Ubisoft denies SCi bid

It's no secret that SCi Entertainment is being courted at the moment by a company interested in making an offer--the big secret is which company is the suitor.

British newspaper The Guardian named Paris-based Ubisoft as that company, and The Times added fuel to the fire by reckoning that Time Warner and an unnamed Chinese company had also thrown their hats into the ring. Meanwhile, Vivendi Universal, Warner Bros., and Electronic Arts were also named by various media outlets as potential buyers.

However, today an Ubisoft group spokesperson issued a definite negative as to whether the company was going to make SCi an offer it couldn't refuse. He told Reuters that, "Ubisoft has no intention of making an offer for SCi-Eidos."

The unnamed Ubisoft spokesperson stated that the company was too expensive. He said, "We are looking at other opportunities for external and internal growth which can create more potential value for shareholders."