Square Enix Acquires Eidos

Big scary Japanese game publisher Square Enix have officially completed their takeover of the British publisher. Responsible for the little known Tomb Raider series or the massively successful Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (har har), Eidos will continue to be based in Wimbledon.

The JRPG excreting giant’s takeover of Eidos is nothing for fans of the publisher to be concerned about as they will continue to work independently of their new parent company.

The company will be de-listed as an independent publisher and the shareholders will receive 32 pence (46 cents) per share held.

This is a good thing really. Not that Eidos has ever been a struggling company, but the kind of budget that Square Enix can supply should enable them to publish some quality titles. Lets just hope that Lara doesn’t end up with even bigger breasts, spiky blue hair and a sword as big as her as a result . I can’t help but feel a slightly lessened sense of national pride to have technically lost such a well known British publisher to the Japanese.

Via: MCVUK