Eidos Interactive
In January 2009, Eidos Interactive announced IO Interactive-developed "Mini Ninjas", a family-friendly game, as opposed to all of the studio's previous titles. Jørgensen explained that, using "Mini Ninjas", the studio wanted to reach a broader demographic in the gaming market. Shortly after the announcement of "Mini Ninjas", in April 2009, Eidos Interactive was acquired by Japanese video game conglomerate Square Enix for . Eidos Interactive was reorganised over the course of 2009 and became known as Square Enix Europe in November that year. Square Enix Europe continued to oversee their previously owned development studios, including IO Interactive. Speaking for IO Interactive, Karsten Lund stated that the studio experienced "no loss of freedom" following the buyout.