Rumor: Eidos lays off marketing, PR, and sales departments following Warner Bros. investment
Our hearts were warmed to hear of SCi's seeming salvation as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment acquired 171 million shares in the floundering company (for nearly £60 million) -- an investment that would "benefit of all [their] major franchises" and put the once-great publisher Eidos back on the map. However, according to 1UP, a number of insiders have reported that this act of gaming industry cartography could have some far less publicized consequences.
Much like the pushy girlfriend who doesn't allow you to bring your autographed Erasure poster into your new apartment, Eidos may have recently kicked their entire marketing, public relations, and sales departments to the curb following their Warner Bros. bailout, according to the 1UP tipsters. Whether this was a stipulation of the WB deal, or a continuation of SCi's systematic operating cost reduction (or if the information is even legit), we're not sure. We just hope they don't fire the one guy who wants to make a Mister Mosquito sequel.
Much like the pushy girlfriend who doesn't allow you to bring your autographed Erasure poster into your new apartment, Eidos may have recently kicked their entire marketing, public relations, and sales departments to the curb following their Warner Bros. bailout, according to the 1UP tipsters. Whether this was a stipulation of the WB deal, or a continuation of SCi's systematic operating cost reduction (or if the information is even legit), we're not sure. We just hope they don't fire the one guy who wants to make a Mister Mosquito sequel.












Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
I Love Bowser @ Apr 26th 2008 11:43AM
Lara Croft has had breast reduction surgery. Eidos' fortunes have tumbled the smaller her breasts have become. Eidos, I think you know what you have to do.
Shagittarius @ Apr 26th 2008 1:03PM
tig ol' bitties!
Jansperus @ Apr 26th 2008 1:59PM
Let's not forget the movies: in the first Tomb Raider, Lara Croft had huge melons! But in the next movie, Jolie showed much hubris by relying on her own breasts alone, and that was her downfall.
Oh boobs. I love you so!
John @ Apr 26th 2008 1:16PM
Now if only they'd lay off the people that make their shitty games, we'll be set
RabbidMickeyMouse @ Apr 26th 2008 2:11PM
Can't help but remind myself of the whole Gerstmann situation with GameSpot and CNet. Sure, this may not have anything to do with it, and I should move on, but it's still a quaint thought of karma nevertheless.
Deck @ Apr 26th 2008 3:06PM
Well that's too bad... losing jobs is no fun, even if you're the company that makes games like Kane and Lynch.