1990

• Eidos formed as a video compression R&D company. This business still forms the core of the Eidos Technologies entity.

July 1994

• Charles Cornwall joins the company as Chairman. Appointed CEO in October 1995.

Oct 1995

• Eidos moves into the entertainment software market with the acquisition of Domark and obtains a full listing on the London Stock Exchange. As a result of the deal Ian Livingstone joins as Chairman of Eidos. Championship Manager 2 is released.

Apr 1996

• Eidos strengthens its position in the industry with acquisition of the Centregold Group, which includes Core Design (developer of Tomb Raider) and US Gold. Offices in US, France and Germany obtained as part of the acquisition.
• The distribution element, Centresoft, is sold to a management buyout as part of the strategy of focusing solely on developing and publishing.

Nov 1996

• Tomb Raider is released on PlayStation and PC

Dec 1996

• Secondary listing obtained on NASDAQ.

Jan 1997

• 10 year publishing and development deal signed with John Romeroâs Ion Storm

Apr 1997

• US$50m Convertible bond issued

Nov 1997

• Tomb Raider II released on PlayStation and PC

Dec 1997

• Joint venture agreed with Opticom ASA for the development of a revolutionary computer games storage device.

Dec 1997

• European PC rights obtained to Squaresoftâs Final Fantasy VII

Mar 1998

• Film rights to Tomb Raider licensed to Paramount

May 1998

• Eidos announces annual revenues in excess of £100m for the first time, with total revenue for the year ended 31 March 1998 of £137.2 million and profit before tax of £16.5 million.

Jun 1998

• Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is released and goes on to become the second largest selling PC title in Europe in 1998 behind only Tomb Raider III. To date it has sold 1.3 million units on PC only.

July 1998

• Eidos sets up Japanese office in Tokyo.

Sept 1998

• Eidos obtains exclusive license for UEFA Champions League.

Sept 1998

• Eidos acquires US developer Crystal Dynamics for $47m. The deal gives Eidos the rights to franchises including Soul Reaver, Gex and Pandemonium.

Nov 1998

• Tomb Raider III released on PlayStation and PC

Nov 1998

• Eidos sets up office in Singapore

Jan 1999

• Eidos agrees deal with Video System to publish Official Formula 1 racing games on PC and PSX

Feb 1999

• Eidos obtains long term publishing deal with Elixir Studios, founded by Demis Hassabis co-creator of Theme Park. Equity stake taken in August 1999.

Feb 1999

• Eidos and Easynet launch the "free of subscription" internet service Eidosnet

Mar 1999

• Championship Manager 3 released and becomes the fastest selling game in UK PC history (55,000 copies in first 2 days)

Apr 1999

• Eidos obtains long term publishing deal with Free Radical Design, founded by former members of the team that created Goldeneye on N64.

May 1999

• Eidos secures rights to Thief sequels from Looking Glass Studios Inc.

May 1999

• Eidos obtains European & Australian PlayStation publishing rights to Capcomâs Resident Evil 3. In June 1999, Capcom received reciprocal rights to Tomb Raider IV on PSX in Japan and Asia.

May 1999

• David Bowie to produce original music and play a character in The Nomad Soul

May 1999

• Eidos obtains long-term publishing deal with Timeline Studios, founded by Michael Crichton (ER, Jurassic Park), Virtus Corporation (3D technology experts) and Michael Backe (renowned special effects expert)

May 1999

• Eidos announces record annual figures with revenue up 65% to £226.3 million and profit before tax and goodwill up 154% to £42.0 million.

June 1999

• Lara Croft becomes the face of Lucozadeâs global marketing campaign

July 1999

• Eidos obtains exclusive worldwide Olympics license for the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympic Games and 2002 Salt lake City Winter Games.

July 1999

• Eidos acquires 25% of Pyro Studios, the developer of Commandos, and 75% of the related Spanish distributor Proein SA

Aug 1999

• Eidos obtains GameBoy rights to Enixâs Dragon Warrior Monsters, part of the Dragon Quest series which have sold over 20 million copies

Aug 1999

• Eidos obtains European & Australian Dreamcast publishing rights to Capcomâs Powerstone

Aug 1999

• Eidos obtains European PC publishing rights to Squaresoftâs Final Fantasy VIII

Nov 1999

• Eidos acquires 19.96% of Maximum Holdings Inc for $55m enabling Eidos to progress with its Internet strategy of combining "Content, Community and Commerce."

Nov 1999

• Eidos announces that a specifically designed Tomb Raider game is to be released in Spring for Nintendo's Game Boy Color console.
  

Dec 1999

• Eidos signs three product licensing deal with Disney Interactive. Walt Disney World® Racing is released in Spring 2000. 102 Dalmations is to be released at Christmas 2000 in conjunction with Disney's movie.

Jan 2000

• Eidos issues trading statement warning that Q3 and full year results would be below expectations due to poor performance of certain titles, slippage of release dates on other titles and generally weaker than expected market conditions.

Jan 2000

• Eidos announces that Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation will be released on the Dreamcast console.

Jan 2000

• Shareholders approve a five for one share split.

Jan 2000

• Eidos extends its publishing deal with Capcom to include Resident Evil Survivor on PlayStation and Resident Evil Code: Veronica on Dreamcast throughout Europe and Australia.

Mar 2000

• Eidos announced the disposal of the majority of its holding in Opticom ASA resulting in a profit of £84 million. Eidos also reported a material downturn in trading due in large part to adverse market conditions across all major territories and a general slowdown in consumer demand.

Apr 2000

• Oscar winner, Angelina Jolie, to star as Lara Croft in the live action film "Tomb Raider" with Simon West directing for Paramount Pictures. The film began principal photography in Summer 2000 at Pinewood Studios

May 2000

• Eidos secures worldwide rights to publish PlayStation and PC versions of a game based on the hit film, "Chicken Run." The game is being licensed from and developed by Blitz Games.

May 2000

• Eidos signs a deal with Celador Productions to publish "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" in the UK on the PC, PlayStation and Dreamcast formats.

May 2000

• Eidos signs an agreement with Sports Interactive to publish three more titles in the record selling and award winning Championship Manager series. Championship Manager 4 will be a multi-format release with plans for the expansion of the online gaming facility for the PC version.

Aug 2000

• Eidos announces that Warren Spector will lead the development from the Ion Storm studios of further iterations of the Thief franchise for PC and PlayStation 2.

Oct 2000

• Eidos announces that it has terminated takeover discussions with an unnamed third party. The Board gave the approach serious consideration, but concluded that the terms discussed did not represent fair value for shareholders.

Oct 2000

• Who Wants To Be A Millionaire sets UK Chart History in only its second week of release. The game becomes the first ever title to top the All Format, PlayStation, PC and Dreamcast charts in the same week.

Oct 2000

• Eidos announces its first Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) game titled "Gangsters." The game is being developed by nGame based in Cambridge, England.

Oct 2000

• Two Eidos games win honours at the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards 2000. PC Game of the Year was won by Deus Ex, which was developed by Ion Storm. Sports Game of the Year was won by Sydney 2000, which was developed by Attention To Detail.

Nov 2000

• Chief Operating Officer, Michael McGarvey, is appointed as Chief Executive Officer. Jonathan Kemp, former Managing Director of Eidos UK, is appointed to the position of European Managing Director.