216.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - EIEF FESTIVAL TAPS IAN LIVINGSTONE

The Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival (EIEF) is issuing a final call to industry delegates booking places for this year's event which will take place from 10th – 14th August at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). Members of ELSPA, TIGA, BAFTA, PACT, DCF, IGDA and ESA have until 15th July 2005 to book places at a discounted rate of £165 (plus VAT)*. Edinburgh Interactive will run 11th-12th August with the after show party sponsored by Nokia N-Gage and presented by Joystick Junkies running '8.00 'til late at CARGO.

Last Updated: Jul 6, 2005  

217.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - COMPULSORY EIDOS SHARE ACQUISITION

On 16 May 2005, SCi Entertainment Group Plc ('SCi') announced that the offer by KBC Peel Hunt Ltd on behalf of SCi for the existing issued and to be issued share capital of Eidos PLC ('Eidos') had been declared wholly unconditional. The board of SCi now announces that at 1.00pm on 5 July 2005, SCi had received valid acceptances of the Offer in respect of a total of 128,542,895 Eidos Shares, representing approximately 90.52 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of Eidos.

Last Updated: Jul 6, 2005  

218.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - LONDON SECURES OLYMPIC 2012 GAMES

International Olympic Committee has announced that London, England, will host the 2012 Olympic Games. London faced favourites Paris in a final showdown following two years of intense completion and bidding. The decision by IOC to select London was met by cheers from thousands of supporters crowding Trafalgar Square.

Last Updated: Jul 6, 2005  

219.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - EUROPEAN ASSAULT TOPS ELSPA CHART

EA's Medal of Honour: European Assault has shot to the top of the all-format chart week ending Fri 1 July, 2005. Battlefield 2, Juiced, Destroy All Humans and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas pack out the top five respectively. Eidos' LEGO Star Wars remains in ninth, behind Batman Begins and Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith.

Last Updated: Jul 5, 2005  

220.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - WITHOUT WARNING GAME TRAILER DEBUT

CiRCLE Studio showcased Without Warning at this year's E3 Expo in Los Angeles by presenting the first game trailer from the upcoming 24-style shooter set against the backdrop of a brutal terrorist siege of a U.S. based chemical plant.

Last Updated: Jul 5, 2005