I’ve been waiting to see which publisher would be the first to drop retail entirely for a major release. Step forward, Square Enix. Square Enix has just announced that the next Tomb Raider game, Lara Croft and...

I’m catching up on a number of layoffs or redundancies that I missed or failed to post earlier in the year. Eidos closes Eidos Hungary (formerly Mithis Studios) August 2009 - The developer of BattleStations Midway was...

Eighty per cent of posts at Champ Man developer Beautiful Games Studios will be cut or transferred to China, according to Gi.biz. Roy Meredith will continue to head the studio, and the Championship Manager brand will still...

According to Kotaku, Eidos has made 25 Crystal Dynamics staff redundant. The redundancies are part of a “ continued drive to focus resources at the studio”. Added to the Job Loss Tracker.

I’m not known for being an Eidos cheerleader, but I positively whooped when I saw that Eidos has delayed Championship Manager by several months. Although the financial press sees this as a bad thing (“More woe for Eidos...

Square Enix this morning launched a recommended all-cash offer for Eidos, the beleagured British games publisher. The offer is priced at 32 pence a share, valuing Eidos at £84 million. This represents a premium of 129% over yesterday’s...

Eidos has parted company with Gimme5Games, the remnants of Morpheme, the mobile and casual games studio run Matt Spall they acquired in April 2007. The transaction, following the closure of Rockpool (acquired in February 2007), means that...