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Livingstone promoted to 'life president' of Eidos (News)

Apr 29, 2009

Ian Livingstone has been promoted to 'life president' of Eidos, following Square Enix's acquisition of the company.

Lifetime sales of Eidos Franchises Revealed (News)

Apr 23, 2009

Tomb Raider, Hitman, Deus Ex and Kane & Lynch lifetime sales data

OnLive Beta sign-up begins (News)

Mar 25, 2009

The official website of OnLive launched last night. If you haven't heard about, it's the newly unveiled internet-based game delivery service.

A beta sign-up form is now online. The requirements listed for signing up in the OnLive beta testing is: "You need to be at least 18, based in the US and have a broadband-connected PC running Windows Vista®/XP®, or an Intel®-based Mac." The beta is set to begin soon, in summer 2009.

The games listed and being featured on the OnLive network include:
Burnout Paradise
HAWX
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Frontlines: Fuel of War
Tomb Raider: Underworld
GRID
World of Goo
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Crysis Warhead
Wheelman
LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Unreal Tournament 3
Major League Baseball 2K9
Mirror's Edge
Prince of Persia
BioShock

Tomb Raider: Underworld - Lara's Shadow DLC (Video)

Mar 5, 2009

Fixing some of the issues that made Legend only pretty good, Underworld's focus is entirely on platforming, and it's all the better for it.

Tomb Raider: Underworld - Beneath the Ashes trailer (Video)

Mar 4, 2009

Fixing some of the issues that made Legend only pretty good, Underworld's focus is entirely on platforming, and it's all the better for it.

Tomb Raider: Underworld Sells 2.6 Million (News)

Feb 28, 2009

That Gaming Site writes: "Lara's latest adventure moves 2.6 million, helps Eidos increase revenue."

Square Enix Set To Take Over Eidos (News)

Feb 24, 2009

Square Enix now controls 32.23% of the existing share capital of Eidos.

Insight Investment Management and Pioneer Investment Management have sold approximately 11.13 per cent of the issued share capital to Square Enix, at the price of 32 pence per share.

Tomb Raider Underworld - Beneath the Ashes DLC (Video)

Feb 3, 2009

Fixing some of the issues that made Legend only pretty good, Underworld's focus is entirely on platforming, and it's all the better for it.

How to make Lara Croft more family friendly (Feature)

Jan 23, 2009

So Eidos plans to make Lara Croft more "family-friendly". Turns out despite the huge brand name and near universal critical acclaim, Tomb Raider Underworld just didn't sell as well as they had predicted, so it's time to tap that lucrative family market.

But Eidos don't need to spend thousands on a marketing consultant - we've done all the hard work for them and drawn up new versions of Lara. Indeed, one for every member of the family. ...

Megan Fox has emerged as a replacement of Angelina Jolie in the upcoming Tomb Raider film (News)

Jan 22, 2009

The star of Transformers, Megan Fox, says the replacement of Angelina Jolie in the role of Lara Croft. The actress is the one that has more to interpret ballots next issue of an alleged Tomb Raider on the big screen, rumors for many months....

Naughty Dog: 'Uncharted bigger than Tomb Raider' (News)

Jan 19, 2009

CVG writes: "Even our mums knows who Lara Croft is, but Nathan Drake, the star of Naughty Dog's Uncharted series? We're not so sure. Yet. But director Bruce Straley believes Drake is already up there in terms of popularity with the PlayStation audience."

NavPower Middleware Licensed by NAMCO BANDAI (News)

Jan 13, 2009

Middleware developer BabelFlux, LLC announced today that NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. has licensed its AI middleware package, NavPower, for multiple titles, including the upcoming Afro Samurai videogame.

Tomb Raider Underworld is a 'miracle', says Creative Director (News)

Jan 13, 2009

Praises the team for delivering what they did considering the conditions they were under.

Tomb Raider Underword DLC Was Meant To Be In Original Game, And Other Nasty Secrets (News)

Jan 12, 2009

Two apparently disgruntled former Crystal Dynamics employees have confirmed the rumored lay-offs at the studio and dished a little inside information about the development of Tomb Raider Underworld, including how the DLC came to be.

[A] anonymous, former Crystal Dynamics employee posting in the forums claims that the decision to cut the content was made specifically to use it later in DLC.

"Ask anyone who is part of it and if they are honest they will tell you around 40% of the DLC was meant to be in the game itself, originally. But it was decided later on to take out those parts because they were expecting most sales on the 360 and the DLC the way it looked at the time was looking to be a bit 'thin'. So we were asked to cut some parts out to be used in the DLC."

Sacked Crystal Dynamics employee speaks (News)

Jan 12, 2009

Eric Lindstrom, Creative Director of Tomb Raider Underworld, confirms that he was one of the staff laid-off from Crystal Dynamics.

Lindstrom feels he has a few misconceptions to clear up; "I wasn't going to post, but there is too much being said that I don't feel is right to go unanswered."

Firstly, on the rumour that content was cut from Underworld in order to create the Xbox 360's exclusive downloadable content."

Lara Faces "Family-Friendly" Redesign (News)

Jan 12, 2009

Edge writes: "Eidos is suggesting that the modern videogame icon Lara Croft may undergo a 'family friendly' redesign.

The publisher's suggestions have come forward as the recent release of Tomb Raider: Underworld missed sales expectations by some £20m, while developer Crystal Dynamics has been subjected to layoffs to focus the team's output to the core IP.

It is suspected that Lara's popularity – as a character – is fading particularly in the US. And, as the commercial success of all Tomb Raider games have always had a degree of dependence on Lara's image, this may prompt a fresh face for the heroine in her next title."

Lay Offs Strike Crystal Dynamics (News)

Jan 10, 2009

Kotaku: "Crystal Dynamics laid off 30 people this morning in the wake of underperforming Tomb Raider Underworld sales, reliable sources tell Kotaku.

The cuts were made across the board, we're told, to eliminate redundancy and give the studio tighter focus moving forward."

Eidos warns as new Tomb Raider disappoints (News)

Jan 9, 2009

Sharecast: "Computer games maker Eidos has revised down its revenue forecasts and cautioned it may need to renegotiate bank finances after disappointing sales of its new Lara Croft game, Tomb Raider: Underworld.

Eidos, which changed its name from SCi Entertainment, now estimates full year revenue will now be in the range of £160m-£180m compared to previous guidance of £180m-£200m.

"We have passed our peak net debt position and we retain sufficient headroom within our committed banking facility but given revised profit expectations we may need to enter into discussions with our lending bank regarding our June 2009 covenants," it added."

Free: Tomb Raider Underworld Soundtrack for Download (News)

Dec 31, 2008

Fans of Colin O'Malley's well received score for Lara Croft's latest adventure can download the soundtrack for free. There are several different bundles to choose from, with different bitrates, spanning 71 gorgeous tracks in total. The deluxe edition is 198MB containing all tracks encoded in 320kbps crystal-clear MP3.

Tomb Raider Underworld [PC] v1.1 Patch Available NOW (News)

Dec 16, 2008

WorthPlaying writes: "Crystal Dynamics has made Tomb Raider Underworld more realistic with fluid movements due to motion capturing. Set a few years after the last game, it also features persistent destruction and lush locales across the globe. Lara gets muddy in the game, but with the weather system, rain will wash it away. This 113mb v1.1 patch fixes bugs, crashes, gfx issues and a few other tweaks."

New Tomb Raider Sales Lead on PlayStation 3 (News)

Nov 25, 2008

Sales of Eidos' Tomb Raider: Underworld are strongest on the PlayStation 3, with 51 per cent of all units sold in its first week of release on Sony's home console.

The Xbox 360 accounted for 34 per cent of sales, with the remaining sales made up of Wii, PC and DS SKUs.

Tomb Raider: Underworld reviews embroiled in furore (News)

Nov 24, 2008

A row has erupted around reviews of the new Lara Croft video game, Tomb Raider: Underworld, after some journalists claimed they had been asked not to post reviews that gave the game a low score.

The situation first came to light on the microblogging service Twitter, after one reviewer said he had been asked by the PR company representing Eidos, the game's publisher, to hold off posting a review of the title if he gave it a mark of less than 8 out of 10.

Several other games websites picked up on the story, although the PR company at the centre of the row has denied trying to influence reviews.

Eidos UK PR firm: We are "not in the position of telling reviewers what they can and cannot say" (News)

Nov 21, 2008

Eidos responds to the allegation that they are telling reviews to hold off on posting reviews that score less than 8.0 out of 10.

Tomb Raider: Underworld reviews under 8/10 silenced until Monday (News)

Nov 21, 2008

Eidos UK PR firm Barrington Harvey has confirmed that British sites are being asked not to post Tomb Raider: Underworld reviews with scores lower than 80 percent until Monday.

The game releases today for 360 and PS3.

Gamespot UK journalist Guy Cocker revealed the tactic in a Twitter post on Wednesday that said: "call from Eidos–if you're planning on reviewing Tomb Raider Underworld at less than an 8.0, we need you to hold your review till Monday."

More through the link.

Crystal Dynamics' Must-Do List For Tomb Raider: Underworld Gamers (News)

Nov 19, 2008

Everyone's favorite acrobatic archaeologist is back this week with the release of Tomb Raider: Underworld.

And while you may be familiar with Ms. Croft's past titles, Crystal Dynamics' Eric Lindstrom, the creative director of the game, gave MTV Multiplayer some new things to try when adventuring in Underworld.

Tomb Raider Underworld (Review)

Nov 19, 2008

Crystal Dynamics deserve acclaim, not just for having created their best Tomb Raider game so far, but for something even more remarkable: listening to criticism. They’ve taken on board the fact that their strength lies in epic puzzles and astonishing level architecture, and that their great weakness has been boss fights. Of the latter, Underworld contains an admirable none. The former constitutes the whole of the game. ...

Eidos Interactive Releases Tomb Raider: Underworld (News)

Nov 18, 2008

Eidos Interactive Ltd.today announced that Tomb Raider: Underworld has shipped to retailers for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Games for Windows, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, Wii and Nintendo DS.

Tomb Raider: Underworld (Screenshots)

Nov 18, 2008

Tomb Raider: Underworld Interactive Website Launch (News)

Nov 10, 2008

Eidos Interactive, creator of some of the world's leading video game properties, today confirms that the new official Tomb Raider: Underworld website has just gone live. Created entirely from in-game footage, the interactive site showcases some of the epic locations found in Tomb Raider: Underworld and takes players on a journey to the depths of the Kraken Room in the Mediterranean, on the muddy bike trails in Chiapas, Mexico and deep into the hostile jungles of Thailand.

Every section of the site is playable and...

Ones to Watch: PC Games for November 2008 (News)

Nov 3, 2008

Aeropause writer Joe Haygood, takes a look at the upcoming November releases that are coimng to the PC. Some of the notables are Wrath of the Lich King and Legendary.

Tomb Raider: Underworld DEMO for Windows PC now available (News)

Oct 31, 2008

The Lara Croft Times reports:

"Today at 12:00 GMT the DEMO from Tomb Raider: Underworld was made available for download throught the Tomb Raider Community and Fan Sites worldwide. The Underworld demo is 1.15GB large to download."

Tomb Raider: Underworld Windows PC Demo to be Released on October 31st (News)

Oct 28, 2008

Eidos Interactive sends good news that the Tomb Raider: Underworld demo for Windows PC will be released on October 31st worldwide.

Truth behind 360-exclusive TR:U DLC deal revealed (News)

Oct 23, 2008

Tomb Raider: Underworld developer Crystal Dynamics has revealed the truth behind the controversial Xbox 360 exclusive downloadable content deal that has left PS3 and PC gamers out in the cold.

That Aussie Game Site: Daily Wrap 7th October, 2008 (News)

Oct 7, 2008

That Aussie Game Site is wrapping up the gaming news that matters to Aussies - daily. US Journos have already finished Gears of War 2, the Quantum of Solace PC demo is available for download, Tomb Raider Underworld has new DLC coming and ps3trophies.org has the low-down on the trophies for Midnight Club: LA, Far Cry 2 and Resistance 2. All the details and more over at That Aussie Game Site.

Tomb Raider: Underworld Coming November 18th (News)

Sep 30, 2008

PSX Extreme Writes:

Although the series hit a speed bump or two last generation, we've seen a strong revival thanks to recent entries like Tomb Raider: Legend. Therefore, our expectations are very high for the upcoming Tomb Raider: Underworld, which now has a solidified release date.

According to News10 (ABC), Eidos has officially announced that Underworld will arrive for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, DS and PC on November 18, just in time for the holiday rush. One important note mentioned in the ABC article shouldn't go unnoticed; although Legend was indeed on the 360, it wasn't specifically designed for next-gen consoles. Underworld, however, is. And this time around, our ageless buxom friend is out to prove the existence of the mythical hammer of the Norse God, Thor. If you're a fan of mythology, you're well aware of this artifact, which is supposed to be able to smash mountains and even destroy other Gods. Clearly, a quest of this magnitude will involve multiple exotic locations and numerous baddies to test Lara's new skills, and let's not forget about those challenging puzzles.

Tomb Raider: Underworld Nears Completion (News)

Sep 29, 2008

Eidos Interactive has offically announced the November 18th, 2008 ship date for the highly anticipated, upcoming entry to the illustrious Tomb Raider franchise, Tomb Raider: Underworld, throughout North America. The game will ship to retailers simultaneously for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PC.

Eurogamer Expo 2008 Tickets Go On Sale (News)

Sep 25, 2008

The Eurogamer Expo and gamesindustry.biz games fair has started selling tickets this week. You can buy a ticket for £5, which is donated to GamesAid, and gives you access to both events.

Games such as Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, LittleBigPlanet, Mirrors Edge, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, Prince of Persia, Resistance 2, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Street Fighter IV and many more (with some still unannounced!) will all be playable.

The expo is part of the London Games Festival 2008 and will run from the 28th-29th October.

Tomb Raider: Underworld hands-on (Preview)

Sep 23, 2008

Our favorite formidably endowed, morally questionable Indiana Jane is back. Underworld is an account of Ms. Croft’s search for the Hammer of Thor (“Mjölnir,” for the Marvel-inclined), a powerful artifact with a mysterious connection to Lara’s past. ...

Codes (Cheat)

Jun 9, 2009

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Tomb Raider: Underworld's Journal Guide (FAQ)

Jan 15, 2009

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Unlockable Extras (Unlockable)

Dec 2, 2008

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Unlockables (Unlockable)

Dec 2, 2008

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Treasure Hunt Mode (Unlockable)

Nov 25, 2008

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