 In May 2005, SCi Games finalised its acquisition and merger with Eidos Interactive, the parent of Eidos Interactive, which would become in charge of SCi Games' subsidiaries.In March 2008, SCi Games closed down fourteen operating projects to counter an net loss from the preceding fiscal year, leading to rumours that Pivotal Games was also to be closed.On 14 July 2008, it was officially announced that the studio was to shut its doors, and 99 staff had already been made redundant, leaving only a team of 10–12 specialist personnel.