger between the two companies |
| 2004 : MC2 produces and publishes Obscure and Syberia 2 |
 | 2007 : MC2 relaunches the "MICROÏDS" label as a symbol of French creativity. All its productions will now be called MICROÏDS Montreal or MICROÏDS Paris. The move is one of going back to basics, all to ensure that "the adventure goes on"! |