This Eidos Profit Warning
(thanks
Frans) shares Eidos' concern about their margins for this fiscal year,
combining the contradictory news that ShellShock: Nam '67, their upcoming
Vietnam shooter is both complete, and delayed. That's right, in spite of
pronouncing "ShellShock: Nam '67, has been approved on PS2, is completed on PC
and Xbox approval is expected imminently," the article goes on to warn not to
expect the game's release until September, citing a soft market and a
traditional summer slow season as the reasons for this unusual move:
On
May 20, 2004, the Company reported that the recent and unexpected softness in
the games market, particularly in the US, was negatively impacting unit sales of
Hitman: Contracts even though it was charting well in Europe and the US (and
continues to do so). Since that time, this market trend has not reversed and the
industry is about to enter the traditionally quieter summer period for game
sales. Given these circumstances, and notwithstanding that the game is now ready
to release, the Board has decided to hold the release of ShellShock: Nam '67
until September so as to provide this important new franchise with a better
opportunity to deliver its true potential.