Eidos Interactive
U.K. publisherfounded in 1990 closed in 2009-04-22 status: bought
aka(s): Eidos
Eidos was founded in 1990 as a video services company and for the first five years of its existence was focused upon developing its proprietary video codec (compression / decompression) software, Escape.
Later the company acquired the following companies:
1995 - Domark
1996 - U.S. Gold
1996 - CentreGold
1998 - Crystal Dynamics
2004 - IO Interactive
Bought by SCi on 2005-05-16, then by Square Enix on 2009-04-22. Eidos name will cease to be used when the "brand" is renamed to Square Enix Europe.
Notable collaborators: Jesper Kyd and Rhianna Pratchett
It is known for Arena Wars, Batman: Arkham, Battlestations, Championship Manager, Commandos, Deus Ex, Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest Monsters, Fear Effect, Final Fantasy, Gauntlet, Gex series, Hitman, Just Cause, Kane & Lynch, Kingdom Hearts, Legacy of Kain, Myth, Original Tomb Raider, Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Main series, ShellShock, So Blonde, Supreme Commander, Test Drive, Tex Murphy, Thief, TimeSplitters, Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider 2006 Reboot, Way of the Samurai
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Top platforms
Windows | 133 | |
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PS | 49 | |
PS2 | 47 | |
Xbox | 39 | |
X360 | 22 | |
Nintendo DS | 19 | |
PSP | 15 | |
Dreamcast | 13 | |
Wii | 12 | |
PS3 | 9 | |
GameCube | 8 | |
Saturn | 7 | |
GBA | 5 | |
Mobile | 5 | |
Mac OS Classic | 5 |
Eidos Interactive best rated games
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 | 2001 | win | |
Batman: Arkham Asylum | 2009 | x360 | |
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines | 1998 | win | |
Deus Ex | 2000 | win | |
Final Fantasy VII | 1998 | win | |
Anachronox | 2001 | win | |
Commandos 2: Men of Courage | 2001 | win | |
TimeSplitters 2 | 2002 | xbox | |
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin | 2002 | win | |
Thief Gold | 1999 | win |
Eidos Interactive worst games
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness | 2003 | win | |
Deathtrap Dungeon | 1998 | win | |
Salt Lake 2002 | 2002 | ps2 | |
Conflict: Denied Ops | 2008 | win | |
Timeline | 2000 | win |