Eidos 'needs to be more ruthless,' says SCi CEO

by Ross Miller { Apr 7th 2008 at 3:30PM }

SCi Entertainment Group CEO Phil Rogers, whose company owns Eidos, said the publishing company needs to lose its ruth, so to speak. Speaking to MCV, Rogers said, "In today's environment of lengthening development cycles and increasing costs, we need to be more ruthless and focus on our quality titles."

Rogers also said that, on a whole, Eidos has released "too many average games which are tying up resources." We think Rogers is either really pushing for a new company direction or he's using tough words to drive up stock prices further for an oft-speculated takeover. In either sense, if he keeps to his word (that's a big "if"), it bodes well for secret project T.

Tags: eidos, phil-rogers, sci, takeover

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Martez @ Apr 7th 2008 3:34PM

You know, Eidos, focusing on quality titles is just a good strategy overall. You should've just stuck to it the whole time.

Bleu @ Apr 7th 2008 4:01PM

just keeping making tomb raider and you will get money from me.

Deck @ Apr 7th 2008 3:57PM

Admitting guilt of pushing quantity of quality is a good day.

Though if this will actually come to pass, I don't know. That's a big question.

t_m @ Apr 7th 2008 3:58PM

->[translation matrix]-> We need more sequels and less risky new ideas.

THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Apr 7th 2008 4:27PM

how bout games that arent crappy cough kane n lynch cough.

markhill66 @ Apr 7th 2008 4:43PM

This is good. It's the Jerry Maguire business model; less clients and more care. Look at makers like Blizzard and Bungie, the market isn't flooded with their games, but the ones they do have are mega-blockbusters.

I only really spend time and concentrate on maybe six games a year; they're not like movies where I watch three or four a week. In the games industry, less is more.