TOMB RAIDER 7
MAY DEBUT ON XBOX 2
Copyright 2005 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ March 16th 2005 ]
As noted
in Eidos' Interim Results for the Six Month Period
ended 31 December 2004 and Strategic Review update
published last week, Tomb Raider 7 may debut on
Microsoft's next generation games console, XBOX
2. Tomb Raider 7, currently being developed by
U.S. developer Crystal Dynamics, and Hitman Blood
Money was also pushed back to Y06 following a
rescheduling of titles originally planned to debut
Q4 2005.
"The
board has decided to move the scheduled next iteration
release of Lara Croft Tomb Raider (name to be
shortly announced) and Hitman Blood Money, together
with 25 to Life and Just Cause, out of the last
quarter of this financial year and into the financial
year to June 2006. This will enable further development
work to be undertaken on these titles (including
additional versions of Lara Croft Tomb Raider
for the next-generation PSP and Xbox 2 platforms)
and allow the company to take advantage of more
favourable release windows."
While
this announcement does not catagorically confirm
Lara's next adventure will be powered by the Xbox
2 console, the statement "additional versions
of Lara Croft Tomb Raider for the next-generation
PSP and Xbox 2 platforms" may include Tomb Raider
7. It's also worth noting that Eidos intends to
formally announce the game soon, including an
unveiling of the much anticipated title.
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