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Square Enix has lifted the lid on Tomb Raider, a reboot of the Lara Croft series. The game will be developed by Crystal Dynamics and features the first adventures of a young and inexperienced Lara. An official blurb reads: ‘After a brutal storm destroys the boat she was travelling on, …
Read More »Lara Croft heads to PS3 and PC
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light arrives on PSN and Steam on September 28th. The digital-only game – which was released on Xbox Live last month – will also get five DLC packs from October to December. These will be available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The first …
Read More »Derby road renamed Lara Croft Way
A new 36.2m ring road in Derby has been named Lara Croft Way. Over 27,000 people took part in a vote to name the new route between Osmaston Road and Burton Road. The name pays tribute to original Tomb Raider developer Core Design, which was based in Derby. Lara Croft’s …
Read More »Livingstone delivers Lara keynote at GCA
Industry veteran to discuss Laraâ??s evolution at GC Asia
Read More »Livingstone drops info bomb
Eidos Life President confirms new Hitman, new Kane and Lynch, new IP and a new approach to Lara
Read More »Eidos considers Lara revamp to reverse sales slump
After warning that sales of the latest Tomb Raider game were below expectations (despite shifting over 1.5m units globally), Eidos has admitted it might once again redesign the title’s iconic heroine Lara Croft. The move would come as the publisher looks to attract a wider audience, our sister site Develop …
Read More »PS3 takes 51% of all Tomb Raider: Underworld sales
Fifty-one per cent of all sales of Eidos’ Tomb Raider: Anniversary were on PlayStation 3, GFK-ChartTrack has confirmed. The title entered this week’s GFK-ChartTrack/ELSPA All Formats Top 40 at No.9, outselling the launch of last year’s original Tomb Raider remake (Tomb Raider: Anniversary) by 6,700 units. The new Tomb Raider …
Read More »Eidos unveils new Lara Croft
Acrobatics and gymnastics coach Alison Carroll has been chosen as the new Lara Croft, replacing model Karima Adebibe. Tombraiderchronicles.com reports that the 23-year-old is a BGA accredited Club Coach in Tumbling, Sports Acrobatics, and General Gymnastics, and has a long association with the Bromley Valley Gymnastics Club and the Shirley …
Read More »E3: Eidos confirms new Lara
Eidos has confirmed that that at least four of its titles will be on show at E3. IGN reports that the line-up will be: * Battlestations: Pacific (PC, 360) * Just Cause 2 (PC, PS3, X360) * Monster Lab (Wii) * Tomb Raider Underworld (PC, PS3, X360) E3 2008 will …
Read More »Pivotal to close or be sold, say rumours
Unconfirmed reports suggest SCi will ditch Bath-based team, and possibly other 'non-core' studios as part of shake up
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