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dailymail.co.uk - 12/1/2008

Tomb Raider creator SCi in takeover talks with EA, Ubisoft

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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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