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TitleFirst ReleaseDeveloper (s)Platform (s)17 January 2006Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox100% Star7 December 2001Teque Interactive31 October 1999Microsoft Windows20 May 2008Microsoft WindowsEidos Interactive Games
Eidos-Montréal | Crafting Emotions
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- Purchase by Square Enix
- Evolution Into Square Enix Europe
Eidos Interactive is an England-based game company most widely known for its work on the Tomb Raider and Hitman franchises. The developer has worked on many other IP's, including Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. On April 22, 2009, Eidos became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix. Following the business deal, games developed by the company wi...
The most successful franchises to come out of the company have been the Tomb Raider and Hitman series of games. Both series have received generally positive reviews, and the original Tomb Raider is revered as a classic game of the original Playstation's life cycle. The game was remade and released in 2007 to positive reviews. In the early 2000's, t...
While many publishers have been implicated in meddling with the press to obtain good review scores and the possible sales boost that can come from that, Eidos in particular has received much criticism over the years for their interference with the critical process. Two of their more publicized controversies are described below.
In February 2009, word came out that Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. had come to an agreement to purchase the financially struggling Eidos for roughly $120 million. Throughout the remainder of February and March, support was gained by many shareholders, including Warner Bros., for the purchase. On March 30, 2009, at an emergency meeting of shareholde...
As of July 7, 2009, the use of the Eidos name for titles published by the company was discontinued, and subsequent Eidos-developed games have been published under the Square Enix label. Eidos CEO Phil Rogers was appointed the head of the newly reformed Square Enix Europe, and placed in charge of publishing all of Eidos and Square Enixtitles in Euro...
Sep 19, 2021 · Eidos Interactive was absorbed into Square Enix Europe in November 2009 but the publishing powerhouse put out some weird and wonderful games that feel less likely to come out of the triple-A space in the modern age. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver tells the story of Raziel, a vampire doomed to a horrible fate after being betrayed by the vampire ...
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Nov 9, 2009 · April 21, 2009. Eidos Inc. is taken over by Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. May 20, 2005. SCi completes Eidos takeover. March 4, 2004. Eidos enters a conditional agreement to acquire Io-Interactive, the Danish based studio. October 29, 2003. Eidos signs a development deal with Guerrilla, the Amsterdam-based studio formerly known as Lost Boys ...
