Eidos Buyout Offer Results in Competing Bids

Pluvius writes "Eidos, the UK-based publisher of such well-known franchises as Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and Hitman, is the subject of competing buyout bids after announcing in August its plans to put itself up for sale after lower-than-expected earnings. Though rumors abounded that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp was interested in such a deal, it turns out that the two main rivals in this buyout are SCi Entertainment, publisher of an assortment of games including Conflict: Desert Storm, and Elevation Partners, a US venture group containing such diverse figures as former EA president John Riccitiello and U2 lead singer Bono. SCi currently has the upper hand, with a 74.1 million pound offer (as well as the support of Eidos' biggest shareholder) beating out Elevation's 71 million pounds. It might not be News Corp, but it's still interesting."

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touch of death

[Dreamwalkerofyore]

Eidos is like a mansion in a corny horror movie: anything that goes in dies. Ion Storm gets to play the part of the black dude.

you forgot the best one!

[grub]

such well-known franchises as Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and Hitman

What about Thief, Thief 2 and Thief: Deadly Shadows? I've played more Thief than the listed 3 series combined.