Tomb Raider Creator Returns, Is Placed For Sale?

Many sources today are reporting that "Lara Croft" creator, Toby Gard, is returning to the storied series, having joined Crystal Dynamics, the developer charged with erasing the bad memories of "Angel of Darkness" and creating a wonderful new game. This announcment falls directly in sync with talk that Eidos is being courted by EA, THQ and Activision. Perhaps Eidos is trying to get all their ducks in a row in order to look its best for a sale or merger. My guess is that EA will buy them out. It seems to be what EA does.