www.dailymail.co.uk — SCi Entertainment, the owner of the Lara Croft Tomb Raider computer games franchise, is in bid talks once again. It follows a nightmare year for the firm in which its losses have quadrupled and the share price has slumped 92 per cent. A source familiar with matter said discussions are at an ...
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Weakened Eidos in Play? ...EA, Ubisoft Said to be Circling
GamePolitics News —
... UK newspaper the Daily Mail reports that Electronic Arts and Ubisoft are both considering an acquisition of the troubled firm. ...
More SCi Takeover Rumors
Blue's News —
Mail Online has the latest in the seemingly endless rumors about attempts to take over SCi Entertainment. According to the paper, SCi, which suffered terrible financial results this year, is in "early-stage" talks with two firms, offering further speculation that these are Ubisoft and Electronic Arts, saying: "renewed interest in SCi has been sparked by the dramatic fall in value of the company." The origin of this report is vaguely described as "a source familiar with matter." The article points out that SCi is worth all of about £50million today, after being valued at as ...
SCi In Buyout Talks?
Crispy Gamer | Video Game News, Rumors and Updates —
... , and now the UK-based Daily Mail is reporting that SCi, owner of Tomb Raider publisher Eidos Interactive, is currently in takeover talks after a year which has seen the company’s stock plummet more than 90 percent below its asking price this time last year. According to the article, a source “familiar with the matter” said the takeover talks are in their early stages and that SCi has been approached by two separate firms within the past few weeks. While the two potential suitors weren’t called by name, the Daily Mail suggests that Electronic Arts and Ubisoft are the two ...
Lara Croft for sale: SCi taking bids
Ars Technica - Opposable Thumbs —
... , publisher SCi Entertainment, which publishes under the Eidos brand, is looking for suitors. The company has recently seen its shares dip 92% over the last year, and its worth drop down to US$74 million, down from US$1.5 billion just a few years ago. According to the Daily Mail , the two most likely candidates to purchase SCi are Electronic Arts and Ubisoft. Both potential suitors have been waiting for the release of Underworld , and are hoping to pick up the Tomb Raider license at its now reduced price. Reports claim that talks between SCi and the two publishers have ...
Rumor: SCi eyed for takeover by EA and Ubisoft
Joystiq —
... In the latest round of buyout gossip surrounding the company, UK newspaper The Daily Mail reports that SCi - which owns Eidos - is in talks with EA and Ubisoft over a potential takeover, citing a "source familiar with matter." Both companies are ...
Rumor: SCi/Eidos being sought after by EA and Ubisoft
Big Download Blog —
... Much like Midway, 2008 has not been the best financial year for UK publisher SCi, the parent company of Eidos. The company began the year by rejecting a takeover bid from an unnamed third party that caused a massive drop in its stocks. That price loss ...
Rumor / EA and Ubisoft talk takeover with SCi
That VideoGame Blog —
SCi, the parent company to Eidos Interactive, is rumored to be in takeover talks with EA and Ubisoft. This comes a year after a previous rumor that said the company was in takeover talks with an unidentified company. The latest grumblings come from an anonymous source who said that SCi has been contacted by ‘two separate firms’ recently about a possible buyout. According to this source the talks are at an ‘early-stage’ and EA and Ubisoft have been named as the possible suitors.
Interest has been piqued in SCi due to a steep ...
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