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{{sub-stub}}'''Eidos Interactive''' was a British video game publisher.
  
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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 [[CentreGold]] 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 most of its Western assets in August 2022.
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
===[[Sega Saturn|Saturn]]===
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Eidos Interactive}}
*''[[Machine Head]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Tomb Raider]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga]]'' (1997)
 
*''[[Swagman]]'' (1997)
 
*''[[CrimeWave]]'' (1997)
 
  
===[[Sega Dreamcast|Dreamcast]]===
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==References==
*''[[Power Stone]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Fighting Force 2]]'' (1999)
 
*''[[Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation]]'' (1999)
 
*''[[Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Resident Evil Code: Veronica]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Omikron: The Nomad Soul]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Power Stone 2]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Sydney 2000]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Urban Chaos]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Chicken Run]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Tomb Raider: Chronicles]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Spawn: In the Demon's Hand]]'' (2001)
 

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Eidos Interactive
Founded: 1990[1]
T-series code: T-368
Merged into: Square Enix Europe (2009)
Headquarters:
Wimbledon Bridge House, 1 Hartfield Road, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, SW19 3RU[2]

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Eidos Interactive was a British video game publisher.

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 CentreGold 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 most of its Western assets in August 2022.

Softography

References