Gamespy article on TR7

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> New Tomb Raider title coming Summer 2005 (PS2)
> All new & revamped Tomb Raider game in the works over at Eidos,
> expected Summer 2005.
> By Rainier Van Autrijve | July 19, 2004
>
> In a press release issued by comic book publisher Top Cow Productions,
> it was revealed that we can expect a new Tomb Raider product next summer.
>
> Top Cow Productions was announcing that the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
> comic book will wind down its first volume and relaunch in conjunction
> with the release of the 7th Tomb Raider video game in the summer of 2005.
> Top Cow is participating in the re-design of the new game. Top Cow plans
> to end the 1st volume with issue #50, written by Dan Slott (JLA,
> She-Hulk), shipping to comic book stores in January.

So this means the new Lara 'look' will be more in line with the
superskinnybitch version that Top Cow does? Perhaps a more cartoony
look for the graphics and modelling overall?

> "Once we spoke with Eidos and realized they were changing Lara Croft up
> quite a bit it seemed a prudent course to wrap up what we're doing now
> and prepare for the newer version sometime late next year," says Top
> Cow President Matt Hawkins.
>
> No specific platforms have been announced yet.

So possibly no PC version. We might yet count this as a blessing...


--
snark^ -- still waiting for some serious details...

 

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"snark^"wrote

(Quoting from the article over at gamespy)

> >
> > Top Cow Productions was announcing that the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
> > comic book will wind down its first volume and relaunch in conjunction
> > with the release of the 7th Tomb Raider video game in the summer of
2005.
> > Top Cow is participating in the re-design of the new game. Top Cow plans
> > to end the 1st volume with issue #50, written by Dan Slott (JLA,
> > She-Hulk), shipping to comic book stores in January.
> > "Once we spoke with Eidos and realized they were changing Lara Croft up
> > quite a bit it seemed a prudent course to wrap up what we're doing now
> > and prepare for the newer version sometime late next year," says Top
> > Cow President Matt Hawkins.
> >
> > No specific platforms have been announced yet.


That's it? That's all?

>
> --
> snark^ -- still waiting for some serious details...

<snigger>

Yes...

 

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"snark^" <snarkamedes@tulgeywook.org> wrote in message
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> > New Tomb Raider title coming Summer 2005 (PS2)
> > All new & revamped Tomb Raider game in the works over at Eidos,
> > expected Summer 2005.
> > By Rainier Van Autrijve | July 19, 2004
> >
> > In a press release issued by comic book publisher Top Cow Productions,
> > it was revealed that we can expect a new Tomb Raider product next
summer.
> >

<snippity>

> > "Once we spoke with Eidos and realized they were changing Lara Croft up
> > quite a bit it seemed a prudent course to wrap up what we're doing now
> > and prepare for the newer version sometime late next year," says Top
> > Cow President Matt Hawkins.
> >
> > No specific platforms have been announced yet.
>
> So possibly no PC version. We might yet count this as a blessing...
>
>

Surely not? Sure, I no longer can handle PC games of any type, which is sad,
but...to me TR has always been about the PC, even though Eidos always said
that the TRs were designed for the PS/ PS2. Hmmm....no, I can't imagine
they'd be that willing to cut out their customer base.
As it is, I highly doubt there will be an Xbox port, so that only leaves PS2
and PC...

But then Thief3 (and Eidos prod) was released on the Xbox....

> --
> snark^ -- still waiting for some serious details...

 

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"Dragoncarer" wrote
>
> "snark^" wrote

> > > New Tomb Raider title coming Summer 2005 (PS2)
> > > All new & revamped Tomb Raider game in the works over at Eidos,
> > > expected Summer 2005.
> > > By Rainier Van Autrijve | July 19, 2004
> > >
> > > In a press release issued by comic book publisher Top Cow Productions,
> > > it was revealed that we can expect a new Tomb Raider product next
> summer.
> > >
>
> <snippity>
>
> > > "Once we spoke with Eidos and realized they were changing Lara Croft
up
> > > quite a bit it seemed a prudent course to wrap up what we're doing now
> > > and prepare for the newer version sometime late next year," says Top
> > > Cow President Matt Hawkins.
> > >
> > > No specific platforms have been announced yet.
> >
> > So possibly no PC version. We might yet count this as a blessing...
> >
> >
>
> Surely not? Sure, I no longer can handle PC games of any type, which is
sad,
> but...to me TR has always been about the PC, even though Eidos always said
> that the TRs were designed for the PS/ PS2. Hmmm....no, I can't imagine
> they'd be that willing to cut out their customer base.
> As it is, I highly doubt there will be an Xbox port, so that only leaves
PS2
> and PC...
>
> But then Thief3 (and Eidos prod) was released on the Xbox....
>
> > --
> > snark^ -- still waiting for some serious details...
>
Sorry to be tagging on with something completely irrelevant, but did you
ever finish your poem? My news server seems to have timed out that thread.

url again?

 

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=>> The runes were cast, the portents thundered and then "bbocquin"
warbled on about "Gamespy article on TR7" in alt.games.tombraider <<=

> > snark^ -- still waiting for some serious details...
>
> <snigger>
>
> Yes...

Well we have a semi-firm-but-somewhat-expansive-breadth date now of
'mid-2005', where before all we knew of was 'sometime in 2005'. And we
know Top Cow have a hand in the design (hence my 'skinnybitch-Lara'
comment).

The details, they're just ah burying us in 'em...

--
"The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction
means."
-- Oscar Wilde

 

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"snark^" wrote

> =>> The runes were cast, the portents thundered and then "bbocquin"
> warbled on about "Gamespy article on TR7" in alt.games.tombraider <<=
>
> > > snark^ -- still waiting for some serious details...
> >
> > <snigger>
> >
> > Yes...
>
> Well we have a semi-firm-but-somewhat-expansive-breadth date now of
> 'mid-2005', where before all we knew of was 'sometime in 2005'. And we
> know Top Cow have a hand in the design (hence my 'skinnybitch-Lara'
> comment).
>

Movies, novel, comix....all sadly seem to be corporately tied together
now... : /

> The details, they're just ah burying us in 'em...
>

Screenies... Wouldn't you think from that often quoted interview from March
that they'd at least let us have a look?

(here is snippet from the oft quoted interview)

---
"We're still doing a lot of market research, in terms of direction of the
content and the character, but the fundamental technology is already
complete and the character is up and running in the environment with new
moves and new control systems."
---

Well if you want the "market research" then let us have a peek!

 

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"bbocquin" <SirTalksAlot@chatteringnuns.com> wrote in message
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>
> "snark^" wrote
>
> > =>> The runes were cast, the portents thundered and then "bbocquin"
> > warbled on about "Gamespy article on TR7" in alt.games.tombraider <<=
> >
> > > > snark^ -- still waiting for some serious details...
> > >
> > > <snigger>
> > >
> > > Yes...
> >
> > Well we have a semi-firm-but-somewhat-expansive-breadth date now of
> > 'mid-2005', where before all we knew of was 'sometime in 2005'. And we
> > know Top Cow have a hand in the design (hence my 'skinnybitch-Lara'
> > comment).
> >
>
> Movies, novel, comix....all sadly seem to be corporately tied together
> now... : /
>
> > The details, they're just ah burying us in 'em...
> >
>
> Screenies... Wouldn't you think from that often quoted interview from
March
> that they'd at least let us have a look?
>
> (here is snippet from the oft quoted interview)
>
> ---
> "We're still doing a lot of market research, in terms of direction of the
> content and the character, but the fundamental technology is already
> complete and the character is up and running in the environment with new
> moves and new control systems."
> ---
>
> Well if you want the "market research" then let us have a peek!
>
>

*sigh*

and here we go down the 'let's bitch and moan path again'.

This is why it's actually been good that we haven't had any news. No
expectations means nothing to lose or to be disappointed with.

As soon as they start showing screenshots, we're all going to be 'so when is
it released? when?' then they'll say something, we'll accept it like gospel
(there's no way on this sweet, greeny-blue bountiful planet that tr7 will be
released anywhere near the entire year of 2005), and act all pissed-off when
it isn't released then or to our standards.

No, I say, no. I want them not to tell us anything about it, not to hype it
up. That was one of AOD's tripwires of doom...they tried to make it
tantalising. It backfired pitifully when they didn't deliver on those
promises.

 

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Oh if only they'll allow us to play through it first before even releasing
the demo.

WY

"bbocquin" <SirTalksAlot@chatteringnuns.com> wrote in message
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>
> "snark^" wrote
>
> > =>> The runes were cast, the portents thundered and then "bbocquin"
> > warbled on about "Gamespy article on TR7" in alt.games.tombraider <<=
> >
> > > > snark^ -- still waiting for some serious details...
> > >
> > > <snigger>
> > >
> > > Yes...
> >
> > Well we have a semi-firm-but-somewhat-expansive-breadth date now of
> > 'mid-2005', where before all we knew of was 'sometime in 2005'. And we
> > know Top Cow have a hand in the design (hence my 'skinnybitch-Lara'
> > comment).
> >
>
> Movies, novel, comix....all sadly seem to be corporately tied together
> now... : /
>
> > The details, they're just ah burying us in 'em...
> >
>
> Screenies... Wouldn't you think from that often quoted interview from
March
> that they'd at least let us have a look?
>
> (here is snippet from the oft quoted interview)
>
> ---
> "We're still doing a lot of market research, in terms of direction of the
> content and the character, but the fundamental technology is already
> complete and the character is up and running in the environment with new
> moves and new control systems."
> ---
>
> Well if you want the "market research" then let us have a peek!
>
>

 

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No PC? No PC? *mumbles away*

WY


"Dragoncarer" <dc@haha.noflames> wrote in message
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>
> "snark^" <snarkamedes@tulgeywook.org> wrote in message
> news:qj4tf01vfcos8gg3c0n4me4730i4vhtfqt@4ax.com...
> > > New Tomb Raider title coming Summer 2005 (PS2)
> > > All new & revamped Tomb Raider game in the works over at Eidos,
> > > expected Summer 2005.
> > > By Rainier Van Autrijve | July 19, 2004
> > >
> > > In a press release issued by comic book publisher Top Cow Productions,
> > > it was revealed that we can expect a new Tomb Raider product next
> summer.
> > >
>
> <snippity>
>
> > > "Once we spoke with Eidos and realized they were changing Lara Croft
up
> > > quite a bit it seemed a prudent course to wrap up what we're doing now
> > > and prepare for the newer version sometime late next year," says Top
> > > Cow President Matt Hawkins.
> > >
> > > No specific platforms have been announced yet.
> >
> > So possibly no PC version. We might yet count this as a blessing...
> >
> >
>
> Surely not? Sure, I no longer can handle PC games of any type, which is
sad,
> but...to me TR has always been about the PC, even though Eidos always said
> that the TRs were designed for the PS/ PS2. Hmmm....no, I can't imagine
> they'd be that willing to cut out their customer base.
> As it is, I highly doubt there will be an Xbox port, so that only leaves
PS2
> and PC...
>
> But then Thief3 (and Eidos prod) was released on the Xbox....
>
> > --
> > snark^ -- still waiting for some serious details...
>
>

 

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Isn't it too early? We're still recovering from the miss-hit of TRAOD.
Dumping us with another partially-done poject will make the whole experience
a torture.

WY


"bbocquin" <SirTalksAlot@chatteringnuns.com> wrote in message
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>
> "snark^"wrote
>
> (Quoting from the article over at gamespy)
>
> > >
> > > Top Cow Productions was announcing that the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
> > > comic book will wind down its first volume and relaunch in conjunction
> > > with the release of the 7th Tomb Raider video game in the summer of
> 2005.

<away we cut>

 

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"Winnie Y." wrote

> Oh if only they'll allow us to play through it first before even releasing
> the demo.
>

<snigger>

Yes, those annoying damned demos!

It's costs a lot of money to produce a game nowadays and so plonk down yer
forty bucks and play it sight unseen!

Demos indeed!

 

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"Dragoncarer"wrote
>
> "bbocquin" wrote

> > "snark^" wrote
> >
> > > =>> The runes were cast, the portents thundered and then "bbocquin"
> > > warbled on about "Gamespy article on TR7" in alt.games.tombraider
<<=
> > >
> > > > > snark^ -- still waiting for some serious details...
> > > >
> > > > <snigger>
> > > >
> > > > Yes...
> > >
> > > Well we have a semi-firm-but-somewhat-expansive-breadth date now of
> > > 'mid-2005', where before all we knew of was 'sometime in 2005'. And
we
> > > know Top Cow have a hand in the design (hence my 'skinnybitch-Lara'
> > > comment).
> > >
> >
> > Movies, novel, comix....all sadly seem to be corporately tied together
> > now... : /
> >
> > > The details, they're just ah burying us in 'em...
> > >
> >
> > Screenies... Wouldn't you think from that often quoted interview from
> March
> > that they'd at least let us have a look?
> >
> > (here is snippet from the oft quoted interview)
> >
> > ---
> > "We're still doing a lot of market research, in terms of direction of
the
> > content and the character, but the fundamental technology is already
> > complete and the character is up and running in the environment with new
> > moves and new control systems."
> > ---
> >
> > Well if you want the "market research" then let us have a peek!
> >
> >
>
> *sigh*
>
> and here we go down the 'let's bitch and moan path again'.
>
> This is why it's actually been good that we haven't had any news. No
> expectations means nothing to lose or to be disappointed with.
>
> As soon as they start showing screenshots, we're all going to be 'so when
is
> it released? when?' then they'll say something, we'll accept it like
gospel
> (there's no way on this sweet, greeny-blue bountiful planet that tr7 will
be
> released anywhere near the entire year of 2005), and act all pissed-off
when
> it isn't released then or to our standards.
>
> No, I say, no. I want them not to tell us anything about it, not to hype
it
> up. That was one of AOD's tripwires of doom...they tried to make it
> tantalising. It backfired pitifully when they didn't deliver on those
> promises.
>
>

But bitching and moaning is *fun*! ;-D

Besides...gossiping about TR7 gives us something to do here...

You're right of course. That's just how it was with AOD wasn't it?

When are they going to release it! They've pushed it back! Wah! We want
our AoD!

And then when it *was* released prematurely.

Woah!

JOWIE!

This place was lit up like a christmas tree! Flames Unlimited!

So hopefully TR7 will be like CoC- DCotE. They've been talking about that
one for a long time, but I'll bet that Bethsesda isn't going to release it
until it's been thoroughly play tested and tweaked!

At least I hope so...

 

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"Winnie Y." <yeomy@BLAHBLAHBLAH.singnet.com.sg> wrote in message
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> Isn't it too early? We're still recovering from the miss-hit of TRAOD.
> Dumping us with another partially-done poject will make the whole
experience
> a torture.
>
> WY
>

*points at Winnie* yes! yes!!!! this is what I'm on about!

>
> "bbocquin" <SirTalksAlot@chatteringnuns.com> wrote in message
> news:b3GLc.4619$4f2.662@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com...
> >
> > "snark^"wrote
> >
> > (Quoting from the article over at gamespy)
> >
> > > >
> > > > Top Cow Productions was announcing that the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
> > > > comic book will wind down its first volume and relaunch in
conjunction
> > > > with the release of the 7th Tomb Raider video game in the summer of
> > 2005.
>
> <away we cut>
>
>

 

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"bbocquin" <SirTalksAlot@chatteringnuns.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Dragoncarer"wrote
> >
> > "bbocquin" wrote
>
<snip>
> > > ---
> > >
> > > Well if you want the "market research" then let us have a peek!
> > >
> > >
> >
> > *sigh*
> >
> > and here we go down the 'let's bitch and moan path again'.
> >
> > This is why it's actually been good that we haven't had any news. No
> > expectations means nothing to lose or to be disappointed with.
> >
> > As soon as they start showing screenshots, we're all going to be 'so
when
> is
> > it released? when?' then they'll say something, we'll accept it like
> gospel
> > (there's no way on this sweet, greeny-blue bountiful planet that tr7
will
> be
> > released anywhere near the entire year of 2005), and act all pissed-off
> when
> > it isn't released then or to our standards.
> >
> > No, I say, no. I want them not to tell us anything about it, not to hype
> it
> > up. That was one of AOD's tripwires of doom...they tried to make it
> > tantalising. It backfired pitifully when they didn't deliver on those
> > promises.
> >
> >
>
> But bitching and moaning is *fun*! ;-D
>
> Besides...gossiping about TR7 gives us something to do here...
>
> You're right of course. That's just how it was with AOD wasn't it?
>
> When are they going to release it! They've pushed it back! Wah! We want
> our AoD!
>
> And then when it *was* released prematurely.
>
> Woah!
>
> JOWIE!
>
> This place was lit up like a christmas tree! Flames Unlimited!
>
> So hopefully TR7 will be like CoC- DCotE. They've been talking about that
> one for a long time, but I'll bet that Bethsesda isn't going to release it
> until it's been thoroughly play tested and tweaked!
>
> At least I hope so...
>
>

*sigh-a-licious* too many acronyms i'm afriad big b. CoC??? DCotE?????

Carry on Constable? Dark Corners of the Earthworm? Drivel Comes from the
OuTer Ear???

 

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"Dragoncarer" wrote

<snip>

> > So hopefully TR7 will be like CoC- DCotE. They've been talking about
that
> > one for a long time, but I'll bet that Bethsesda isn't going to release
it
> > until it's been thoroughly play tested and tweaked!
> >
> > At least I hope so...
> >
> >
>
> *sigh-a-licious* too many acronyms i'm afriad big b. CoC??? DCotE?????
>
> Carry on Constable? Dark Corners of the Earthworm? Drivel Comes from the
> OuTer Ear???
>

Very good guesses and actually quite close on one of them.

"Call of Cthulu Dark Corners of the Earth"

<snigger>

"Dark corners of the Earthworm " reminds me of that old Kevin Bacon movie--
"Tremors" I think it was called.

Anyway, we'd better be careful about the anbacronyms. Whizkid would type a
dozen for us.

(pinging the Emerald Isle of Erin...)