Strong Holiday Sales for Ubisoft

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IGN reports that Ubisoft revealed its Q3 financial results. Sales of $231 million were lower than last year, but the company's holiday titles performed well. Prince of Persia Warrior Within sold 1.9 million copies worldwide in one month, while Ghost Recon 2 sold 1.4 million copies in one week. Strategy gamers should note that The Settlers: Heritage of Kings sold 220,000 copies in five weeks in Germany. "Ubisoft is well on its way to meeting its fiscal-year objectives and can count on an excellent year in 2005/06," said Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot.

Elsewhere, Yahoo Finance mentions that Guillemot is interested in acquiring Eidos. An Eidos bid could be a defense against an hostile takeover by Electronic Arts.

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