Japanese giant Square Enix has made a buyout bid for Eidos, for $120 million – a 129% premium over the worth of the latter company’s stock. Eidos has been the subject of buyout rumours for some time now, with its rocky financial state over the last few years. The buyout is likely to go ahead, …
Monthly Archives: February 2009
BioShock 2 Embargo til April?
12/02/2009 – 22:36
Considering that BioShock 2 is expected to come out this fall, there has been a distinct lack of information since its announcement. A teaser trailer is all we have been given, telling us very little beyond some thematic hints. An inquiry to Community Manager Elizabeth Tobey as to when we were likely to be getting …
Indiana Jones and the Stuff of Kings
08/02/2009 – 02:50
One of the more disappointing title announcements in my recent memory came when LucasArts finally revealed Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings to the public – amidst heated rumours of the game having been altogether scrapped:
The fact that it still remains perfectly unclear whether the next-gen version of the game is still in …
Telltale Takes Marketing Turn, Offers Free Swag Again
07/02/2009 – 01:33
I’ll be a tattletale and let you know that Telltale is at it once again, furiously handing out free copies of their products. This time around you get to choose, too, between Sam and Max: Ice Station Santa and Strong Bad Episode 4: Dangeresque 3.
The catch? Sign up to the mailing list. For once your …
Dystopia and Eternal Silence Steamworked
07/02/2009 – 00:45
Hot off the Steamworks oven, Dystopia and Eternal Silence, two grade A Half-Life 2 modifications.
Dystopia is a cyberpunk-themed, team- and class-based modification that has its techno-augmented players combating and completing various objectives both in and out of cyberspace. To jack yourself up to cyberspace, hop to steam://install/17580
Eternal Silence is a large-scale science fiction space combat …