Square Enix closes on Eidos, Final Fantasy sells 85 million

Coming soon: Tomb Raider the RPG. Whatever the future holds, I tend to believe this is a good move for all companies involved.

Square Enix must revive Legacy of Kain and Soul Reaver

Maybe a new Legacy of Kain? RPG perhaps?

I mean they will give freedom to eidos, but the higher ups will change and this will change the quality of the games (i hope) for the better, cause latest eidos' have been crap

Brilliant!

what megaman what do u mean megaman dont tell me legends or i'll kill ya!

thats gunna be hitting over the 100 mark next year easily!

square enix is not going to influence the game they are just signing cheques and getting payed. square enix are giving eidos freedom to make there games i hope complete freedom because hitman is surrounded by controversy

i hope they release a new hitman soon it's now 1 day from june 2009 i seen hitman on a list of coming soon games it just said quarter 1 2010 i hope this is true. i really miss these games i bought hitman silent assassin xbox original but it will not work on my 360 i hope xbox people add this game.

I do too, like What's up with Hitman 5, I'm very anxious. They haven't kept up with the two year tradition, I guess one will be epic, now that Square Enix, has a hand in it. I just hope, I hear something soon. b/c it's been a while...

i want news on hitman 5!

if they remake final fantasy vii for the PS3 the FF series will sell a gizilion copies more

Ow hey, imagine Hitman playing like TR or even Lara Croft having to swing giant blades!!!! although this will get me some time to get used to the Japanese Hitman, i feel that Square Enix are on it for a big leap soon. i'll bet they're preparing a nice surprise, although we can't imagine agent 47 working for the Yakuza :P :P lol whatever, having high hopes here for future Square Enix games!!!!

Yep, like FFCourtJester has said, this would be a good step in the right direction towards a new FF7, possibly the PS3 remake we've been clamoring for.

I apologise for my previous childish remarks "Tomb raider gundam, Hitman dragon star laser killer etc", to be honest i dont know much about SE other than being heavily focused on TBS games which i simply dont like, this is of course my own personal opinion, thats not to say that this buyout is neccessarily a bad thing as im sure they are'nt silly enough to totaly re-shape Eidos, as it is likely SE purchased Eidos mainly to provide them with a firm foot-hold into the western gaming markets, and to be honest they could do a damn site worse than buying Eidos as they have an exellent gaming history. My only hope is that SE still allow Eidos creative licence to continue making (in my opinion) great games such as Thief 4, Hitman 5 not to mention the much anticipated Deus-Ex 3, and to have the foresight to reinvent classics such as the Kain series without trying to redefine these games for the TBS community.

I just had to laugh on some of these comments. No, they're not turning Hitman or Tomb Raider into RPG games, they're not that dumb. Just because they have published several successful RPGs it doesn't mean that they will have to turn everything into RPGs, it's just silly to think that way.

@DarkGothic And yeah, I agree with you. No wonder Hironobu went on to create Mistwalker... As a clarification though I only made the statement to add insult to injury, and have no idea why Hironobu Sakaguchi left Squeenix. If anyone can offer up some info on that, I'll be glad.

@zinoalex I think they just acquire the company, but they leave the production team the same as before. For example, they acquire Taito. Taito still makes Space Invaders, but Squeenix publishes it and sells it, and they all earn money. But Square-Enix sets what titles should be prioritized, and I think the trend is that only the popular(selling) franchises moves on, and that new IPs will be kept at bay until R&D can assure success. I think the only new IP I've seen the last year from Squeenix was The World Ends With You, which is a really really good game. So I think that's what will happen with Eidos and their games. But it's reassuring, knowing that a bigger group acquires another. The company remains intact, just a change of key players, but still their IPs will still go on. So fans can still hope for the next Tomb Raider, Thief and Hitman. I myself am waiting for another Hitman on the way. I just hope they get it right, the way they would integrate Eidos and it's IPs in the Squeenix Group.

Shooter fans shouldn't worry about this kind of stuff :lol: some comments are ridiculous, gundam-tomb raider...gundam isn't even Square Enix I live in the UK and I am starting to see the changes to SE, I got an email from them advertising a new game they had a part in and it seemed to be a WWII RTS game where you are the allies attack germany...didn't think they took part in war games. They also do a lot of secret localization for things like the Disgaea series, look at the EU website and you can see Disgaea on it. I personally don't mind if SE expands it's business as long as Final Fantasy stays its top priority.

This is great news because soo many game creators will be able to sit and discuss more gaming possibilities. I wish Sony would make FFVII's Crisis Core Sequel on PSP... it's bothersome to think I have the play the original playstation disc which I dont exactly have my hands on... but hey, I'm for alliances. Make me some games

Final Fantasy VII for the PS3 may actually happen now. Eidos Interactive may actually help push it. Or maybe even a remake of VI?

All i can say is that i really hope Enix dont touch Deus-Ex 3, and like few a few others on here i hope they revive the 'Kain' series (without spoiling / killing it by making it a dumb TBS). I'll be honest, im not a SE fan by any means, however if they leave the existing IP's alone then i'll be happy to see the next Thief & Hitman..

If square is smart then when then when they get eidos they should revive blood omen.

My concern with Square when they acquired Enix was that the Enix line would sufffer and the Square line of products would'nt.This has so far played out.The Dragon Quest titles are great but where are the Actraiser's at? I am hoping that this acqisition with Eidos is for all gamers better good. The merger with Taito was not that great(SquareEnix making Space Invaders?)

Squeenix yay imagine if they made a Fantasy Raider game hahaha final fantasy style tomb raider looooool

no i dont think they will mess hitman so much they knew there are already big expectations for hitman game in the market as well as its constant theme and maybe a bit more expanssive new feature that would be great but making hitman rpg will be stupid i dont think they will do it cause its just letting the customer go disappointed. But actually we see a little bit of rpg element already in hitman bm, didnt we upgrade weapons? collect money and also notoriety system that carries on from level to level? as long as they keep the rpg element light i think hitman should be fine.

hitman 5 and thief 4 gonna rock!!!

I'm looking forward to play Timesplitters 4, now from Squarenix.

As long as they still make Thief 4 I don't care... They'd better not cancel that!!!

its final fantasy for eidos

This can only be a good thing. Square Enix is definitely my favorite company. I'm just hoping this doesnt further delay the games I'm waiting for such as FF XIII ( versus and regular) and FF Dissidia. My poor ps3 waits for Square Enix to give it some games. Plus for all those Eidos fans out there Square Enix has the money to invest in those classic series we all love, such as legacy of kain!

Tomb raider gundam, Hitman dragon star laser killer etc, and other mind numbing FVM filled TBS ****, goodbye Eidos, been nice knowing you. My only hope is that this buy out doesnt interfere with the production of Deus-Ex 3, as any interference by Enix will surely ruin it.

where the f*ck is hitman, mother*uckers???

For all of you wondering why SE bought Eidos, check out the link and pay attention to who, other than SE, put out the game... http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/finalfantasy7/index.html

I'm disappointed that they don't mention Commandos series. They are some of my favs. I hope Square Enix will have new Commandos (bird's eye view, unlike Strike Force) sometimes in the near future.

After fusion with Enix, Square fell in mediocrity, and now?!

Hitman is still Hitman, nothing gonna change my coldhearted fav.

just unlocked the code for lara croft, i'm playing dissidia & still trying to get accustomed to her moves

i dunno about anyone else but hitman RPG sounds cool.... suprise attack, player advantage. hitman uses strangle for 23 damage. hired goon dies....watch out for this in 20 10

Its still quite funny for me to hear about a 'board of directors' and 'company chairmen' and what not when talking about games. Lol. Anyway, new Legacy Of Kain please.

Now SE should buy Midway and bring MK back to it's 2D glory.

This is going to be lame.

well i think edios and sqaureenix should talk in one room of new legacy of kain and tomb radier games and what to do to lsiten to sqaureenix great ideas

All I can say is Square get off your collective behinds and make a new Legacy of Kain Game NOW!

Square and EIDOS brought Final Fantasy VII and VIII to PC. One more reason they can bring us Final Fantasy XIII as well.

Rikku will now be Laura Croft's sidekick. lol

Anyone else think it's a bit funny how back in the days of Playstation (PSOne) we got a new Final Fantasy every 14 months or so, but now we get a new one every 4-5 years...? and whoa, Resident Evil outsold Mega Man? I'm sure MegaMan would have sold as much as Final Fantasy's 85 million units if they actually stayed on the ball with that franchise.

I'm holding off judgment until I actually play something from the new merger. Which I'm guessing won't happen for at least a year.

Lara+Tifa+Yuna = MY Final Fantasy hehehe

Wow...it will definitely be awkward buying a Hitman and/or a Tomb Raider game with a Square-Enix logo.