EARLY ADVERT FOR TOMB RAIDER IN DAILY MIRROR

[ 17 October 2023 ]

The original Tomb Raider starring British aristocrat Lara Croft released on the Sega Saturn on 24th of October, 1996, and an early advertisement has been digitised courtesy of British newspaper Daily Mirror and the British Newspaper Archive in partnership with the British Library.

Tomb Raider, starring British archaeologist Lara Croft, was originally developed by Derbyshire-based studio Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. Tomb Raider has gone on to become a powerful franchise, spawning eleven mainline entries, three motion picture adaptations starring Academy Award-winning actresses Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander, a number of Lara Croft spin-off games, promotional crossovers and a steady stream of merchandise.

Lara Croft and Tomb Raider are currently under the aegis of U.S. studio Crystal Dynamics who are developing a new multiplatform Tomb Raider title, with Amazon Games providing full support and publishing the game globally. The as-yet-untitled new Tomb Raider game is a single-player, narrative-driven adventure that continues Lara Croft's story in the Tomb Raider series.

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