News Corp Deal With Eidos Confirmed

GamesIndustry.biz has confirmed that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp will be closing a deal with the United Kingdom publisher Eidos in the near future. This move has been seen by some as inevitable, as games become more popular and profitable. From the article: "Rumours that a deal was close to being struck initially stemmed from a number of tell-tale signs at the firm's offices - specifically a hiring freeze across the company, and reports that development studios have been told to prepare presentations on each of their projects for the new owners."

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Take control of Ann Coulter?

[game kid]

Even as a Democrat I wouldn't mind controlling her hotness. Especially from a third-person rear perspective...

Eidos track record

[MBraynard]

Gamerankings is not perfect, but here are the averages for the last 14 "hot" games that Eidos has released (releases for composite systems averaged together):

• 51%- Get on da mic
• 64% - Crash 'n Burn
• 47% - Backyard Wrestling 2
• 57% - Shellshock: Nam '67
• 83% - Thief: Deadly Shadows
• 78% - Hitman Contracts
• 80% - R-Type Final
• 85% - Dues Ex: Invisible War
• 76% - Legacy of Kain: Defiance
• 54% - Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
• 75% - Commandos 3: Desination Berlin
• 70% - Whiplash
• 58% - The Italian Job
• 66% - Republic: The Revolution

• Looks pretty mediocre overall. Final Fantasy is pretty huge series though.

  It WOULD be fun to do a Hitman Contracts, but play as Ann Coulter going after dirty hippies.

Re:Eidos track record

[snwcrash]

returned it literally 2 hrs later.

Were you snowed in or something? Car trouble?

Re:Eidos track record

[HarvardAce]

Final Fantasy VII was published by Eidos for the PC. That's the only one I can be sure of, and I know that because it came in the odd-shaped box that all of the Eidos games were shipped in at the time. You know, the one that's sort of trapezoidal, sort of triangular...