Square-enix Likes Lara A Lot!

**triverse** · February 12, 2009

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...2U&refer=uk

Seems Square-Enix is infatuated with Lara Croft and have offered up $120 million to acquire Eidos and all IP's.

**Hidinger** · February 12, 2009

triverse said:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...2U&refer=uk
Seems Square-Enix is infatuated with Lara Croft and have offered up $120 million to acquire Eidos and all IP's.

Wow..Simply wow. In this economy they are giving up 120 million for a brand that Angelina Jolie managed to destroy in TR2?

I remember the good old days of the original Tomb Raider. Where one could jump sideways right into a wolf/bear/aligator that you didn't even see.

I can not for the life of me see this as a good move. Am I missing something?

**Thor** · February 12, 2009

Wow... that sucks for them. I can't stand any of their games.

**Hidinger** · February 12, 2009

Thor said:
Wow... that sucks for them. I can't stand any of their games.

You didn't even like the original Tomb Raider? For its time it gave a crazy amount of freedom.....and allowed you to gun down small animals.

**triverse** · February 12, 2009

Hidinger said:
You didn't even like the original Tomb Raider? For its time it gave a crazy amount of freedom.....and allowed you to gun down small animals.

Watch out for PETA...

**Gnash** · February 13, 2009

Do they own the Legacy of Kain thing or do they just publish for Crystal Dynamics.

**triverse** · February 13, 2009

Gnash said:
Do they own the Legacy of Kain thing or do they just publish for Crystal Dynamics.

Crystal Dynamics is a wholy owned development house for Eidos, or was last time I checked (they are the ones responsible for the redo of Tomb Raider, they blew Core Design out of the water on that one).