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Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War has taken the number one position in the ChartTrack Top 40 for the third week in a row – despite sales dropping by 30 per cent. The game was raced all the way by EA’s Need For Speed: Undercover, which moved from …
Read More »EA to publish Tomb Raider game
EA Mobile – which works under the firm’s Casual Entertainment division – is to publish the mobile version of Eidos’ upcoming Tomb Raider: Underworld. The firm has signed an agreement with Eidos that sees exclusive multi-regional distribution and licensing rights to selected titles from the Eidos catalogue being granted to …
Read More »Eidos unveils new Lara Croft
Acrobatics and gymnastics coach Alison Carroll has been chosen as the new Lara Croft, replacing model Karima Adebibe. Tombraiderchronicles.com reports that the 23-year-old is a BGA accredited Club Coach in Tumbling, Sports Acrobatics, and General Gymnastics, and has a long association with the Bromley Valley Gymnastics Club and the Shirley …
Read More »SCi banks on ‘best ever’ Tomb Raider
Eidos is banking on Tomb Raider: Underworld to prove its new studio-led business model can compete with the best in the industry – and is eyeing the No. 1 chart position in the lead up to Christmas. The company last week announced that the title, developed by Crystal Dynamics, would …
Read More »E3 08: Eidos confirms Tomb Raider Underworld release date
UK publisher Eidos has confirmed that the latest outing for global gaming icon Lara Craft, Tomb Raider: Underworld, will be released in Europe on November 21st. It will arrive simultaneously on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PC and PS2. Underworld is the first Tomb Raider title to be designed specifically …
Read More »SCi appoints new CFO
Robert Brent is to join SCi Entertainment as chief financial officer. Brent is currently head of research at KBC Peel Hunt, where he leads a team of 20 equities analysts and editorial staff. Previously, Brent was an officer in the Royal Navy for ten years. Robert brings extensive knowledge of …
Read More »Pivotal to close or be sold, say rumours
Unconfirmed reports suggest SCi will ditch Bath-based team, and possibly other 'non-core' studios as part of shake up
Read More »Eidos offers free Tomb Raider
Eidos has teamed up with Trialpay to make it easier for customers to play the latest Tomb Raider game, Tomb Raider Anniversary. TrialPay is a leader in alternative payments, and players will get a free subscription to Tomb Raider: Anniversary by trying or buying an offer from blue-chip advertisers. I …
Read More »SCi share price continues to soar
Today’s astounding recovery of SCi’s share price shows no sign of halting following the exodus of the management team. The Britsoft company’s stock had risen by a whopping 59.38 per cent at midday – up to 76.5 pence. The price has now settled to 74 pence – an overall rise …
Read More »Tomb Raider Anniversary 360 dated
After enjoying considerable success on PC and PS2, Eidos’ modern re-visit of its original PlayStation hit Tomb Raider: Anniversary is set to arrive on Xbox 360 on October 23rd in North America, with an expected European release of October 26th. This will be followed some time in November by a …
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