Eidos Builds Its Portfolio with New Lego License
Eidos gets rights to distribute Lego Star Wars
It has been announced today that Eidos, amid speculation of buy-outs and ‘possible business combinations’, has acquired the lucrative rights to distribute Giant Interactive Entertainment’s forthcoming Lego Star Wars game. As a prime kiddy-enticing franchise, this could certainly prove profitable for Eidos: who will be bringing the title to all regions apart form Japan.
Eidos’ CEO, a Mike McGarvey, made the justifiable self-congratulatory remark “This signing of a title with such widespread appeal and recognition is a major coup for Eidos. We look forward to working with Giant on maximising the game’s [and Eidos’ profits!] potential.”
Whilst some earlier Lego titles have been of questionable quality, Lego Star Wars is likely to be a solid hit: taking influence from The Phantom Menace and Attack Of The Clones before throwing in the funny yellow plastic chaps with wrong-shaped heads. It’s due out in April 2005, ad is heading to PS2, Xbox, PC and GBA.
Eidos’ CEO, a Mike McGarvey, made the justifiable self-congratulatory remark “This signing of a title with such widespread appeal and recognition is a major coup for Eidos. We look forward to working with Giant on maximising the game’s [and Eidos’ profits!] potential.”
Whilst some earlier Lego titles have been of questionable quality, Lego Star Wars is likely to be a solid hit: taking influence from The Phantom Menace and Attack Of The Clones before throwing in the funny yellow plastic chaps with wrong-shaped heads. It’s due out in April 2005, ad is heading to PS2, Xbox, PC and GBA.
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Joji 23 Aug 2004 12:31
1/3
I won't be buying this, you gonna have to do better than this. Lego is cool in a retro way, but I wouldn't spend 40 pounds on it.
ohms 23 Aug 2004 12:33
2/3
huh, star wars lego game ?
where they really missed out was in not making a star wars micro machines game, those toys were great.
can you imagine it, mini tie fighters screaming around some nerds bedroom. *sigh* If only...
where they really missed out was in not making a star wars micro machines game, those toys were great.
can you imagine it, mini tie fighters screaming around some nerds bedroom. *sigh* If only...
ohms 23 Aug 2004 12:51
3/3
...or mini Landspeeders zooming around a sandpit, avoiding action figures of sandpeople and banthas.
:)
:)