SCi

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SCi

Type	Public (LSE: SEG)
Founded	1988
Headquarters	Wimbledon, London, England
Key people	Tim Ryan (Chairman of the board), Phil Rogers (CEO)
Industry	Interactive entertainment
Revenue	£144.0 million (yr to June 2007)^[1]
Operating income	▼ (£31.4 million) (yr - Jun 07)^[1]
Profit	▼ (£28.1 million) (yr - Jun 07)^[1]
Employees	870 (2007)^[1]
Website	www.sci.co.uk

SCi Entertainment Group PLC (originally The Sales Curve and later Sales Curve Interactive) is a United Kingdom video game publisher. It is responsible for the Conflict: Desert Storm games, among others. The company published games under the label Storm from 1990 to 1993. The company has recently gained ownership of Eidos Interactive, another British games company. In December of 2006,Time Warner's Warner Bros. Entertainment has bought a 10.3% stake in SCi Games, including sister company, Eidos. Part of the deal between the two companies includes an arrangement with Eidos to make Warner Bros. its primary U.S. distributor, providing warehousing, logistics, merchandising and media buying services.[1] In April of 2008, Warner Bros. Entertainment increased it's stake to 35% while gaining distribution rights to SCi titles in the US, Canada and Mexico.[2]