In the latest round of buyout gossip surrounding the company, UK newspaper The Daily Mail reports that SCi – which owns Eidos – is in talks with EA and Ubisoft over a potential takeover, citing a "source familiar with the matter." Both companies are said to have approached SCi to initiate negotiations, likely spurred by a 92% drop in SCi's stock price over the past year.
The source also told the Mail that this massive devaluation has those eyeing a takeover of struggling SCi excited by the prospect of obtaining the rights to franchises such as Tomb Raider and Hitman "on the cheap." Warner Bros. Interactive was rumored to have interest in an SCi buyout in October, something which the Mail reports is still a possibility, even with bigger guns like EA and Ubisoft in the mix.
[Via GI.biz]
The source also told the Mail that this massive devaluation has those eyeing a takeover of struggling SCi excited by the prospect of obtaining the rights to franchises such as Tomb Raider and Hitman "on the cheap." Warner Bros. Interactive was rumored to have interest in an SCi buyout in October, something which the Mail reports is still a possibility, even with bigger guns like EA and Ubisoft in the mix.
[Via GI.biz]
