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According to this GI piece, Eidos has lowered its forecasts for 2009 from £160 million to £180 million, compared to previous estimates of £180 million to £200 million blaming disappointing sales of triple A products as the cause.
“On a global basis our sell through to 31 December, which we estimate at approximately 1.5 million units, is below our internal forecasts, primarily due to a lower start in North America,” said the company.
“In a difficult North American economy we have seen retailers restricting inventory levels and triple-A products being price discounted above our expectation.”
So, Tomb Raider not doing as well as expected, perhaps?
The company added that it has “passed our peak net debt position and we retain sufficient headroom within our committed banking facility but given revised profit expectations we may need to enter into discussions with our lending bank regarding our June 2009 covenants.”
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Blerk said:
Tomb Raider stayed in the top ten for ages over here, although it was quite heavily discounted fairly quickly. I’m guessing it didn’t perform nearly as well outside the UK.
This is your chance to give Lara a rest and do us a next-gen Soul Reaver, Eidos/Crystal! You know you want to.
SticKboy said:
Yes! Listen to Blerk! Bring back Raziel pronto pronto!
Blerk said:
It’s the only possible solution to all their money woes. That’s two copies sold already, see?
locus2k1 said:
Amy Hennig (Producer, Director, Script Writer, etc for the series) left and now works for Naughty Dog, right? has been no signs of anything in the works since she she went
But yes please to more Soul Reaver goodness!
Blerk said:
Yeah, she’s working on the Uncharted series now. Of course, that doesn’t mean that they can’t get someone else to do it.
Quiiick said:
“Soul Reaver” on PS1 … these were times …
Yes, puleeeze, bring Raziel back in full HD glory!
SticKboy said:
Fuck the PSOne – it was all about Raziel on the Dreamcast, baby!
Spiral said:
Did any of you play Defiance? It was horribly bland. They certainly weren’t improving as time went on.
No_PUDding said:
Denis Dyack, are you busy?
Too Human sequel? Oh no one wants that….
crippledhooba said:
The soul reaver idea, im liking :p. Do it now!
fearmonkey said:
I want that new Deus Ex and a new Thief game Eidos
Esha said:
Soul Reaver was always one of the better action adventure games out there, and it was criminally under-appreciated by all but critics as I recall. So while I’m not sure it would solve their money woes, I too would love a new Soul Reaver.
Lots of fond memories of Soul Reaver 2.
dQuarters said:
Rahziel need to evolve again. Get to work!
Smartypants said:
Which games does Eidos mean when they say ‘triple A products’? None of their games were even remotely close to ‘triple A’ – AFAIK
Gamoc said:
Yeah, I think their view of triple A differs from our’s.
Anyway, I want a Legacy of Kane game on my PS3. I good one, with awesomeness.