The games industry has seen a flurry of corporate activity in the past year. From EA consuming BioWare, to Bizarre moving to Activision, and Bungie breaking free of Microsoft, many high-profile gamemakers have either been bought up or have forged new relationships elsewhere. Deals are also being brokered at the publisher level, with the potential takeover of GTAIV publisher Take-Two by EA and the nearly concluded merger of Activision and Vivendi Games.
Another player in the industry receiving investment attention is SCi Entertainment, the parent company of British industry veteran Eidos. SCi has been receiving a lot of attention of late, previously reported to be from companies such as Ubisoft, Midway, and Time Warner. This week, French publisher Infogrames was confirmed as the latest suitor. The owner of Atari was forced to respond to rumours surrounding an offer for SCi, and it confirmed that although it has made an offer, SCi has so far declined to accept it.
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