Difference between revisions of "Eidos Interactive"
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| + | '''Eidos Interactive''' is the creator and publisher of all the [[Classic]] [[Tomb Raider Games]] up until [[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness]]. Later games were created by [[Crystal Dynamics]], but still published by Eidos. | ||
| − | ==Games== | + | The company was founded in 1990 in Wimbledon, Surrey, Great-Britain, and was taken over by [[Square Enix]] in 2009, who published the subsequent titles, starting with the 2013 [[Tomb Raider (2013)|reboot]] of the franchise. |
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| − | ==Square Enix | + | == Square Enix Takeover == |
| − | + | Rumours about a takeover of Eidos started surfacing as early as 2004. In 2005 the company was taken over by SCi Entertainment, another British software manufacturer. In this takeover, however, Eidos remaind as a independent part of the now bigger company. Finally, in 2009 SCI was taken over by [[Square Enix]], who subsequently fully integrated the company. | |
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| + | {{quote|http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/square-takeover-of-eidos-given-green-light|One of the last UK publishing houses will come under foreign ownership next month as shareholders in Eidos voted with an overwhelming majority to accept the bid by Square Enix. The Final Fantasy publisher, which offered 32 pence per share in February under the SQEX holding company, will gain control of Eidos and its constituent parts after the publisher's shares are delisted, which is estimated to happen in late April. At a court meeting over 85 per cent of the shares held in the company were represented in votes cast to accept the bid, and at the subsequent EGM the motion required to implement the acquisition was also approved. Among the properties that Square Enix will take control of are the [[Tomb Raider]], Hitman and Championship Manager franchises, although there's no word as yet on what changes the new owners will make to the company's structure.}} | ||
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| − | [[Category: Tomb Raider III]] | + | [[Category:Tomb Raider III]] |
| − | [[Category: The Last Revelation]] | + | [[Category:The Last Revelation]] |
[[Category:Tomb Raider Chronicles]] | [[Category:Tomb Raider Chronicles]] | ||
| − | [[Category: The Angel of Darkness]] | + | [[Category:The Angel of Darkness]] |
| − | [[Category: Tomb Raider Legend]] | + | [[Category:Tomb Raider Legend]] |
| − | [[Category: Tomb Raider Anniversary]] | + | [[Category:Tomb Raider Anniversary]] |
| − | [[Category: Tomb Raider Underworld]] | + | [[Category:Tomb Raider Underworld]] |
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Revision as of 21:02, 6 October 2016
Eidos Interactive is the creator and publisher of all the Classic Tomb Raider Games up until Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. Later games were created by Crystal Dynamics, but still published by Eidos.
The company was founded in 1990 in Wimbledon, Surrey, Great-Britain, and was taken over by Square Enix in 2009, who published the subsequent titles, starting with the 2013 reboot of the franchise.
Games Published by Eidos
- Tomb Raider
- Tomb Raider II
- Tomb Raider III
- The Last Revelation
- Chronicles
- The Angel of Darkness
- Tomb Raider Legend
- Tomb Raider Anniversary
- Tomb Raider Underworld
Square Enix Takeover
Rumours about a takeover of Eidos started surfacing as early as 2004. In 2005 the company was taken over by SCi Entertainment, another British software manufacturer. In this takeover, however, Eidos remaind as a independent part of the now bigger company. Finally, in 2009 SCI was taken over by Square Enix, who subsequently fully integrated the company.
One of the last UK publishing houses will come under foreign ownership next month as shareholders in Eidos voted with an overwhelming majority to accept the bid by Square Enix. The Final Fantasy publisher, which offered 32 pence per share in February under the SQEX holding company, will gain control of Eidos and its constituent parts after the publisher's shares are delisted, which is estimated to happen in late April. At a court meeting over 85 per cent of the shares held in the company were represented in votes cast to accept the bid, and at the subsequent EGM the motion required to implement the acquisition was also approved. Among the properties that Square Enix will take control of are the Tomb Raider, Hitman and Championship Manager franchises, although there's no word as yet on what changes the new owners will make to the company's structure.
External Links
- Eidos issues warning over TR2 prerelease, The Croft Times, August 10, 1997
