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SCi ENTERTAINMENT
REBRANDS TO EIDOS
Copyright 2008 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ December 2nd 2008 ]
SCi
Entertainment Group have announced it will change
its name to Eidos
plc with effect from 3 December 2008. The
Company's trading (ticker) symbol will also change
from SEG to EID on the same date. SCi Entertainment
Group is the holding company of Eidos Interactive,
creator of some of the world's leading video-game
properties.
Eidos
plc consists of several development studios including
Crystal Dynamics, Io Interactive, Beautiful Game
Studios, Eidos Game Studios and Eidos Montreal
as well as sales and distribution offices in Europe
and the US. The Group has a valuable portfolio
of intellectual property including: Tomb
Raider, Hitman, Deus Ex, Championship Manager,
Carmageddon and Just Cause.
Also
worth noting in the press is that both Ubisoft
and Electronic Arts have expressed an interest
in acquiring Eidos. Joining the leading contenders
is Warner Bros., whom already hold a considerable
stake in the publisher. Eidos closed at 19.00
end of trading with a market capital of GB50.08M
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