CORE DESIGN CO-FOUNDERS
TO FORM STUDIO
Copyright 2003 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ August 29th 2003 ]
Core
Design co-founders Jeremy Heath-Smith and Adrian
Heath-Smith are to front a new UK development
studio along with key personal from Core Design
following the recent debacle surrounding the release
of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel Of Darkness
and the subsequent controversial decision by publishers
Eidos Interactive to port development to U.S.
based studio Crystal Dynamics.
On 15
July, Eidos PLC announced that Jeremy Heath-Smith
was stepping down as its Development Director
and as Managing Director of Core Design. Since
then, the UK publisher has been conducting a review
of the Tomb Raider franchise and the studio operations
of Core Design. Eidos also announced future development
of the Lara Croft Tomb Raider video-game would
move to U.S. based studio Crystal Dynamics, who
develop the critically acclaimed Soul Reaver series.
According
to CVG - who claim to have received information
from an un-named source at Derbyshire-based Core
Design - Operations Director Adrian Heath-Smith
and Jeremy Heath-Smith have armed a new development
team using key figures from Core Design Ltd in
a bid to once again produce a competing force
in the UK video-game development industry. An
official announcement is expected September 1.
No official comment from either Eidos or Core
Design has been made.
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