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Eidos Montreal is “now the owner” of Deus Ex and Thief games, but don’t get too excitedWhile Crystal Dynamics say they now “control” Tomb Raider
While Crystal Dynamics say they now “control” Tomb Raider
Eidos Montreal, the studio behind recent Thief andDeus Exgames, say they are “now the owner of the games [we] developed, like the Deus Ex and Thief games.” Likewise, Crystal Dynamics say they have taken “control” of its Tomb Raider and Legacy Of Kain games from their previous owner, Square Enix.
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Embracer Groupcompleted their $300 million (around £253 million) acquisition of Square Enix’s western studioslast month.
As such, Crystal Dynamicsannounced todaythjat they have been made the controller of “the gameplay and personal data related to” their games. Eidos Montreal, meanwhile, wrotein a similar announcementthat they were now “the controller of the data obtained from the various gameplay metrics tracked in its titles.”
In a financial report around the time the acquisition was first announced,Embracer wrotethat they saw “great potential, not only in sequels, but also in remakes, remasters, spinoffs as well as transmedia projects” related to the IP they were acquiring. That would include Deus Ex, Tomb Raider and Legacy Of Kain.
Embracer haven’t stopped buying things even since the Square Enix deal was announced.Last month they acquiredKilling Floordevelopers Tripwire Interactive, as well asTeardowndevelopers Tuxedo Labs and the company who own the rights to make games and other media based on The Lord Of The Rings andThe Hobbit.
