Eidos Interactive

14.2.2007 | Filed Under Mobile News

Tags: Championship-Manager, Eidos, Eidos-Interactive, Hitman, Mobile News, Thief, Tomb-Raider

The PR representative for the mobile division of Eidos Interactive has sent us the following press release, that we’re glad to publish to our readers.

BIG BRANDS CALLING: EIDOS LOOKS TO MOBILE TO DEVELOP BRAND OPPORTUNITIES

Eidos Interactive, one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of
entertainment software, confirms that they are looking to actively increase
the number of mobile games made available to support console title releases.

Eidos has already released the groundbreaking Tomb Raider: Legend, Hitman:
Blood Money and the award-winning Championship Manager mobile games and in
March the Platinum-selling Playstation classic, Pandemonium will raise the
bar again for 3D cinematic action games as it launches across all high-end
Symbian handsets in the UK.

“We’re supporting our (Eidos’) console releases with mobile versions of the
games like Tomb Raider: Legend, Hitman: Blood Money and Championship
Manager, whilst also exploring other mobile opportunities with our IPs,”
said Simon Protheroe, New Media and IT Director of Eidos. “This way we can
offer the consumer other ways to access their favourite games and games
characters. So if you can’t get enough of your favourite Eidos game on your
console, then you can play the mobile version on your way to work.”

With more titles yet to be announced for 2007 and a larger development team,
Eidos is forging ahead with their mobile business and developing brand
opportunities through mobile which has become a key part of the business
objectives for the SCi owned company.

About Eidos Interactive Ltd
Eidos Interactive Ltd is part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG) one of
the world’s leading publishers and developers of entertainment software.
Eidos consists of publishing operations across Europe and the US and several
development studios including Crystal Dynamics, IO Interactive, Beautiful
Game Studios, Eidos Studios Hungary, Eidos Sweden and Pivotal Games. The
Group has a valuable combined portfolio of intellectual property including:
Tomb Raider, Hitman, Deus Ex, Championship Manager, Carmageddon, the
Conflict series and Just Cause.

About Eidos New Media
Eidos New Media is a division of Eidos Interactive Ltd, created in 2003 to
focus on emerging platforms and technologies. The division has successfully
launched mobile games based on a number of Eidos’ intellectual properties
including: Tomb Raider, Hitman, Championship Manager, and Thief. It is a
leading partner in global online distribution.

Some of the titles currently in development include: Kane & Lynch: Dead Men,
Crossfire, Chili Con Carnage and Highlander.

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