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Leading UK developer TT Games is weeks away from closing a deal with a top publisher for the much sought after rights to its latest smash-hit-in-waiting Lego Batman. The Cheshire-based firm has refused to name any of the title’s potential suitors, but has confirmed to MCV that it is in …
Read More »Eidos signs ten game deal with Deadline Games
MCV sister mag Develop reports that Denmark’s Deadline Games is planning for a major ramp up of its production capacity after signing a massive deal with Eidos for ten new games. The three-year agreement covers ten games based on characters taken from the Hanna-Barbera studio licensed to Eidos by Warner …
Read More »Deadline signs huge ten game deal with Eidos
Danish studio set for expansion as it signs three year deal to make multiple Hanna-Barbera games
Read More ȣ300m price tag on Lara and SCi
After this morning’s confirmation that the UK publisher is in preliminary talks with a third party in relation to a possible offer for the company, Thisismoney.co.uk has claimed that EA, Warner and Ubisoft are in the running for the company. Shares have already jumped from 37.5p to 375.5p in the …
Read More »SCi confirms buy out talks
SCi has issued a statement to the City to confirm it has been approached to discuss a possible offer for the business. The statement reads: Following the recent speculation in the press, the Board of SCi Entertainment Group plc confirms that it has received an approach and as a result …
Read More »Eidos signs Backbone for Monster-sized Wii IP
Monster Lab described as 'Pokémon meets Tim Burton'
Read More »Eidos boss: PS3 price cut insufficient
CEO of Eidos Bill Gardner has said that the recent PS3 price cut in the US is not sufficient alone to bring the next-gen console to the mass market, reports GamesIndustry.biz . "I don’t think [the price cut] is enough to reach the mass consumer, but I think it is …
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