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Blue Byte Software is a Computer Game Developer based in Düsseldorf , Germany , founded in 1988 . The company has produced popular titles like '' Battle Isle '' and '' The Settlers ''. Since 2001, the company has been owned by Ubisoft . HISTORY Blue Byte Software was founded by Thomas Hertzler and Lothar Schmitt in Mülheim in October 1988. The first published game was the Tennis simulation ''Great Courts'', released in 1989 by Ubisoft (then called Ubi Soft). Blue Byte's first big success in Germany and Europe was the Turn-based Strategy Game '' Battle Isle '', completed in 1991 . Inspired by the Japan ese game '' Nectaris '' for the PC Engine , ''Battle Isle'' spawned numerous add-ons and sequels. The company's next big success followed in 1993 with the release of the managerial game ''Die Siedler'', marketed internationally as '' The Settlers ''. ''Settlers'' also had numerous sequels and became the most well-known of Blue Byte's products. Over the years, Blue Byte developed and '' and '' Albion '', but most of them were not successful internationally. Efforts to break into the American market, usually aided with publishing by Accolade , failed and success was limited to Germany and parts of Europe, although the firm did establish an international office in the United States in 1995. Three years later, Blue Byte moved from Chicago, Illinois, to its new facilities in Austin, Texas. The popular '', which tried to breach the gap between turn-based strategies and Real-time Strategies , it alienated many players who came to expect that the Battle Isle brand would represent traditional turn-based strategies. In January of news, 10 October , 2006 . GAMES DEVELOPED OR PUBLISHED
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