SQUARE ENIX Press Conference Report: Acquisition of Eidos known for Tomb Raider

It was revealed today that SQUARE ENIX has made Eidos plc its subsidiary by acquiring all of the company's stock. Eidos is a British video game publisher and the holding company for the Eidos group of companies, including game developer Eidos Interactive best known for Tomb Raider series.

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The press conference was held here.

Yoichi Wada, CEO of SQUARE ENIX Group.

About the acquisition of Eidos.

Company outline of Eidos.

Business performance.

Stock rate.

Brief summary of the acquisition.

Including Eidos, Square Enix Holdings consists of three groups.

With "Tomb Raider" and "Hitman" added to their existing "Final Fantasy", "DragonQuest" and "Kingdom Hearts" series, Square Enix will have five major titles as the bedrock of the group.

Sales performance of Tomb Raider series.

Hitman series seems to be doing pretty good, too.

Square Enix's headquarters.

After acquiring Eidos, their business hub will spread all around the world.

The first stage of Square Enix's transformation is completed by this.