1411.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - BONNIER BUILDS STAKE IN EIDOS PLC

Eidos, the computer-games publisher best known in the City for its Lara Croft game, has demanded that a leading broker reveal the identity of a secretive investor who has amassed a £12m stake in the firm. Rumours of an imminent takeover bid for Eidos are widespread, as is speculation that Robert Bonnier, the controversial former chief executive of Scoot.com, is building a stake.

Last Updated: Apr 23, 2004  

1412.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - EIDOS CONFIRMS LARA'S E3 2004 ABSENCE

Eidos plc has confirmed Lara Croft will not be making an appearance at this years E3 expo. Although an early build of Tomb Raider 7 had already been mobilised by new developer Crystal Dynamics, Steve Starvis - Eidos' head of communications - dismissed an E3 debut, stating that the game will be showcased when the product is ready. Both Eidos and Core Design incurred a critical mauling the last time Lara Croft made an outing to the trade show and it would appear this time round Eidos are bent on refining one of their most potent franchises before revealing all.

Last Updated: Apr 22, 2004  

1413.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - IMAGE COMICS ANNOUNCES TOMB RAIDER 44

Image Comics has announced upcoming paperback adventures starring Lara Croft penned to debut June 2004. Tomb Raider Issue 44, written by James Bonny, pencilled by Wilson Tortosa, coloured by Tyson Wengler, with cover by Adam Hughes, features 32 pages of action and sees our intrepid heroine scout through the rural Irish countryside in search for a legendary talisman.

Last Updated: Apr 22, 2004  

1414.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - ARTICLE 1600, THAT'S HISTORY FOR YA FOLKS

Tomb Raider Chronicles, proud bastion and diligent purveyor of unparalleled coverage on the best selling Lara Croft Tomb Raider franchise, surpasses yet another milestone by publishing article #1600 this Tuesdau 20th Apr 2004. Infrogrammes was the architect in our first article published June 2000. Four years later, we've bagged two motion pictures; six episodes of the best selling Tomb Raider adventure game and a whole heap of trouble bringing you, dear reader, the word on Lara Croft.

Last Updated: Apr 19, 2004  

1415.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - TOMB RAIDER FORUMS JUST GOT BETTER

In exuberant style befitting a king, Tomb Raider Forums has surpassed 300,000 posts made by the glorious members of the biggest and warmest Tomb Raider community on the web, tipping the total topics to date to well over 30,000. Said Commander in Chief tlr online: This is a great day for Tomb Raider fans from all age groups and demonstrates the binding of like-minded people the world over.

Last Updated: Apr 19, 2004