Square trying to buy Eidos

12.02.2009
It's true, Eidos has seen some better days. But while the developer's admitted that sales haven't been great lately, they may be under new ownership. Enter Square Enix.

According to everyone from SiliconEra to , Square Enix is going to add Eidos to its stable of mounted development studio heads with a jaw-dropping offer of US$120 MILLION (or about 84 million British dollars). Holy s*** on a f*** sandwich. That's over 100 percent more than the company's even worth.

Of course, that Square's waved money in front of Eidos' starving shareholders, but why rush now? Well, if the deal goes through, that means Square gets Tomb Raider, Hitman, and... Backyard Wrestling.

Hmm. Maybe Square should pocket that money until the economy improves. Or try putting more funding into hurrying the Hell up with Final Fantasy XIII and Dragon Quest IX. Yeah, remember those games, Square Enix? BOTH DELAYED, RIGHT?!