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Bruce Willis is negotiating to star in the movie adaptation of Eidos’ Kane and Lynch, according to Variety . The Hollywood news source reports that Willis will play Adam "Kane" Marcus, a mercenary who makes an unlikely alliance with schizophrenic killer James Lynch. The game has sold 2 million copies …

Funcom-developed MMO Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has attracted over 400,000 gamers online – with almost half coming from the North American market. Funcom also reported substantial traffic to the Age of Conan websites, with more than 2.2 million unique visitors during the last ten days. The initial sales and …

Tiga and ELSPA-supported campaign for tax breaks gets backing from studio heavyweights

The stock price of Eidos owner SCi Entertainment has fallen by over five per cent today, down to 46.25p. The 5.61 per cent drop represents a fall of 2.75p-per share at today’s close. However, no firm indiciation of a reason for the drop has arisen. MCV has contatcetd the firm …

Since the announcement of Top Trumps: Dr. Who, the gaming world has been hankering after a full next-gen release featuring everybody’s favourite time-travelling Scot. Yet alas it’s not to be, as BBC puts pay to rumours that someone, somewhere has the full Doctor Who licence. That leaves Eidos’ Top Trumps …

Eidos parent SCi Entertainment has turned down an acquisitive bid from an unknown would-be suitor. In a statement on SCi’s website, the company said: The pursuit of an uncertain takeover proposal with consequent delay and risks to the Company’s proposed issuance of new equity to fund the execution of its …

The Daily Mail reports that Eidos parent SCi is involved in dual discussions with existing ten per cent shareholder Time Warner and a new suitor – NBC Universal. Vivendi Universal’s games division is currently involved in the merger of Activison, while the umbrella company already owns 20 per cent of …

New online games firm to come from founders of Eidos' Danish team

The Advertising Standards Authority has outlawed an Eidos advertising campaign for Kane & Lynch. The body has ordered Eidos not to print or broadcast the ads again, after upholding 26 complaints and calling the promotion ‘graphic’ and ‘shocking’. One press ad shows a gagged woman, crying and having her head …

SCi’s share price has plunged by over seven per cent at the last count today – suggesting that the furious speculation over buyout talks may have calmed down. The stock price reached a high of 60.5p-per-share on Friday, but that dipped slightly yesterday. However, it is today’s unforeseen drop that …