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EIDOS GAINS FROM
CHAMP ANNOUNCEMENT
Copyright 2004 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ August 2nd 2004 ]
Eidos
Plc, the creator of the Lara Croft computer-game
heroine, gained 10.5 pence, or 11 percent, to
107. This gain followed an announcement that the
number one selling football management series
Championship Manager is to appear on Xbox and,
for the first time ever, PlayStation 2. Championship
Manager 5, the latest instalment in the series,
will be released in spring 2005 on both formats.
The game is being developed by Gusto Games.
Championship
Manager was first released in 1992 and the series
has now sold more than 5 million copies worldwide.
Championship Manager 4 is the UK's fastest-selling
PC game, having sold 124,627 copies in its first
week of sale in March 2003. The PC version of
Championship Manager 5 will be released in October
2004.
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