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UK publisher Eidos has confirmed that the latest outing for global gaming icon Lara Craft, Tomb Raider: Underworld, will be released in Europe on November 21st. It will arrive simultaneously on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PC and PS2. Underworld is the first Tomb Raider title to be designed specifically …
Read More »‘UK is most expensive country in the world to develop a game’
Eidos' Ian Livingston says Government must invest to aid industry growth 'or suffer the consequences'
Read More »SCi appoints new CFO
Robert Brent is to join SCi Entertainment as chief financial officer. Brent is currently head of research at KBC Peel Hunt, where he leads a team of 20 equities analysts and editorial staff. Previously, Brent was an officer in the Royal Navy for ten years. Robert brings extensive knowledge of …
Read More »Infogrames clarifies position on SCi deal
Infogrames made an offer for SCi back in April which it believed had The potential to be significantly value enhancing to both SCi’s and Infogrames shareholders”, but SCi ‘declined to entertain’ the bid. A clarification sent out to the City this morning confirms that while Infogrames has no current intention …
Read More »Eidos UK: Internal PR is alive and well
Eidos has promised the UK games media that it still has a working internal PR team, after reports suggested it had gutted its communications department. Online reports posted today quote PR executives at the company suggesting that the recent decision to enlist Barrington Harvey as a third-party agency meant that …
Read More »Shellshock 2 confirmed
The BBFC has confirmed that Eidos has a new Shellshock game in the works – entitles Shellshock 2: Blood Trails. The body has granted the game a release with an ‘18’certificate. No cuts have been made to the content of the game and no details have been released on which …
Read More »Heard About: Death Jr 2
John Broomhall talks to Backboneâ??s lead sound designer, Yannis Brownâ?¦
Read More »Warner boss joins SCi Board
President of Warner Bros Home Entertainment Group Kevin Tsujihara has joined the Board of SCi Entertainment as non-executive director. The news follows Warner doubling its sharecount in the Eidos parent in April – taking its stake up to 20 per cent. Meanwhile, Aaron Brown – an associate of SCi investor …
Read More »Age Of Conan ‘has a long shelf life’
Eidos is set to continue its support for Age of Conan following a stellar first week for the new IP. The game came second in the ChartTrack Top 40 in its debut week, only kept from the top spot by GTA IV, and has become the biggest PC game of …
Read More »Dodkins departs Eidos UK
The major re-structuring at Eidos continues, with Scott Dodkins leaving the company, while there’s a new higher profile role for Patrick Melchior. Dodkins is believed to have ended a three-year stint as managing director of European publishing and global brand management this week. MCV can also reveal that current French …
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