Founded as Cinematronics, LLC, the company was bought by Maxis in 1996. The next year, the studio was closed as part of Maxis's purchase by EA.

Cinematronics Inc. founded by Jim Pearce, Dennis Parte and Gary Garrison in 1975. Cinematronics' first succesful game was Space Wars. In 1987, Cinematronics was acquired by Tradewest and renamed the Leland Corporation.

Since 1987, we have made games that allow players to create and tell their own stories.