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news.bbc.co.uk - 1/9/2009

BBC NEWS | Business | Lara Croft battles sales downturn

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Image of Lara Croft from the Tom Raider computer game

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Lara Croft Sales Aren't Meeting Eidos Expectations [Tomb Raider: Underworld]
Kotaku — ... between £180m and £200m. The 2008 revenue results will actually fall between £160m and £180m. Eidos said it might have to discuss debt repayments with its lenders. According to Eidos: "In an difficult North American economy, we have seen retailers restricting inventory levels and...products priced discounted above our expectations." Eidos isn't the first company to complain about this stinky economy and certainly won't be the last. Lara Croft battles sales downturn [BBC] ...

Tomb Raider Underworld Fails to Yield Newfound Fortunes for Eidos
Kombo.com — ... it said retailers were offering heavy discounts on the game, which features Lara Croft, and were stocking fewer items. It said that as a result revenues for the full year would be between £160m to £180m, lower than earlier forecasts. The company said it may have to talk with its lenders over debt repayments. "In an difficult North American economy, we have seen retailers restricting inventory levels and...products priced discounted above our expectations," the company said. -- BBC Eidos had been expecting revenue for the 2008 financial year to be £180m to £200m, but clearly ...

And the UK's biggest selling game of 2008 was?
Technology: Games blog | guardian.co.uk — ... those 2 million sales were on multi-format. The biggest selling single format title was the slightly underwhelming Mario Kart Wii. Other big sellers include Call of Duty: World at War, GTA: IV, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games and er, Carnival Funfair. The latter two, along with Mario Kart, will probably still be selling big throughout 2009 as well. Damn Nintendo and their chart-hogging format. Anyway, surprised by any of the games on the best seller list? Or maybe by some that didn't make it? ...