Tomb Raider: Legend

Tomb Raider creator Ian Livingstone revealed that Paramount Pictures are considering whether to make a follow-up to 2003's The Cradle Of Life which would have Angelina Jolie playing Lara Croft once again. Livingstone who recently completed the latest game in the series, Tomb Raider: Anniversary, said that when Paramount see how successful the new game is it will show that the world is still interested in the franchise. That could be enough for the final go ahead to be given. Considering the high percentage of bad game to movie conversions will gamers really be looking forward to seeing Lara Croft on the big screen once again?

A game is made, and it turns out to be good. The game comes out, becomes popular... and then becomes a series. Usually, we have nothing bad to say about that. Until, inevitably, things start to slide. The creator that made the game what it was bails. Or it fizzles in the transition from one console to another. Maybe the staff just forgot what made it great. Whatever the problem, we've selected seven of the biggest offenders, for your

It's the end of another great year for gamers. Two new systems launched. Two handhelds waged bloody battle. And next gen gaming got a big kick in the pants - thanks to a year of lonely rule by the Xbox 360. PC gaming fought fire with nukes, waging its battle against the console-based onslaught. In short, it ruled. How do we handle this? We're handing out our gleaming Platinum Chalice to those games and systems which gave us the business. No boring list of 37 different strategy games, divided

We have the pleasure of bringing you these new shots from Tomb Raider: Legend featuring Amanda Evert; even though she's far from being Lara's biggest fan. Originally a close friend, Amanda was with Lara during an excavation at a tomb in Peru. Lara's team of student archaeologists stumbled upon a "malevolent entity" while exploring, and everyone but the two treasure hunting ladies were killed. As they tried to escape the tomb, however, Amanda triggered an ancient trap, burying her beneath the

Eidos has revealed that British TV star Keeley Hawes will be providing the plummy tones for Lara Croft in the almost-here-and-damn-we-can't-wait Tomb Raider: Legend. The British actress is most well known for her performance as Zoe Reynolds in the BBC spy drama Spooks but also appeared in Tipping the Velvet and most recently A Cock and Bull Story with Steve Coogan. Which is to say, she's well known to folks in the UK. Here in the US, there was a long pause, someone said "So, it's that chick

Karima Adebibe, an unknown model and Top Shop sales assistant (apparently, UK folks know what this is), has been announced as the new face of Lady Lara Croft, the tomb-raiding adventuress and one of the most recognizable video game icons alongside Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog. The "real-life" Lara - who follows in the footsteps of beauties like Rhona Mitra, Nell McAndrew and Tomb Raider film star Angelina Jolie - has a daunting schedule to look forward to. Karima will kick off with an SAS

Eidos has announced that Tomb Raider: Legend will be released in the UK on 7 April for PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360 and PC, and we've got our hands on some screens from each format to tide you over till then. The PSP version has yet to receive a confirmed release date but Eidos has stated that this version will follow "shortly after" the main console release. Lara Croft's comeback is one of the most highly anticipated releases of the year as new developer Crystal Dynamics gets to prove that it was the