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To: AJ Berger who wrote (1649)	3/17/1999 11:22:00 AM
From: Harry	Respond to of 1773

Hi all, It's been a while since I posted here (just been too busy at work these last few months), but I have been trying to at least keep up with reading all your posts. :-) Anyway, there's been something I've been thinking about lately, and I was thinking this might be a good place to get an answer. There seems to be quite a bit of hubbub around Daikatana these days, and a lot of it seems to focus on how much money the game has already cost to develop (something like it'd take sales of over 2 million just to break even). I was wondering about a couple things: * Does anyone know what the financial arrangements are between Eidos and Ion Storm regarding the game? For example, who's footing the development costs? Does Eidos get a percentage of the profits, of the gross sales, etc.? * And if the cost of development falls (in part or in whole) on Eidos's shoulders, have those costs already been included in the last several quarters -- or are they only recognized when the game ships? Just wondering, because I see so much focus on this issue, and I can never seem to find a definitive answer as to what the potential downside of Daikatana is for Eidos -- and whether any of that potential downside has already been accounted for in their numbers. Anyway, thanks in advance! Harry