Eidos being Bought out

[Mr.Fibbles]

Square Enix said it would pay 32 pence a share in cash for Eidos\
Story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7885454.stm)(BBC)


Seems all the money is in Japan these days...at least they aren't being bought by EA or someone who would certainly milk the Tomb Raider cow clean.

[peoplessi]

Square-Enix, they've been talking about moving to the western market more prominently, and maybe this is the key for them?

[Mr.Fibbles]

So the story goes...
I haven't played a Eidos game in a while though. I am a little apathetic to this, just thought I would break the news to people.

[peoplessi]

Eidos published Duke Nukem in Europe if I remember correctly.

[Phait]

Suck.

[Yenji]

Not a tomb raider fan but I certainly could go for a new Legacy of Kain game

[Amakou]

I can haz moar Hitman plz?

~Amakou~

[kain22]

I can haz moar Hitman plz?

~Amakou~


i hope this don´t **** up the hitman franchise. i love the first, second, and last.

[Hyperactive Slob]

Eidos Was an Ok publisher even though they did a bunch of dick moves (Cough*Kane And Lynch/GamespotCOUGH*). I hope they don't get bought out or if they do I hope it doesn't affect the games they make.

[Sang]

Eidos published Duke Nukem in Europe if I remember correctly.

I think that was Infogrames.

So what does this mean for Deus Ex 3? :o :p

[Damien_Azreal]

Nope. Eidos published DN3D and Blood, and many other games in the UK. :)

[Steve]

So what does this mean for Deus Ex 3? :o :p

Not a lot. It's going to suck either way :p

[BloodWolf806]

As long as they don't interfere in Eidos's development cycles I'm fine with it. Leave Deus Ex, Theif, and Hitman alone.

[peoplessi]

Well it says Eidos on my boxed copy of Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition :)

[Taril]

Square-Enix might be just the thing to get Eidos butt in gear. They've been stagnant for awhile.
At the same time it could blow up because the games that SE releases are completely different than anything Eidos has ever done.

[Wamplet]

As long as thief and hitman live.... \o

[Sang]

Well it says Eidos on my boxed copy of Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition :)

It says Infogrames on mine :o Ohmy

[Tang Lung]

Squeenidox!

[avatar_58]

Square-Enix might be just the thing to get Eidos butt in gear. They've been stagnant for awhile.

Hahaha Square-Enix and *helping* stagnation? I like their games too but let's face it, it's been nothing but Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest clones for years. Some good stuff in there, but they'd be calling the kettle black on that one.

[Dave-ros]

Nope. Eidos published DN3D and Blood, and many other games in the UK. :)
I was about to say "No they didn't!" until I remembered that I got my copy of D3D from the University of Michigan's student union (just before coming back to Blighty), and the Plutonium Pak directly from 3D Realms :p

[Kristian Joensen]

Well it says Eidos on my boxed copy of Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition :)

It does on my Killaton collection CDs as well.

[Hudson]

So.. expect Deus Ex 3 to include extremely feminine male characters with over-compensating weaponry and hair that would make Duran Duran blush?

[Hyperactive Slob]

So.. expect Deus Ex 3 to include extremely feminine male characters with over-compensating weaponry and hair that would make Duran Duran blush?
Well they are also adding J-Pop Music to the game but expect much more when Deus EX XXIV gets released.

[Steve]

So.. expect Deus Ex 3 to include extremely feminine male characters with over-compensating weaponry and hair that would make Duran Duran blush?

Oh man I thought the EXACT same thing when I read the thread title :D

[darkportrait]

if it doenst mess up the hitman, and dues ex series but i would like a new legacy of kain game the last one i played was on the dreamcast and it was awesome