Domark Software - Revision history

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	Domark Limited (Renamed Eidos Interactive Limited in 1996) was a British video game publisher based in Wimbledon, London. Among its notable franchises were Championship Manager, Deus Ex, Hitman, Thief, and Tomb Raider. Domark was founded by Mark Strachan and Dominic Wheatley in 1984. In 1995, it was acquired by software company Eidos. Ian Livingstone, who held a stake in Domark, became executive chairman of Eidos and held various roles including creative director. Eidos took over U.S. Gold in 1996, which included developer Core Design, and merged its operations including Domark, which created publishing subsidiary Eidos Interactive. The company acquired Crystal Dynamics in 1998, and owned numerous other assets. In 2005, parent Eidos was taken over by games publisher SCi. The combined company, SCi Entertainment Group, which was briefly renamed Eidos, was itself taken over by Square Enix in 2009.		Domark Limited (Renamed Eidos Interactive Limited in 1996) was a British video game publisher based in Wimbledon, London. Among its notable franchises were Championship Manager, Deus Ex, Hitman, Thief, and Tomb Raider. Domark was founded by Mark Strachan and Dominic Wheatley in 1984. In 1995, it was acquired by software company Eidos. Ian Livingstone, who held a stake in Domark, became executive chairman of Eidos and held various roles including creative director. Eidos took over U.S. Gold in 1996, which included developer Core Design, and merged its operations including Domark, which created publishing subsidiary Eidos Interactive. The company acquired Crystal Dynamics in 1998, and owned numerous other assets. In 2005, parent Eidos was taken over by games publisher SCi. The combined company, SCi Entertainment Group, which was briefly renamed Eidos, was itself taken over by Square Enix in 2009.

	Square Enix completed the merger with Eidos Interactive, absorbing it primarily into group company Square Enix Limited in November 2009 (also known as Square Enix Europe). Eidos executive Phil Rogers stayed with the company as Square Enix Europe CEO and became CEO of Americas and Europe in 2013 along with other executives.[a] In August 2022, games holding company Embracer Group completed its acquisition of studios Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal and Square Enix Montréal and intellectual properties Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and Thief among other assets. Rogers joined Embracer and formed an operative group called CDE Entertainment.		Square Enix completed the merger with Eidos Interactive, absorbing it primarily into group company Square Enix Limited in November 2009 (also known as Square Enix Europe). Eidos executive Phil Rogers stayed with the company as Square Enix Europe CEO and became CEO of Americas and Europe in 2013 along with other executives.[a] In August 2022, games holding company Embracer Group completed its acquisition of studios Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal and Square Enix Montréal and intellectual properties Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and Thief among other assets. Rogers joined Embracer and formed an operative group called CDE Entertainment.

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	\|[[Silicon Dreams Studio]]		\|[[Silicon Dreams Studio]]
	\|[[Adderbury]], England		\|Adderbury, England
	\|1994		\|1994
	\|Management buyout in 1996		\|Management buyout in 1996

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	\| rowspan="3" \|CentreGold		\| rowspan="3" \|CentreGold
	\|[[U.S. Gold]]		\|[[U.S. Gold]]
	\|[[Birmingham]], England		\|Birmingham, England
	\|1984		\|1984
	\| rowspan="3" \|1996		\| rowspan="3" \|1996
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Core Design]]		\|[[Core Design]]
	\|[[Derby]], England		\|Derby, England
	\|1988		\|1988
	\|Assets acquired by [[Rebellion Developments]] in 2006		\|Assets acquired by [[Rebellion Developments]] in 2006

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	\|-		\|-
	\|Eidos-Shanghai		\|Eidos-Shanghai
	\|[[Shanghai]], China		\|Shanghai, China
	\| colspan="2" \|2008		\| colspan="2" \|2008
	\|Became part of Eidos-Montréal in 2019, became [[Gearbox Software\|Gearbox]] Studio Shanghai in 2022		\|Became part of Eidos-Montréal in 2019, became [[Gearbox Software\|Gearbox]] Studio Shanghai in 2022
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	\|Rockpool Games		\|Rockpool Games
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	\|[[Manchester]], England		\|Manchester, England
	\|2002		\|2002
	\|2007		\|2007
	\|Closed in 2009		\|Closed in 2009
	~~\|<ref name=":15" />~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="2" \|[[Square Enix Montréal]]		\| rowspan="2" \|[[Square Enix Montréal]]
	\|		\|
	\|[[Montreal]], Quebec		\|Montreal, Quebec
	\| colspan="2" \|2011		\| colspan="2" \|2011
	\| rowspan="2" \|Acquired and closed by [[Embracer Group\|Embracer]] in 2022		\| rowspan="2" \|Acquired and closed by [[Embracer Group\|Embracer]] in 2022
	\|<ref name=":17" /><ref>{{cite web \|last=Schreier \|first=Jason \|author-link=Jason Schreier \|date=November 1, 2022 \|title=Embracer Group Shuts Down Montreal Video Game Studio \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-01/embracer-group-shuts-down-montreal-video-game-studio \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101191359/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-01/embracer-group-shuts-down-montreal-video-game-studio \|archive-date=November 1, 2022 \|access-date=November 1, 2022 \|website=[[Bloomberg News]]}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|Square Enix London Mobile		\|Square Enix London Mobile
	\|[[London]], England		\|London, England
	\| colspan="2" \|2021		\| colspan="2" \|2021
	\|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Batchelor \|first=James \|date=20 October 2021 \|title=Square Enix opens London mobile studio \|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-10-20-square-enix-opens-london-mobile-studio \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030155817/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-10-20-square-enix-opens-london-mobile-studio \|archive-date=30 October 2021 \|access-date=30 October 2021 \|website=GamesIndustry.biz}}</ref>
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	\| colspan="2" \|2003		\| colspan="2" \|2003
	\|Became Square Enix studio		\|Became Square Enix studio
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	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="2" \|[[IO Interactive]]		\| rowspan="2" \|[[IO Interactive]]
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	\| rowspan="2" \|[[Copenhagen]], Denmark		\| rowspan="2" \|Copenhagen, Denmark
	\|1998		\|1998
	\|2004		\|2004
	\| rowspan="2" \|Became Square Enix subsidiary, management buyout in 2017		\| rowspan="2" \|Became Square Enix subsidiary, management buyout in 2017
	~~\|<ref name=":11" />~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|Hapti.co		\|Hapti.co
	\| colspan="2" \|2012		\| colspan="2" \|2012
	\|<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Cowley \|first1=Ric \|title=Wargaming Mobile acquires Copenhagen-based casual mobile game developer Hapti.co \|url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/66541/wargaming-mobile-acquires-hapti/ \|website=pocketgamer.biz \|date=5 September 2017}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Pivotal Games]]		\|[[Pivotal Games]]
	\|		\|
	\|[[Bath~~, Somerset\|Bath]]~~, England		\|Bath, England
	\|2000		\|2000
	\|SCi subsidiary		\|SCi subsidiary
	\|Closed in 2008		\|Closed in 2008
	~~\|<ref name=":13" />~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Eidos Hungary]]		\|[[Eidos Hungary]]
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	\|2006		\|2006
	\|Closed in 2009		\|Closed in 2009
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	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Atod\|Eidos Studios Sweden]]		\|[[Atod\|Eidos Studios Sweden]]
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	\|[[Helsingborg]], Sweden		\|Helsingborg, Sweden
	\|1987		\|1987
	\|2006		\|2006
	\|Closed in 2008		\|Closed in 2008
	\|<ref>{{Cite book \|last1=Zackariasson \|first1=Peter \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oQKFmX9m25sC&dq=Eidos+Studios+Sweden&pg=PA143 \|title=The video game industry: formation, present state, and future \|last2=Wilson \|first2=Timothy L. \|date=2012 \|publisher=Routledge \|isbn=978-0-203-10649-5 \|location=New York \|pages=143 \|oclc=809638566 \|access-date=7 June 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113220327/https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Video_Game_Industry/oQKFmX9m25sC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Eidos+Studios+Sweden&pg=PA143 \|archive-date=13 January 2023 \|url-status=live}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="2" \|[[Eidos-Montréal]]		\| rowspan="2" \|[[Eidos-Montréal]]
	\|		\|
	\|[[Montreal]], Quebec		\|Montreal, Quebec
	\| colspan="2" \|2007		\| colspan="2" \|2007
	\|Became Square Enix subsidiary, acquired by [[Embracer Group\|Embracer]] in 2022		\|Became Square Enix subsidiary, acquired by [[Embracer Group\|Embracer]] in 2022
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	\|-		\|-
	\|Eidos-Shanghai		\|Eidos-Shanghai
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	\| colspan="2" \|2008		\| colspan="2" \|2008
	\|Became part of Eidos-Montréal in 2019, became [[Gearbox Software\|Gearbox]] Studio Shanghai in 2022		\|Became part of Eidos-Montréal in 2019, became [[Gearbox Software\|Gearbox]] Studio Shanghai in 2022
	\|<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Citation \|title=Eidos-Montréal 15th Anniversary \| date=15 February 2022 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtu0S-iFOc4?t=73 \|access-date=2022-04-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411062406/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtu0S-iFOc4&gl=US&hl=en \|url-status=live \|archive-date=11 April 2022}}</ref><ref name=":6" />
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="2" \|Morpheme Wireless		\| rowspan="2" \|Morpheme Wireless
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	\| rowspan="2" \|[[London]], England		\| rowspan="2" \|London, England
	\|1999		\|1999
	\|2007		\|2007
	\|Closed in 2009		\|Closed in 2009
	\|<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Martin \|first=Matt \|date=17 April 2007 \|title=Eidos acquires mobile developer Morpheme \|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/eidos-acquires-mobile-developer-morpheme \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409095812/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/eidos-acquires-mobile-developer-morpheme \|archive-date=9 April 2022 \|access-date=2022-04-09 \|website=GamesIndustry.biz}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|Gimme5Games		\|Gimme5Games
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	\|Management buyout in 2009		\|Management buyout in 2009
	\|<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Martin \|first=Matt \|date=9 February 2009 \|title=Eidos drops casual games studio \|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/eidos-drops-casual-games-studio \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409095811/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/eidos-drops-casual-games-studio \|archive-date=9 April 2022 \|access-date=2022-04-09 \|website=GamesIndustry.biz}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|Rockpool Games		\|Rockpool Games

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	\| colspan="2" \|Simis		\| colspan="2" \|Simis
	\|1988		\|1988
	~~\| rowspan="2" \|<ref name=":9" />~~
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	\| colspan="2" \|[[Big Red Software]]		\| colspan="2" \|[[Big Red Software]]

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	\|1988		\|1988
	\|Assets acquired by [[Rebellion Developments]] in 2006		\|Assets acquired by [[Rebellion Developments]] in 2006
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	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Silicon Dreams Studio]]		\|[[Silicon Dreams Studio]]
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	\|1994		\|1994
	\|Management buyout in 1996		\|Management buyout in 1996
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	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Crystal Dynamics]]		\|[[Crystal Dynamics]]
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	\|[[Redwood City, California]]		\|Redwood City, California
	\|1992		\|1992
	\|1998		\|1998
	\|Became Square Enix subsidiary, acquired by [[Embracer Group\|Embracer]] in 2022		\|Became Square Enix subsidiary, acquired by [[Embracer Group\|Embracer]] in 2022
	~~\|<ref name="The Birmingham Post" /><ref name=":19" />~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="2" \|[[Ion Storm]]		\| colspan="2" \|[[Ion Storm]]
	~~\|[[Dallas~~\|Dallas, Texas]];<br>[[Austin, Texas]]		\|Dallas, Texas;<br>Austin, Texas
	\|1996		\|1996
	\|1999		\|1999
	\|Closed in 2005		\|Closed in 2005
	\|<ref name=":16">{{Cite web \|last=Bramwell \|first=Tom \|date=2005-02-11 \|title=Eidos closes Ion Storm Austin \|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/eidos-closes-ion-storm-austin \|access-date=2023-07-20 \|website=GamesIndustry.biz \|language=en \|archive-date=20 July 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720230357/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/eidos-closes-ion-storm-austin \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="2" \|Beautiful Game Studios		\| colspan="2" \|Beautiful Game Studios

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	\|1984		\|1984
	\| rowspan="3" \|1996		\| rowspan="3" \|1996
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	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Core Design]]		\|[[Core Design]]

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	!Fate		!Fate
	~~!Refs.~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="2" \|Domark		\| colspan="2" \|Domark
	\| rowspan="2" \|[[London]], England		\| rowspan="2" \|London, England
	\|1984		\|1984
	\| rowspan="3" \|1995		\| rowspan="3" \|1995
	\| rowspan="4" \|Transformed into Eidos Interactive in 1996		\| rowspan="4" \|Transformed into Eidos Interactive in 1996
	~~\|<ref name="Retro Gamer 96" />~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="2" \|Simis		\| colspan="2" \|Simis
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	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="2" \|[[Big Red Software]]		\| colspan="2" \|[[Big Red Software]]
	\|[[Leamington Spa]], England		\|Leamington Spa, England
	\|1989		\|1989
	\|-		\|-