# Red Orb Entertainment

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**Red Orb Entertainment** was a publishing division created by the [Broderbund](/source/Broderbund) software company to market its [video game](/source/Video_game) titles, distinguishing them from its library of [edutainment](/source/Edutainment) titles, which it marketed to schools. Launched on May 21, 1997, and based in [Novato](/source/Novato,_California), [California](/source/California), the name comes from the first six letters of "Broderbund," which spell "Red Orb" when reversed.[1]

After its parent company Broderbund was acquired by [The Learning Company](/source/The_Learning_Company) in 1998, Red Orb's brand continued to be used and was supported by the latter's [Mindscape](/source/Mindscape_(company)) division.[5] After TLC's parent company [Mattel Interactive](/source/Mattel_Interactive) was sold off in 2000, Subsequent games of the [Myst](/source/Myst_(series)), [Prince of Persia](/source/Prince_of_Persia), and [Warlords](/source/Warlords_(game_series)) franchises were later published by [Ubisoft](/source/Ubisoft), who acquired all of Mattel Interactive's entertainment library in March 2001.[3]

## Titles

Red Orb Entertainment developed and/or published several games in the late 1990s. These include:[6]

- *[John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles](/source/John_Saul's_Blackstone_Chronicles)*
- *[The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time](/source/The_Journeyman_Project_3:_Legacy_of_Time)*
- *[The Journeyman Project Trilogy](/source/The_Journeyman_Project_(series))*
- *[Myst: Masterpiece Edition](/source/Myst#PC_remakes)*
- *[Prince of Persia 3D](/source/Prince_of_Persia_3D)*
- *[Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen](/source/Ring_(video_game))*
- *[Riven: The Sequel to Myst](/source/Riven)*
- *[Soul Fighter](/source/Soul_Fighter)*
- *[Take No Prisoners](/source/Take_No_Prisoners_(video_game))*
- *[WarBreeds](/source/WarBreeds)*
- *[Warlords III: Darklords Rising](/source/Warlords_III)*
- *[Warlords III: Reign of Heroes](/source/Warlords_III)*

## References

1. Angwin, Julia (May 22, 1997). ["Broderbund in the Game / New titles will bear Red Orb brand name"](http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Broderbund-in-the-Game-New-titles-will-bear-Red-2838821.php). *[San Francisco Chronicle](/source/San_Francisco_Chronicle)*. Retrieved January 16, 2013.

1. Lee, Helen (May 22, 1997). ["Broderbund Gets Serious"](http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_05/22_broder/index.html). *[GameSpot](/source/GameSpot)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/19990210172427/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_05/22_broder/index.html) February 10, 1999 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 24, 2022.

1. Judson, Peter (March 7, 2001). ["UbiSoft Acquires Entertainment Division of the Learning Company"](http://www.neoseeker.com/news/924-ubisoft-aquires-entertainment-division-of-the-learning-company/). Neoseeker. Retrieved January 16, 2013.

1. ["Red Orb Entertainment"](http://www.mobygames.com/company/red-orb-entertainment). [MobyGames](/source/MobyGames). Retrieved January 16, 2013.

1. Dunkin, Alan (October 2, 1998). ["Red Orb Stays With Mindscape"](http://www.gamespot.com/news/red-orb-stays-with-mindscape-2465105). [GameSpot](/source/GameSpot). Retrieved January 16, 2013.

1. ["Red Orb Entertainment"](http://www.metacritic.com/company/red-orb-entertainment). [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic). Retrieved November 26, 2011.

## External links

- [Red Orb Entertainment](https://web.archive.org/web/20010118235200/www.redorb.com) January 18, 2001 at the Wayback Machine
- [Red Orb Entertainment](http://www.mobygames.com/company/red-orb-entertainment) at [MobyGames](/source/MobyGames)

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