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Eidos parent SCi’s share price jumped by almost 30 per cent this morning, after the company announced its management team had stepped down. At the time of posting, shares in the company had climbed to 62 pence – up 14 pence, or 29.17 per cent. The price has steadily climbed …

Following a period of increasing pressure on the board of Britsoft publisher and Eidos owner SCi, CEO Jane Cavanagh, managing director of publishing Bill Ennis and managing director of studios Rob Murphy have all left the company. Group CFO Phil Rogers steps up to fill Cavanagh’s position, despite having only …

SCi’s shareholders are described as furious” in a piece in The Times , which goes on to state that one investor has said that chief executive Jane Cavanagh’s position at the company as untenable”. On Friday the company’s corporate brokers at Citigroup told the chairman that investors wanted the management …

Eidos parent SCi’s protracted talks with potential acquirers have come to an end, the company has revealed. In a trading statement, SCi also revealed that its biggest release of the calendar year, Tomb Raider: Underworld, would be delayed from its scheduled June release date to Christmas in order to achieve …

SCi’s latest interim management statement states that the company remains in talks over a possible buy-out, while outlining its latest quarterly sales results. For Q1 FY ’08 (July 1st to September 30th), SCi unit sales were up 14 per cent compared to the previous quarter, with notable success Pony Friends …

French publisher Ubisoft has ruled itself out of the race to acquire the SCi Group, saying it has ‘no intention’ of buying the Eidos parent firm. SCi revealed that it had received several approaches last month – and Ubisoft’s name was immediately touted as a possible suitor. But a spokesperson …

French publisher Ubisoft has ruled itself out of the race to acquire the SCi Group, saying it has ‘no intention’ of buying the Eidos parent firm. SCi revealed that it had received several approaches last month – and Ubisoft’s name was immediately touted as a possible suitor. But a spokesperson …

Publisher will "continue to build studios" - focus on low-cost locations

Publisher will "continue to build studios" - focus on low-cost locations

Fresh from announcing its full-year financial results this morning, Eidos has announced that much-anticipated action/adventure Kane & Lynch: Dead Men will be released on November 23rd. The title will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3, and under the Games For Windows label on PC. We can’t wait for people …