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divider February 16, 2009 Warner Backs Square Enix Bid For Eidos Warner Backs Square Enix Bid For Eidos Square Enix says it has received official support from majority Eidos Interactive stakeholder Time Warner on its bid for the Tomb Raider publisher, removing one of the major possible ...
Square Enix Cites Major Eidos Franchises
edge-online.com 2/16/2009 — Square Enix has elaborated on its interest in Britsoft publisher Eidos, citing key franchises and major development studios. In the publisher's fiscal report, the Japanese publishing giant cites four series under its title of “Major ...
Square Enix Offers $120 Million To Buy Eidos
siliconera.com 2/12/2009 — The board of directors governing Eidos and Square Enix have settled on a buyout bid of 84.3 million GBP an equivalent of $119.8 million going by today's exchange rate. Both parties will move forward with a shareholder recommendation at the…
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Eidos Stock Explodes In Wake Of Square Enix Bid [Stock Drama]
kotaku.com 2/12/2009 — Shares of Eidos on the London Stock Exchange skyrocketed today, more than doubling following the announcement of a generous buyout bid by Japanese RPG giant Square Enix . Closing at only 14 pence yesterday, shares of Eidos stock on the London Stock ...
Warner Bros. Backs Square's Eidos Bid
escapistmagazine.com 2/16/2009 — Warner Bros., a giant stakeholder in game company Eidos, is supporting Square Enix's acquisition offer for the British publisher.
Warner Supports Square's Potential Eidos Buyout
kombo.com 2/17/2009 — When rumors surfaced last week that Square Enix was looking to add Lara Croft to their lineup of bankable franchises, many were left skeptical. As time has passed however, the likelihood of the takeover of Eidos seems to grow as well.
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Square Enix explains why it wants Eidos
joystiq.com 2/19/2009 —
Like a middle-aged woman who spends half of Feb. 15 explaining to her mother why a new toilet brush and a night of darts is as much of a Valentine's Day as she can expect from Lyle, Square Enix has gone on the record with the precise reasons it has ...
Warner backs Square-Enix in EIDOS bid —
GoNintendo
Warner Bros. is a major stock-holder in EIDOS, and they are very aware of Square-Enix's bid to buy EIDOS. Since that announcement was made last week, Warner has said that they back Square-Enix intent of purchase. They will do so by offering up all of their votes during ...
Time Warner Supports Square Enix Eidos Bid [Takeover] —
Kotaku
The Square Enix takeover bid for UK publisher Eidos Interactive solidified even further today, as 20% Eidos shareholder Time Warner throws its support behind the Japanese company's offer. Once thought to be a front runner to buy out the company themselves, Time Warner is now backing Square ...
Kane & Lynch RPG? Square Enix bids on Eidos —
Unscripted 360
I know the title sounds ridiculous and no one could imagine a Tomb Raider based in the Final Fantasy realm but the news of Square Enix buying on Eidos forced me to play fortune teller. Or perhaps maybe we’ll see a Kane & Lynch: Dead Men & Dragons?
I suppose the fine folks at ...
Square-Enix makes move to purchase EIDOS —
GoNintendo
We heard rumors of Square-Enix's interest in EIDOS a couple months back, but now we know that Square-Enix is definitely interested. They've put up an offer worth over $120 million in the hopes of purchasing EIDOS. As of right now, there has not been any movement on the ...
Square Enix Bidding To Acquire Eidos —
Imagine if the above image featured a command window, visible hit points, and an active-time bar that must fill up before you can pull the triggers.
Absurd as that prospect may be, it could also become reality, as Square Enix has offered a sizable bid in order to acquire Eidos, the UK company ...
Squeenidos: Square-Enix Offers To Buy Out Eidos —
GayGamer.net
So, Square-Enix has officially put in a bit to buy-out Eidos, makers of Tomb Raider. After working out an agreement with the Board of Directors of Eidos, Square-Enix has bid 84.3 million GBP (~$119.8 million USD). This is a purchase price of 258% of the current market value of the company. ...
Square Enix preparing to buy Eidos —
That VideoGame Blog
Square Enix is expanding its influence and flexing its wallet as the company attempts to grab a larger share of the videogame market. It was reported this morning that Square Enix has agreed on the terms to buy Eidos for $120 million. Documents on Kotaku show the next high powered business ...
Square Enix to buy Eidos, delays DQIX —
Opposable Thumbs
Of all the potential suitors for Tomb Raider publisher Eidos Interactive, Japanese RPG power house Square Enix seemed like the definite underdog. Time Warner already owned a significant number of Eidos shares, and has recently made moves to increase that number . In spite of this, ...
Square Enix puts in bid to buy Eidos —
Big Download Blog
After months of speculation and rumor, UK based publisher Eidos may finally have someone interested in buying the company. Japanese based Square Enix announced their plans to acquire Eidos this morning. The asking price. About 84 million UK pounds ($120 million). Both Square Enix and Eidos' ...
Square Enix's Eidos Bid —
Blue's News
Square Enix swoops for Eidos has word that Japanese publisher Square Enix has made an offer for Eidos, estimated to be £84mn, which they say is about a 129% premium on Eidos' current market value....
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