An obscure real estate developer named Donald Trump purchased the franchise from J.

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The game came under scrutiny from video-game critics after a shakeup at Infinity Ward, the developer most often associated with the franchise.

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Brothers Joe, Gavin and George Maloof bought controlling interests in the franchise from Los Angeles-based developer Jim Thomas in 1999.

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For gamers, Japanese developer Yukes, which had worked for years on the franchise for THQ, remains at the helm.

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The video-game developer best known for its "Grand Theft Auto" franchise posted a quarterly net loss and fiscal 2009 forecast below Wall Street's estimates.

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Now, before you jump down to the comments and start flaming, this was the plan by Crystal Dynamics when the game developer started working on the latest addition to the venerable "Tomb Raider" franchise.

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