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Square Enix has announced a mixed bag of results in its latest financial report, with the climb in net games sales being offset by a drop in both net and operating income. Net sales for the period were down just 1.2 per cent at YEN 2.4bn, though net income dropped …
Read More »Fewer games, higher prices this Xmas
The ghost of unprofitable Christmas past will hit consumers this Q4 – as retailers keep software prices high and publishers shunt more triple-A titles than ever to next year. A swathe of massive games – including 2K’s Bioshock 2 and Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell: Conviction – have had their release dates …
Read More »Livingstone delivers Lara keynote at GCA
Industry veteran to discuss Laraâ??s evolution at GC Asia
Read More »Square and Eidos finalise UK team
The combined Eidos and Square Enix has named the team staffing its European office. MCV can reveal that former Square exec Doug Bone becomes sales director, with Eidos’ Jon Brooke named marketing director. Larry Sparks will continue as VP of brand, responsible for Square Enix’s Japanese titles. Eidos brand responsibilities …
Read More »Eidos lives on as developer brand
Existing Eidos studios to retain brand as Square Enix Europe takes over
Read More »Square Enix Europe born
Britsoft publisher Eidos is to be absorbed as part of a brand new European arm for new owners Square Enix – costing both British and European jobs in the process. Current Eidos chief executive Phil Rogers will be heading up (the provisionally titled) Square Enix Europe, with John Yamamoto leading …
Read More »Championship Manager 2010 dated
Eidos has announced that the next instalment in its noteworthy football management series, dubbed Championship Manager 2010, will be released this September. The game, which has been in development for two years, will for the first time include the ability for users to download real-world stats from the footballing world …
Read More »Toby Gard takes charge of Tomb Raider
Toby Gard, the creator of the Tomb Raider series, has once again shifted his role at Crystal Dynamics. When North Californian developer Crystal Dynamics developed Tomb Raider Legend, Gard was sworn in as a consultant. As the studio moved on to develop Tomb Raider Anniversary – a retrospective on Gard’s …
Read More »Downsized Crystal Dynamics brought back to life with â??AAA projectâ??
Job post implies the studio is now working on a â??most prestigious AAA franchiseâ? following months of layoffs
Read More »Thief 4 emerges from the shadows
It’s been known for really quite a long time now, but the official announcement of Thief 4, or Thi4f as Eidos would like us to refer to it, will still be enough to excite the masses. The game is already well underway at Eidos Montreal – the same studio handling …
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