Tomb Raider Chronicles reports that Eidos has confirmed Tomb Raider Underworld, currently being developed by U.S. studio Crystal Dyanmics, will be released Christmas 2008. Eidos CEO Phil Rogers stated:

"Following a review of our 2008 platform and product line up, the Group has decided to move the release date of four titles into the fourth calendar quarter. The most significant of these titles is the next Tomb Raider game, Tomb Raider: Underworld, which is now scheduled to launch during the 2008 Christmas season. "
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Videogamer reports UK publisher Eidos has insisted that superb PS3 exclusive Uncharted: Drake's Fortune's critical and commercial success has not put any pressure on developer Crystal Dynamics to out-do it with the first true "next-gen" Tomb Raider game.

In forum posts across the internet some gamers have expressed concern that Tomb Raider: Underworld, due out late 2008 on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, will need to go some way to outshine its treasure-hunting rival Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and may end up suffering from being too similar to the PS3-exclusive.

In an interview with VideoGamer.com, Kathryn Clements, Tomb Raider's senior brand manager, admitted that there were similarities between the two games, but stressed that "the final Tomb Raider game will be very different to Uncharted", citing different gameplay focuses.

When asked if she had played Uncharted, Clements responded: "I have. I thought it was a good game. We've all played Uncharted at Eidos, and we all thought it was a great game, but actually having played the game, apart from the premise of the storyline and the fact that he's a treasure hunter, it's actually quite different to Tomb Raider, it's actually more focused on combat."
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Feb 1, 2008 Let's go out on a limb here and say that Tomb Raider Underworld is likely a continuation of the abruptly chopped story of Tomb Raider Legend. Of course, when we asked the team straight off whether this was the case, they refused to comment. You see, so much of Tomb Raider Underworld is being kept under wraps (in a lead-lined bunker in a secret installation under the sea - on another planet), we're having to draw our own conclusions from the demo we were shown recently at a top ... » Read More

Dow Jones Newswires via CNN Money
January 18, 2008: 06:08 AM EST

SCi Entertainment on Friday announced the immediate departure of a trio of top executives: CEO Jane Cavanagh and two divisional managing directors, Bill Ennis and Rob Murray. The move comes a week after SCi said takeover talks had ended, and that it was strapped for funding.

Phil Rogers, who joined SCi from Electronic Arts in March as chief financial officer, will become CEO.

Malcolm Dunne, the U.S. chief financial officer, will become interim CFO, but won't be appointed to the board. SCi will look both externally and internally for a permanent CFO.

SCi will conduct a business review and is in talks to find the necessary funding to survive the delay of Tomb Raider: Underworld.

The financial problems at SCi, which counts Time Warner as a major shareholder, come at a generally positive time for the overall games industry.

[ Pictured: (Former) CEO Jane Cavanagh ]
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New details on the title have appeared in the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine UK, which explains how an Underworld level based in the ruins of a Mayan city is "jammed with detail and lashed with rain." "Every crack in the architecture's running with shiny hid-def H20, and it'll actually affect Lara's progress - the water makes surfaces slippery, meaning she'll occasionally need to address her grip or risk falling off." A major focus for Underworld is "elegant movement," project ... » Read More

New details on the title have appeared in the latest issue of Official PlayStation Magazine UK (it's the cover game), which explains how an Underworld level based in the ruins of a Mayan city is "jammed with detail and lashed with rain".

"Every crack in the architecture's running with shiny hid-def H20, and it'll actually affect Lara's progress - the water makes surfaces slippery, meaning she'll occasionally need to address her grip or risk falling off".
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Jan 11, 2008 SCi, parent company of Eidos, has called off takeover talks and revealed it'll make a loss for the 2008 fiscal year. The London-based firm didn't believe the company would be sold for its full value at the current time and called off talks after failing to receive a formal offer. "The board no longer believes that a sale of the company for its full value is likely to be achieved at the current time and has reached the view that it is not in the company's or its shareholders' ... » Read More

British publisher and Eidos owner SCi has recently released a trading statement announcing it has terminated discussions surrounding a possible takeover of the company, which have been ongoing since September 2007.

SCi says it's spoken to "various interested parties" since officially announcing its consideration of offers -- three parties, including Time Warner and an unnamed Chinese company, were reportedly interested -- but now says it has not received a formal offer in appropriate time.

The filing also revealed that the release date of the next Tomb Raider game, Tomb Raider Underworld, has been moved to the fourth quarter of 2008, and will release simultaneously on six platforms (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, DS, Wii and PS2) during the Christmas season, as opposed to the previously-planned 3 platforms (PC, PS3 and Xbox 360) in June.
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Tomb Raider Chronicles, December 28th 2007:

Among a slew of new features being stencilled into Tomb Raider Underworld by developer Crystal Dynamics is a dynamic new game-save system whereby the position of debris and enemy corpses will be recorded to file, ensuring seamless game-play for those hanging up Lara's boots in favour of a quick brew.
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17 Dec, 2007 The first images of the new Lara Croft adventure, Tomb Raider: Underworld, have been unearthed by TR fan site, Tomb Raider Chronicles. The images show the eternally nubile explorer engaging in some of her favourite pursuits: climbing, clambering, solving puzzles and sporting a fantastic physique in skin tight attire. You can see all of the shots in our image gallery. The latest instalment to the Tomb Raider series sees Lara travel to Mexico in an attempt to uncover an ancient ... » Read More

Dec 14, 2007 It wasn't too long ago that Eidos got caught filing a trademark for 'Tomb Raider: Underworld'. Now the first magazine has gone to press revealing what we can expect from the (hopefully) true next-gen Lara. To get the obvious out of the way first, the game will be developed by Crystal Dynamics and released on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2008. Events will also take place after Legend and new animations have been created for gaming's first lady. Details come from Play magazine, which ... » Read More

Eidos has signed an exclusive deal with with a U.S. based Xbox 360 print magazine to unveil Tomb Raider Underworld at the end of December. An online PR campaign will mobilise in January 2008, with Tomb Raider Chronicles launching a microsite, preview and fact sheet for Underworld.

The game is being developed by Crystal Dynamics and will release in 2008 for PS3, Xbox 360, and Windows. The story centres on the Mayan calendar and the brief time frame where portals between the mortal realm and the Underworld dissolve.
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