1721.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - PARAMOUNT OPTIONS BURROUGHS CARTER

Paramount Pictures sees green in the red planet, inking a deal to acquire rights to an 11-volume science-fiction adventure series written decades ago by Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of the original Tarzan legend. Under the deal, Paramount has agreed to option the John Carter of Mars serial for a 300,000 upfront fee and to pay a 2 million sum if the studio brings the work to production.

Last Updated: Apr 11, 2002  

1722.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - GIRL GAMERS, GET A GRIP

Lara Croft is every boy's fantasy and every girl's role model, claimed Chris Deering, the president of Sony Entertainment Europe, while announcing the sixth Tomb Raider title, Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness.

Last Updated: Apr 10, 2002  

1723.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - LARA CROFT RAIDS WARDROBE FOR UNICEF

The original Lara Croft outfit, one of the rarest and most desirable items in video game history, is up for sale on eBay.co.uk. Donated by Eidos Interactive, the world exclusive sale runs from 26th April and will last for 10 days. All proceeds from the auction will go to UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund.

Last Updated: Apr 4, 2002  

1724.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - GAME MAKERS FINGERS AT THE CONTROLS

Games console players are expected to provide the bulk of a 4bn windfall for software manufacturers over the next three years as Microsoft's Xbox challenges the dominance of Sony's PlayStation products. A report by research firm Datamonitor forecasts revenues from games will grow to 21.6bn dollars in 2004 - 22 per cent above last year.

Last Updated: Apr 4, 2002  

1725.   Tomb Raider Chronicles - TOMB RAIDER VERSUS QUANTUM GAME

Tomb Raider would be a strange game indeed if Lara Croft could be in two places at once, or simultaneously alive and dead. A new quantum computer game, with quantum rules, hints that these possibilities could face gamers of the future. Jiangfeng Du and colleagues at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei demonstrate that a quantum game can be unwinnable by either of two players if both play rationally, but that both can win if they use quantum strategies.

Last Updated: Apr 2, 2002