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On 450 square metres of exhibition space, the Hamburg publisher is showing its most versatile portfolio to date in 2007. Alongside PC and console games, Eidos is placing a special focus this year on its new mobile and casual gaming divisions. The Eidos stand can be found at GC 2007 in Hall 3, B20. The games at a glance (Core, Casual & Mobile Games):
Core Games
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC)
In Age of Conan, the player enters a barbaric universe! In a world full of cruel gods, mythical creatures, lost civilisations and a humanity fighting for survival, the mighty barbarian has finally conquered the throne of Aquilonia. But the reign of King Conan threatens to sink into chaos and races inexorably towards its downfall as ancient evil powers rise (MMORPG, ages 18 and over, November 2, 2007)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary (European premiere: Wii, Xbox 360) Following its great success on PC and PlayStation 2, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary is coming to the next-generation consoles Wii and Xbox 360 in autumn/winter 2007. The Wii version will demand a great deal of interaction from the player and the Xbox 360 version will be available both as a download and in retail stores.(Action adventure, ages 12 and over, autumn/winter 2007)
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PC, Xbox 360, PS3 world premiere)
A new action shooter from the creators of the million-selling Hitman series. Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is currently being developed by Io Interactive and will be released in November 2007 initially for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, Microsoft Games for Windows and Playstation 3. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men tells the chaotic story of a failed mercenary and an unpredictable psychopath and their interpretation of right and wrong. This explosive partnership and the game’s innovative technology guarantee a unique gaming experience. (Action, ages 18 and over, November 2007)
Escape from Bug Island (European premiere: Wii)
In Escape from Bug Island, one wakes up alone and abandoned in a forest and there is no trace of one’s friends… Everything actually looked like a cosy camping trip until some strange creatures appeared seemingly out of nowhere … (Survival horror, ages 16 and over, September 2007)
Casual Games Nervous Brickdown (world premiere: Nintendo DS)
Nervous Brickdown is the first bat-and-ball game developed specifically for the Nintendo DS. It impresses with its striking graphics and uses both screens, the touch pen, the microphone and the wireless data transmission of the Nintendo DS. (September 2007, no age restriction) Cake Mania (European premiere: Nintendo DS)
Cake Mania is based on the online game of the same name, which has recorded over 35 million downloads worldwide and received the iParenting Media Award as well as Yahoo Games’ 2006 Casual Game of the Year Award. (September 14, 2007, no age restriction)Prism (world premiere: Nintendo DS)
In Prism, the task is to colour, split and stretch light in order to solve 120 unique puzzles with increasing complexity and a rising level of difficulty. Infinite mode guarantees an unlimited supply of new challenges. That is addictive… (September 2007, no age restriction)
Operation Vietnam (European premiere: Nintendo DS)
During a routine flight, a helicopter is shot down by the Viet Cong. The player must try to leave enemy territory and free captured civilians. The task is to fight one’s way through war-torn Vietnam. (October 15, 2007, ages 16 and over)
Xbox Live Arcade Fractal Jigsaw (world premiere)
Who does not fondly remember cosy puzzle evenings with the family? And what if this classic game concept made the leap to the Xbox 360? Quite simply, it would be a coming multiplayer hit! Fractal Jigsaw combines the best elements of a classic puzzle game(countless pieces, great motifs) with the online capabilities of the Microsoft console and thus ensures worldwide puzzle fun (2nd quarter 2008, no age restriction)
GEON – Use Your Emotion (European premiere)
Welcome to the sporting event of the future! With energy-charged cubes, the hunt is on for “E-Motes”, emotions that have to be delivered into the opponent’s goal and that also increase the abilities of one’s own cube. All this takes place in an acoustically sensitive environment that has earned the description “psychedelic” as much as a music album from 1968.(Summer 2007, no age restriction)
Mobile Games Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend With Tomb Raider: Legend Mobile, Eidos proves that archaeologist Lara Croft cuts a fine figure not only on current consoles and PCs. Numerous levels taken from the console and PC version impressively prove that appealing and high-calibre 3D games are now no longer purely the domain of stationary gaming platforms. (Action adventure, available)
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (world premiere)
Kane & Lynch is the dark story of two men whom fate inseparably connects while they wait for their execution on death row. For the two men, a failed mercenary and a psychopathic killer, a chaotic adventure begins … and yet it is not only mutual hatred that connects them. (Action, September 2007)
Further Links:
- Eidos Line Up
