Looks like the future of Lara Croft is in the hands of Final Fantasy studio, Square Enix. The latest news is that Eidos Interactive, the company that owns the Tomb Raider franchise, will be bought by Squeenix for a whopping US$ 120.8 million.

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SCi Entertainment has announced its intent to change its name to Eidos. To this end, they have already filed an application with the Registrar of Companies. SCi is the parent company of Tomb Raider and Hitman publisher, Eidos Interactive.

The numbers are in from the UK and it looks like gamers are still too busy with Call of Duty: World at War to bother with Resistance 2, which entered the charts at 10th place. That's way lower than expected for the highly anticipated (or not) game.

Full top 10 games in the UK after the link.

The rumor mill is abuzz over talks of someone making a grab for Eidos Interactive's parent company, SCi Entertainment. The big names mentioned were the US company, Electronic Arts, and the French company, Ubisoft.

Looks like Lara Croft's future seems safe. Owner of the Tomb Raider franchise SCi Entertainment has been going through a rough patch last year since, but they've since been on the road to recovery. The company's also looking to rebrand itself as Eidos. Details in the full article.

Eidos is the latest company to announce their gaming lineup for this year's E3, which will include the latest game in the Tomb Raider franchise, and Just Cause 2. More details are available in the full article.

People say Jane Cavanagh, the founder of the SCi Entertainment Group, has just released the company's 2007 annual report where they revealed that sequels to the Tomb Raider, Hitman, and some of their other IPs are in development. There's an uneasy air surrounding its emergence, however, since SCi's own investors called for the ousting of Cavanagh a few months ago. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

Wondering just who the unlucky suitor was that got shot down by SCi Entertainment? Then wonder no more, as it seems the jilted lover pretty much came up and admitted to it. Who is it, you ask? Infogrames, the guys who brought us the Alone in the Dark series. Check out just what could have gone wrong in this deal at the full article, and why Infogrames thinks they could've been perfect for one another.

The gaming world was recently greeted by the news of Eidos signing a beneficial deal with Time Warner, but it looks like there were some dire consequences: according to some insider sources, Eidos has laid off its PR, marketing and sales departments in what seems to be in exchange to Time Warner's financial assistance. Read more about it in the full article.

Yesterday we reported that Eidos Interactive's parent company, SCi Entertainment, confirmed that it was open for business. Today, we got an update on this matter. Apparently, the company just rejected an offer from a mystery suitor. Read more on this in the full article.