1376.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - TOBY GARD'S GALLEON SHIPS NATIONWIDE

Atlus U.S.A, a leading publisher of interactive entertainment, announced today that it has shipped Galleon - a unique 3rd person action adventure game on Microsoft Xbox - featuring an epic tale of action, adventure, romance, evil and mystery, from the creator of Lara Croft. Galleon is one of the few games in the Xbox library that has everything a gamer could wish for: a huge world to explore, gigantic bosses, challenging puzzles, amazing acrobatics and above all, Kung Fu, said Gail Salamanca, Marketing Manager, Atlus U.S.A, Inc.

Last Updated: Aug 2, 2004  

1377.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - EIDOS GAINS FROM CHAMP ANNOUNCEMENT

Eidos Plc, the creator of the Lara Croft computer-game heroine, gained 10.5 pence, or 11 percent, to 107. This gain followed an announcement that the number one selling football management series Championship Manager is to appear on Xbox and, for the first time ever, PlayStation 2. Championship Manager 5, the latest instalment in the series, will be released in spring 2005 on both formats. The game is being developed by Gusto Games.

Last Updated: Aug 1, 2004  

1378.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - TOMB RAIDER ARABIAN NIGHTS REVIEWED

Arabian Nights proves that if given a writer rather than a hack and if given an artist rather than a doodler fond of blow-up dolls, Tomb Raider could not only be a good comic book but a great comic book. Fiona Avery writes Lara Croft as supremely confident and as an effective non-powered super-hero. Despite the lack of physical resemblance, Avery's Lara often recalls Angelina's Lara from the big-screen.

Last Updated: Aug 1, 2004  

1379.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE TO BATTLE UK PRESS

Justin Timberlake it seems is very busy singing legal tunes these days. According to a report in E-Online, the rocker has decided to pursue a lawsuit against Britain's News of the World after the tabloid published reports of Timberlake's romantic tryst with a British model Lucy Clarkson while Cameroon Diaz was in LA. The report in the tabloid claimed that Timberlake allegedly spent two sizzling nights with Lucy best known as a body double for Tomb Raider's Lara Croft, though Timberlake's reps have strongly denied the alleged affair.

Last Updated: Jul 27, 2004  

1380.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - ANGELINA JOLIE JOINS ROYAL TO AID ARABS

After helping environmental concerns in Cambodia and publicising the plight of Palestinian refuges, Hollywood beauty Angelina Jolie has now joined hands with Jordan's Queen Mother Noor to help Arab children. According to Hello magazine, the Oscar winner recently visited Jordanian capital Amman to attend the Arab children's 24th Annual Congress where she was warmly received by Queen Mother Noor.

Last Updated: Jul 21, 2004