1711.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - TOMB RAIDER ICON GETS HER OWN AGENT

Creative Artists Agency, one of the most powerful talent agencies in the business, has added video-game icon Lara Croft to its heavy-hitting client roster with the hopes of securing strategic advertising alliances with non-gaming companies through sports and apparel, consumer product tie-ins and publishing deals. The digital heroine is the first video-game character to be represented by a major talent and literary agency and signals the movie industy's growing interest in the $20 billion video-game business.

Last Updated: May 19, 2002  

1712.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - DIGITAL LARA CROFT COMES TO LIFE AT E3

Eidos Interactive and Core Design announced today that Lara Croft, character of one of the 1 billion dollar game franchise, will mark her public debut at the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles on May 22. Croft, who has previously been portrayed by models Rhona Mitra, Nell McAndrew, Lara Weller, Lucy Clarkson, Jill de Jong and actress Angelina Jolie, will make several appearances on the expo floor answering questions from the audience and talking about her newest adventure Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.

Last Updated: May 16, 2002  

1713.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - EIDOS PLC ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS

Eidos plc, one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, announced today results for the six months and year ended March 31, 2002. Net revenue was 88.7 million pounds for the six months and 120.3 million pounds for the full year, a decrease of 18% on the previous year.

Last Updated: May 14, 2002  

1714.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - EIDOS PLC ANNOUNCES YEAR END RESULTS

Eidos plc, one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, announced today results for the six months and year ended March 31, 2002. Net revenue was 88.7 million pounds for the six months and 120.3 million pounds for the full year, a decrease of 18% on the previous year.

Last Updated: May 14, 2002  

1715.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - LARA CROFT FIRM MAY BECOME HUNTED

Eidos, the UK computer games company renowned for its sultry game heroine Lara Croft, could be the subject of a takeover approach from French rival Ubi Soft, French business paper Les Echos has learnt. We are certainly going to grow by acquisitions this year, said Yves Guillemot, Ubi Soft executive chairman. Within that framework, Eidos could be a target for us. Whatever happens, I think that company will be bought in the course of the year.

Last Updated: May 12, 2002