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In a move that has been denounced by industry insiders, Eidos, the publisher of the lucrative Tomb Raider series has announced that it is to buy the small, independant Glasgow based start-up developer Wee Weeji Scallies. This in itself is no shock news (Eidos is known for it's aggressive acquisition strategies), but it is the reasons for the purchase that came to light from a leaked memo from Eidos HQ that caused a furore through the videogaming industry.
Wee Weeji Scallies first project is a farm'em'up, loosely inspired by the Japanese series Harvest Moon. The devco seeks to bring the genre to a whole new audience by basing the action in the world of 'crofting', that is, the running of small, isolated, self sufficient farms in the Scottish Highlands. The hero is to be an 82 year old great grandmother who runs the farm on her own. While struggling through bitter winters and windy summers, players will also have to cope with problems such as arthritis and forgetting where they put their glasses.
Eidos are reputed to be changing the name of the character to Ms. L. Chest, and the name of the game to Lara Chest's Croft, in an attempt woo the ill-informed purchaser by hinting at the cybernetic breasts of their main cash cow, Lara Croft.
It remains to be seen whether the game, while a novel concept, will be a success among Tomb Raider fans.
In a move that has been denounced by industry insiders, Eidos, the publisher of the lucrative Tomb Raider series has announced that it is to buy the small, independant Glasgow based start-up developer Wee Weeji Scallies. This in itself is no shock news (Eidos is known for it's aggressive acquisition strategies), but it is the reasons for the purchase that came to light from a leaked memo from Eidos HQ that caused a furore through the videogaming industry.
Wee Weeji Scallies first project is a farm'em'up, loosely inspired by the Japanese series Harvest Moon. The devco seeks to bring the genre to a whole new audience by basing the action in the world of 'crofting', that is, the running of small, isolated, self sufficient farms in the Scottish Highlands. The hero is to be an 82 year old great grandmother who runs the farm on her own. While struggling through bitter winters and windy summers, players will also have to cope with problems such as arthritis and forgetting where they put their glasses.
Eidos are reputed to be changing the name of the character to Ms. L. Chest, and the name of the game to Lara Chest's Croft, in an attempt woo the ill-informed purchaser by hinting at the cybernetic breasts of their main cash cow, Lara Croft.
It remains to be seen whether the game, while a novel concept, will be a success among Tomb Raider fans.
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what is this, lok out the newbie
and ats the deal with all the wooshes
sory i meant to say how are sheep doing , grix
as i said my aol skipps letters
as i said my aol skipps letters
*whooshety whooshety whoosh whoosh*
No, sheep aren't doing me, and I'm not doing sheep either... Hmmm.
andis sheep doing grix
tis is myfirst post for months and ry ifsome of my words kina look weird but im on aol and it skips leters and i cant b bothered to corec mistakes
oh yeh and tomb raider fans av definitley been conned
oh yeh and tomb raider fans av definitley been conned
Grix Thraves wrote:
> :0D
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> Why does Mike seem such a great name for a sheep...
It was either Mike or Sue.
> :0D
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> Why does Mike seem such a great name for a sheep...
It was either Mike or Sue.
Double *whhooosssshhh*
ummmm... tomb raider fans have been getting conned for years. or didn't they notice that?
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