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| + | {{sub-stub}}'''Eidos Interactive''' was a British video game publisher. In 2008, ''Square Enix'' purchased the company and renamed it as ''Square Enix Europe''. | ||
| − | {{ | + | Eidos was originally formed to develop digitial video compression technologies, but found itself in the video game business after acquiring [[Domark]] in October 1995{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010116155000/http://www1.eidosinteractive.co.uk/corporate/company_history.html}}. It would strengthen its position by acquiring the Centregold Group in April 1996, which included [[Core Design]] and [[U.S. Gold]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010116155000/http://www1.eidosinteractive.co.uk/corporate/company_history.html}}, benefiting significantly with the release of ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' and its successors. |
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| + | The company would be merged into Square Enix Europe in 2009 and no longer exists as a separate entity. Many of its intellectual properties are now owned by the Embracer Group, after Square Enix sold mnuch of its its Western assets in August 2022. | ||
==Softography== | ==Softography== | ||
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| Founded: 1990[1] | ||
| T-series code: T-368 | ||
| Merged into: Square Enix Europe (2009) | ||
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Eidos Interactive was a British video game publisher. In 2008, Square Enix purchased the company and renamed it as Square Enix Europe.
Eidos was originally formed to develop digitial video compression technologies, but found itself in the video game business after acquiring Domark in October 1995[1]. It would strengthen its position by acquiring the Centregold Group in April 1996, which included Core Design and U.S. Gold[1], benefiting significantly with the release of Tomb Raider and its successors.
The company would be merged into Square Enix Europe in 2009 and no longer exists as a separate entity. Many of its intellectual properties are now owned by the Embracer Group, after Square Enix sold mnuch of its its Western assets in August 2022.
Contents
Softography
Saturn
- Blam! Machinehead (1996)
- Tomb Raider (1996)
- Crimewave (1996)
- Crimewave Demo (1996)
- The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga (1996)
- Swagman (1997)
- Swagman Playable Demo (1997)
- All Star Soccer (unreleased)
- Chill (unreleased)
- Conquest Earth (unreleased)
- Deathtrap Dungeon (unreleased)
- Lunatik (unreleased)
- Ninja (unreleased)
- Tomb Raider II (unreleased)
Dreamcast
- Power Stone (1999)
- Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage (1999)
- Fighting Force 2 (1999)
- Chicken Run (2000)
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (2000)
- Power Stone 2 (2000)
- Tomb Raider: Chronicles (2000)
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica (2000)
- Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (2000)
- Omikron: The Nomad Soul (2000)
- Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour (2000)
- Spawn: In the Demon's Hand (2000)
- Sydney 2000 (2000)
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (2000)
- Urban Chaos (2000)
- Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue (2000)
- Project Justice (2000)
- Anachronox (unreleased)
- Commandos 2 (unreleased)
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (unreleased)
- Project Eden (unreleased)
- Timeline (unreleased)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www1.eidosinteractive.co.uk/corporate/company_history.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-01-16 15:50)