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Square makes late Eidos bid – but Warner in pole position

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A battle between East and West looks set to decide the future of Eidos.

MCV understands that both Warner Bros and Square Enix are ready to mount rival acquisition bids this month for the ailing British publisher.

Although national press reports have fingered EA and Ubisoft as potential buyers, nose-tappers are backing Warner as the victor. It already owns 20 per cent of the Britsoft firm, and would only have to spend around $30m for a controlling interest. A spend of around $80m would give it total control, putting Eidos' current market value at around $120m.
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RyuStrife - 384 days 7 hours ago
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Can you imagine a tomb raider RPG?
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ShinigamiGirl - 384 days 4 hours ago
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No. But I can imagine SE milking the tomb raider series.
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The Killer - 384 days 4 hours ago
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1.2 - SE realy wants to be a new EA
i vote for WARNER, at least they want to inter the gaming industry and make something new and fresh, but what could the old and bankrupted SE do with eidos??

square enix needs for someone to buy it and make them make better RPGs! the last good RPG i played for them was in 2002 FFX!!
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Rock Bottom - 384 days 4 hours ago
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I remember a time when Eidos published Final Fantasy VII for Square in Europe, man the table sure have turned.
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Daver - 384 days 4 hours ago
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i hope warner win this
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Darkseider - 384 days 4 hours ago
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3 - Ooh please no
Square + Enix + Eidos = Squeidos? ugh

Anyway. This is just a bad idea on Square's part. Seems that after disappointing RPG sales on the HD consoles they are looking for something else to latch onto for additional income and better penetration into the HD console segment.
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DA_SHREDDER - 384 days 4 hours ago
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4 - "Just last week the company told MCV that this strategy is being driven by a new business development unit established by Western boss John Yamamoto. And whilst it has made significant in-roads with titles like Final Fantasy XII"
Hmmmm,, so thats the guy who started to make these crappy action rpgs. It all started with FF12. @ Killer, I agree with you buddy. FFX is the last great game they developed. I dont know why they are making these other crappy games. I know its mostly the Tri Ace teams screwing it up, but the trend started soon after FF12. You would think that they would realize whats going on, but it seems the Japanese lost all the magic they used to put into games. My theory is proven by every flop that has been coming out since the blue dragon.

If I was the boss at Squeenix, I would do things from a business perspective since the company doesn't know how to make any new IP's. First off, I wouldn't let Tri Ace make their own games. I wouldn't fire them because they are technically sound devs, they just dont know how to make good gameplay or story elements in any of their games. I would keep making DS games with dragon quest, Chrono Trigger,, and keep making games on the psp like Crisis core, Dissidia and all the other old FF's, then just have Tri Ace make next gen versions of them all. And while Tri Ace is making next gen versions of these games, the real Squeenix teams can do what they are already doing and make the FF series. Thats just how I would do it,, just do some fan service till the big daddy arrives.
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Rock Bottom - 384 days 4 hours ago
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FFXII was one of the best FF games of all time, only FFVI and FFIX are better(FFT too, but that's not in the main series). but yeah SE isn't what they used to be anymore.
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hay - 384 days 3 hours ago
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@Rock: I agree with you partially, FF12 is one of the best, but I wouldn't put ff9 there, but that's just my opinion ;]
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Rock Bottom - 384 days 2 hours ago
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4.3 - @hay
Sure, I understand that, many people consider FFVII as their favorite mostly because it was their first, my first was FF:mystery quest which wasn't a great game, then I played the awesome FFVI, as for XI, it's a love it or hate it thing, some people just couldn't accept the art style, which I loved, also, it had an amazing story and a deeper character customization/battle system than most final fantasies, that's why I loved it. :D
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Gorgon - 384 days 4 hours ago
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As long as this doens't affect Deux Ex 3, I'm fine. I prefer Warner though.
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DA_SHREDDER - 384 days 3 hours ago
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6 - FF12 was garbage
I have a question for you Rock Bottom. How old are you?
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mirroredderorrim - 384 days 3 hours ago
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SE won't outbid Warner. I could be eating my words later, but it's Warner Bros, a brand that is more recognizable than SE with more financial and status clout.

I never thought I'd be saying this, but.. kick their ass Warner.
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INDIGO_CYCLOPS - 383 days 22 hours ago
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Eidos is already garbage as it is, please don't let SE have the oppurtunity to destroy games like Deus Ex 3, or a possible Thief 4 and Hitman 5.
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cloud 279 - 383 days 18 hours ago
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If SE has a successful take over of eidos; few words I gotta say:
REMAKES HERE I COME
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BlackIceJoe - 383 days 16 hours ago
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I really don't care who gets Eidos just as long as us gamers get more then just a new Tomb Raider and Hitman. I want to see a new Gex, Legacy of Kain, Thief, Carmageddon and last but not least a new Freedom Fighters. So who ever gets Eidos please give us these games. Plus if it is not to much to ask may be Fear Effect too.
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