Deadly_Nightshade Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Will Tomb Raider Doors Slam Shut?Stock drops and financial losses prompt worries that game publisher SCi will go out of business. GamePro staff Saturday, January 12, 2008 1:00 PM PST Amid expected losses in 2008, SCi stock tumbled to its lowest point in more than 18 years after Time Warner and an unnamed company removed their takeover bids. "Management credibility is rock bottom, given heavy use of questionable provisions, failure to achieve release targets, at a time when the market is booming," said analyst Simon Davies in a note to investors via Bloomberg. SCi acquired the Tomb Raider series with the purchase of Eidos in April 2005 and has since been unable to return the franchise to former greatness. Lara fans can sleep at night knowing that the recently announced Underworld will still make it to 360, PS3, and PC, but publisher woes will likely affect when. SCi already delayed four unspecified games due to lack of cash, says Bloomberg. For more computer gaming news, visit GamePro. Story copyright "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Screw Tomb Raider, WHAT ABOUT LEGACY OF KAIN?!11 "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Raven Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 EA will assimilate them. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Huh, I thought the recent Tomb Raider game was decent. I'm also surprised to hear it didn't sell well, it was one of the early 360 titles and that alone usually helps a game sell copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humodour Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 SCi owns Eidos? What will happen to Eidos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@\NightandtheShape/@ Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 SCi owns Eidos? What will happen to Eidos? Hmmmm Hopefully they will DIE! Scum that they are. "I'm a programmer at a games company... REET GOOD!" - Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasyDogMeat Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I think the Eidos just waited way too long to inivate the Tomb Raider series. I loved TR1 but years of the same rehash with maybe 1 or 2 new abilities/moves per game wasn't enough to keep people interested in the formula. Even though, imho, the new Tomb Raider Legend/Anniversary have drastically improved the TR series it just wasn't enough to bring back many of the old fans back. I wouldn't be surprised at all if this is the reason for the current lull in TR sales... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 (edited) Legacy of Cain, the vampire RPG, that was pretty good, but honestly, there is no inkling whether or not they would have been able to do anything with the sequel beyond name recognition. Tomb Raider was never that fantastic to beging with. Edited January 16, 2008 by Gorgon Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Legacy of Cain, the vampire RPG, that was pretty good, but honestly, there is no inkling whether or not they would have been able to do anything with the sequel beyond name recognition. They've had 4 sequels. And the team that did those (minus a few key players regrettably) are the same ones who made the surprisingly good Tomb Raider Legend. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 (edited) Legacy of cain was made into a poor 3d version with a spikey haired descendant, that was Cain 2. Where are we now ? Edited January 16, 2008 by Gorgon Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 (edited) Legacy of Kain (with a K). Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen (the original) Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2 Legacy of Kain: Defiance None of which featured people with spiky hair. And the first one of the sequels received "universal acclaim." http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/...q=soul%20reaver So, I'm at a loss about this "poor" game with a spiky haired descendant. Are you even talking about the right franchise? Edited January 16, 2008 by Tale "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_of_Kain:_Soul_Reaver_2 This is what I was thinking of, not spikey I guess, merely misplaced comic book style. I played some of that, and did not enjoy it. Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 (edited) I wasn't a big fan of the second Soul Reaver, either. But the first Soul Reaver and Defiance are still among my favorite games. Edit: Ouch at that wiki article. Easier?! I remember a section of the game where you were fighting demons in the spectral realm nonstop with nothing to regain health yet the enemies could only be hurt if you were at full health! God, I hated that section. Edited January 16, 2008 by Tale "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Hmm, well, if Eidos goes under, they might end up auctioning off the Deus Ex IP. And maybe Spector can reach out with the Iron Hand of Disney and grab it. Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 (edited) The krauts they loaned the sequel to screwed it up. It's hard to recover from a botched sequel. Edited January 16, 2008 by Gorgon Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 The krauts they loaned the sequel to screwed it up. It's hard to recover from a botched sequel. Krauts? What are you talking about? Invisible War was made by the same developers. In Texas. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 I believe you are right, anyway Ion Storm deserved to go belly up. Whatever they had during the making of the original, they lost it and then some. Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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