"British publisher Eidos Plc may have found a buyer at last, with a number of UK industry sources indicating that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is set to acquire the firm - even as rival firm SCi overtakes Eidos' market cap on the London Stock Exchange.

"Eidos has been publicly seeking a buyer for several months, and has confirmed repeatedly that it is in negotiations with a number of parties - but several rival game publishers are believed to have dropped their bids for the company."