by Rainier on Feb. 12, 2009 @ 3:49 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The Square Enix Directors and the Eidos Directors announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended Offer under which Square Enix will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Eidos.
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2009 @ 10:55 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Good Old Games is launching its Friday weekend promotion. This weekend you can grab Disciples: Sacred Lands Gold and Disciples 2 Gold in
a bundle (includes Disciples: Sacred Lands Gold and D2: Dark Prophecy, D2: Guardians of the Light, D2: Servants of the Dark, D2: Rise of the Elves, and the soundtrack) and it will only cost you $15.99 (DRM-free of course)! Anyone who already bought one of these games will receive a $1.50 discount for the other title.
by Rainier on Jan. 15, 2009 @ 4:33 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Mid-last year, id Software announced that production had begun on DOOM 4, the next journey into their sci-fi/horror universe, but no info has been made available since. At the time, id Software was hiring to expand the internal team, and
as it turns out, one of the new recruits is award-winning author Graham Joyce, who is helping id develop the story line.
by Rainier on Jan. 14, 2009 @ 8:51 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Koch Media took over the company PROEIN S.L., which will henceforth be called Koch Media S.L.U., from the SCi Entertainment Group in late July 2008, and thereby established a valuable foothold in Europe's fourth-largest software market.
by Rainier on Jan. 5, 2009 @ 6:32 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make Disciples III richer and more interesting, while the visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now with all units and environments in full 3D.
by Rainier on Dec. 15, 2008 @ 5:47 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SCi/Eidos' takeover talks that it declared were "over" in early 2008 were back on track with EA, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros., and
last month, Square Enix came into the mix. The stakes have been raised as
MCV reports that Warner Bros., which
already owned 10% of the British publisher/developer through a strategic partnership, has now acquired another 10%.
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 4:42 a.m. PST | Filed under
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SCi/Eidos' takeover talks that it declared were "over" in early 2008 are
back on track with EA, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros. (who already owns 20% of SCi) in the running, but according to UK trade mag
MCV, a new player has emerged. A few months ago, Square Enix tried to acquire
Tecmo but was rejected in favor of KOEI, while more recently it not only signed Gas Powered Games' Supreme Commander 2, but has also set up a
new development studio in California, making its Western expansion plans quite clear.
by Rainier on Dec. 1, 2008 @ 6:22 a.m. PST | Filed under
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With SCi/Eidos'
losses mounting, the
takeover talks that it declared were "over" in early 2008 are back on track, according to UK's
DailyMail. Back in February, SCi started
restructuring, delaying and canceling various titles, and a few months later secured $120 million funding by
partnering with Warner Bros. (having turned down
an offer from Infogrames), but none of that seems to have stopped it shares from plummeting. Looking to acquire the Tomb Raider/Hitman publisher, which was once valued £1billion, on the cheap, inside sources reveal EA and Ubisoft might have a renewed interest.
by Rainier on Oct. 23, 2008 @ 10:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic prepares to redefine the standard of free-to-play MMO games. Even at the beginning Runes of Magic conveys its absorbing story in over 600 quests embedded in an atmospheric world.
by Rainier on Oct. 7, 2008 @ 11:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft unveiled details about a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional gaming research alliance that will provide the fundamental scientific evidence to support games as learning tools for math and science subjects among middle-school students.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2008 @ 12:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make Disciples III richer and more interesting, while the visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now with all units and environments in full 3D.
by Rainier on Sept. 15, 2008 @ 10:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Eidos parent company SCi released its 2007 financial results revealing a £99.1 million loss compared to £13.3 million the year prior. SCi CEO Phil Rogers attributes the increased loss to the restructuring it started last year, cutting various studios and titles, but says the results of that should start showing this fiscal year. Rogers also announced that at the upcoming Dec. 2 shareholder meeting a name change proposal will be presented, as apparently it thinks Eidos is a strong product brand name.
by Rainier on Sept. 4, 2008 @ 4:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make Disciples III richer and more interesting, while the visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now with all units and environments in full 3D.
by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2008 @ 4:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make Disciples III richer and more interesting, while the visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now with all units and environments in full 3D.
by Rainier on Aug. 29, 2008 @ 4:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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To address the growing demand for up-to-date curriculum materials that stimulate student interest in learning science, the Monsanto Fund has partnered with developer Tabula Digita to create an immersive video game that teaches standards-based, fundamental science concepts.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2008 @ 9:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sci-Fi London: Oktoberfest will premiere Dead Space: Downfall, the feature-length animated prequel to EA's survival horror game. In the bold and often-bloody Dead Space, gamers will step into a third-person sci-fi survival horror experience that promises to deliver the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action.
by Rainier on Aug. 8, 2008 @ 2:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make Disciples III richer and more interesting, while the visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now with all units and environments in full 3D.
by Rainier on Aug. 6, 2008 @ 10:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make Disciples III richer and more interesting, while the visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now with all units and environments in full 3D.
by Rainier on July 21, 2008 @ 2:38 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make Disciples III richer and more interesting, while the visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now with all units and environments in full 3D.
by Rainier on July 2, 2008 @ 1:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make Disciples III richer and more interesting, while the visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now with all units and environments in full 3D.
by Rainier on June 30, 2008 @ 9:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make Disciples III richer and more interesting, while the visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now with all units and environments in full 3D.
by Rainier on June 27, 2008 @ 11:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make Disciples III richer and more interesting, while the visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now with all units and environments in full 3D.
by Rainier on June 11, 2008 @ 6:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Advances in gameplay and the addition of new elements will make Disciples III richer and more interesting, while the visual design follows the original ominous and gloomy style of the Disciples world, but now with all units and environments in full 3D.
by Rainier on June 9, 2008 @ 11:38 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Hellboy lets players step into the muscle bound frame of Hellboy, a hulking crimson-skinned warrior of supernatural creation. On the trail of a crazed witch, Hellboy uncovers a fiendish plot for world domination and must rush to defeat the crazed Hermann von Klempt before he can exert his evil will on a hapless world.
by Rainier on April 29, 2008 @ 2:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last week SCi entered into an agreement with Warner Bros. but it seems it was not the only offer on the table. Infogrames has presented the SCi Board with a detailed indicative offer that it believes has the potential to be significantly value enhancing to both SCi's and Infogrames' shareholders. Unfortunately the SCi Board has declined, at this stage, to entertain Infogrames' offer.