In Infogrames’ financial report they mentioned they sold their rights to the Civilization name to an undisclosed buyer for $22.3 million; rumors range from Activision reclaiming the Civilization name which they held briefly in 1999 to developer Fraxis snapping it up.

"In its earnings statement, Infogrames said, "After the close of the first half on September 30, 2004, the Group sold the rights to its Civilization franchise for $22.3 million, generating a onetime gain of 15.5 million euros." However, Infogrames did not identify which company bought the rights to the game, only that it had been sold. American Atari representatives were unavailable for comment, but speculation on various games sites as to the buyer's identity ranged from Activision to Civilization developer Firaxis Games."

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