"Tomb Raider" publisher Eidos has today laid out a tentative schedule for their acquisition by "Final Fantasy" creator Square Enix, according to a release obtained by Britain’s Regulatory News Service (RNS). Though Eidos' board of directors and upwards of 36% of shareholders are already in favor of the 32 pence per share buyout, Eidos will [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 3, 2009
29 key employees at bankrupt Midway Games could split a bonus payday worth $3.25 million if they sell off the company's "Mortal Kombat" franchise. That's direct from bankruptcy filings obtained by netDockets last week. But according to company spokesperson Geoffrey Mogilner, that's not what Midway actually intends to do. "It's not our goal to sell Mortal [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 16, 2009
Warner Bros. will vote fully in favor of Square Enix's acquisition of "Tomb Raider" publisher Eidos, according to a release obtained by Britain's Regulatory News Service (RNS). Compared to Namco Bandai's offer for D3 Publisher Thursday, an aquisition of Eidos by "Final Fantasy" creator Square Enix was far less certain. But with Warner Bros. fully on their [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 12, 2009
In 1998, Eidos saw the value in adding a potent Japanese product to their lineup -- and ported Squaresoft's "Final Fantasy VII" to the Windows PC. Today, in their search for Western products, Square Enix is thinking a little broader. In order to get access to franchises including "Tomb Raider," "Hitman," "Deus Ex" and "Thief," they will bid £84.3 million for Eidos' entire operation.
Continue reading...Thursday, February 12, 2009
According to reports out of Japan this morning (via Andria Sang and Siliconera), Namco Bandai Games has today staged a buyout of D3 Publisher at 62,000 yen (roughly U.S. $684) per share. Citing the synergistic potential of adding the "Ben 10" and rival "Naruto" game publisher as a full subsidiary, Namco Bandai intends to use the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Just a week after announcing their MMO hunting title, "Hunter's World," Monumental has today announced that they have signed a deal with Capcom, which will result in Monumental developing a multi-platform title for the publisher. Primarily known for their two upcoming MMOs -- "Hunter's World" and "Football Superstars" -- Monumental has had a secret console game [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Seriously, is it safe to claim Phil Harrison is a witch yet? I can think of no other way he could have possibly made Atari so much better in the short time he's been there. First he gets Atari a couple of big games that lost their publishers, and now he goes and gets Cryptic [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 18, 2008
As much as we might fantasize otherwise, it's pretty clear at this point there will be no merger of Dead or Alive publisher Tecmo and Final Fantasy creator Square Enix. Rather, come April 1st, Koei will finalize a 20 billion yen ($207 million) merger with Tecmo, to form a company called Koei Tecmo Holdings. What's that [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 13, 2008
When we heard yesterday that Swordfish Studios Manchester had been sold to Monumental Games, the thought gave us pause -- a former Activision Blizzard studio, their titles 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand and World in Conflict: Soviet Assault had been bought up by THQ and Ubisoft respectively, and we expected the studio would join [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 10, 2008
When the crumbs start falling from Activision Blizzard's extra-wide table, it seems rival publishers are all-too-willing to scoop them up. Today, Massive Entertainment, one of the last game studios in limbo following the Acti-Blizz merger, has found a new home at Ubisoft -- and brought the rights to their premiere RTS title World in Conflict [...]
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