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EIDOS AND SPIKE
TIE PUBLISHING KNOT
Copyright 2006 Eidos plc Press Release
[ August 25th 2006 ]
Eidos
Interactive, one of the world’s leading publishers
and developers of entertainment software, today
announced that it has inked a publishing partnership
with Spike Co., a leading Japanese developer and
publisher of interactive entertainment.
Spike
Co. will be responsible for publishing and distributing
three Eidos titles in Japan. The titles include:
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider: Legend, Commandos
Strike Force and Urban
Chaos: Riot Response for all available NTSC
and PC formats.
"Eidos
is pleased to have partnered with the talented
group of people at Spike Co. in Japan," said
Bill Gardner, President of Eidos Inc. "This
partnership marks a new, strategic approach to
publishing in the highly important Japanese market."
"It
is an honor to publish world-renowned Eidos titles
like Tomb Raider and Commandos," said Mitsutoshi
Sakurai, C.E.O of Spike. "We think that this
will be a start of a strong and mutually beneficial
relationship between our companies."
Lara
Croft Tomb Raider: Legend is currently available
for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system
and the PSP system, the Xbox 360 and Xbox video
game and entertainment systems from Microsoft,
and PC for Windows.
The
game will ship for the Nintendo DS, Nintendo Gamecube
and Game Boy Advance this Fall in North America.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend has sold nearly
three million units worldwide.
Commandos
Strike Force gives players an intense World War
II stealth combat experience. Gamers will play
as one of three elite commandos trained to do
what armies cannot.
This
is the fourth title in the Commandos series, and
marks the debut of the series from a first person
perspective. Commandos Strike Force will be available
for the PlayStation 2 and PC.
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