Thursday, October 21, 2004 - Eidos announces it has signed a development deal with Swedish Avalanche Studios. Avalanche Studios, that uses its proprietary technology to create its games, is developing an action game entitled Just Cause for Eidos, which will be released in 2005 on consoles and PC.

Martin Alltimes, head of European external development at Eidos, says: "Avalanche Studios offers a great fit to Eidos' product strategy of developing original content utilizing ground-breaking technology. Building on the excellent work to date, I am confident this relationship will produce an exceptional game."

Christofer Sundberg, director of Avalanche, says: "We are very proud to be part of the Eidos developer network. Eidos is a strong and ambitious publisher with a long history of releasing AAA titles and making blockbusters out of original content. Our ambition is to build a long term relationship with our publishing partner, and Eidos has already proven to be an excellent choice."