October 22^nd, 2004 (12:42pm) - Eidos has announced that the company has signed a development deal with Swedish based Avalanche Studios. Avalanche Studios specializes in the creation of innovative game concepts using its cutting edge proprietary technology. It is developing an action game entitled Just Cause for Eidos, which will be released in 2005 on PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC.

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

"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," commented Christofer Sundberg, director of Avalanche. Our ambition is to build a long term relationship with our publishing partner, and Eidos has already proven to be an excellent choice."