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German publisher looks to reboot franchise with original developer Pyro onboard
Read More »Commandos is back – classic Eidos franchise is picked up by Kalypso Media
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided sparks controversy (again) over ‘Augs Lives Matter’ art
Brand director calls widely criticised reference to Black Lives Matter movement an ‘unfortunate coincidence’
Read More »LucasArts, Eidos and Secret Level artist Clarence Johnson passes away
Colleagues and friends remember former Star Wars: Starfighter, The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct and Ghostbusters: The Video Game developer as ‘the guy you wanted to have around’
Read More »Curve Digital and Kuju unite to create ‘major new publisher’
Eidos co-founder Dominic Wheatley to oversee newly-founded Curve Digital Entertainment group
Read More »Curve Digital and Kuju merge to form ‘major new British publisher’
Kuju owner The Catalis Group has acquired UK indie publisher and developer Curve Digital. Kuju and Curve will now merge to form a new group – Curve Digital Entertainment – which the firm says has the potential to become ‘a major new British games publisher.’ The new business will be …
Read More »Industry veteran John Kavanagh returns to games at Pixelbomb
Former Eidos chief John Kavanagh has joined rising games developer/publisher Pixelbomb Games. The studio is working on PC, PS4 and Xbox One game Beyond Flesh & Blood. Kavanagh’s appointment as MD comes as the firm attempts to become a major UK digital publisher. I’m truly excited to be joining Pixelbomb, …
Read More »Deux Ex: Mankind Divided suffers six-month delay to August 2016
Square Enix’s upcoming cyberpunk sequel Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has been delayed by six months for ‘quality’ reasons. That’s the news from head of studio at developer Eidos Montreal, David Anfossi, who announced that the game’s February 23rd launch would now take place on August 23rd next year. We’re confident …
Read More »Eidos Montreal teases next-generation Dawn Engine
New tech will power Deus Ex Universe projects, based on Glacier 2 engine
Read More »Hitman film producer working on Thief movie adaptation – report
A film adaptation based on stealth action series Thief is in development, according to a new report. Tracking Board sources claim the movie is in the works from production companies Vertigo and Prime Universe. Vertigo most recently produced licensed film adaptation The Lego Movie. Adrian Askarieh and Roy Lee are …
Read More »Eidos co-founder Ian Livingstone departs Square Enix
British games industry veteran Ian Livingstone has left Square Enix after more than 20 years working with the team. Ian oversaw the formation of notable Britsoft firm Eidos, which was acquired by Square Enix in 2009. He leaves his position as Eidos Life President. During his time at Eidos, he …
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