Tomb Raider: Legend gets world premiere at Leipzig

By Kristan Reed Published 3 August, 2005

Lara fun to be had in Deutschland.

The world premiere of Tomb Raider: Legend is to be held at the German Games Convention in Leipzig, SCi-dos has announced.

The seventh in the Lara Croft series will be fully playable on the show floor for all attendees to sample - unlike at E3 where Eidos elected to hide its biggest hitter behind closed doors.

Eidos US' director of product marketing Lars Winkler [great name - Ed] was naturally "very proud" to make the GCC the venue for the world premiere, while hastily thumbing through his world atlas to pinpoint the whereabouts of 'Lypzish'.

"Even at the world's largest videogame show in Los Angeles, the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo, the game was only shown to a specific few behind closed doors. At the Games Convention, not only will gameplay be shown to the public, but the producers will be there to answer questions as well," he added.

Tomb Raider Legend is the first in the series to be developed by U.S. studio Crystal Dynamics - and the first to have the design input of series creator Toby Gard since the 1996 original.

The game was originally due in time for Christmas on PS2, Xbox and PC, but has subsequently been slipped back to earty next year.

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About Kristan Reed

Kristan is a former editor of Eurogamer, dad, Stone Roses bore and Norwich City supporter who sometimes mutters optimistically about Team Silent getting back together.

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Comments (8) Latest comment 7 years ago

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  • itamae #1 7 years ago

    the producers will be there to answer questions as well


    Mmh, I feel tempted to go to Leipzig now.

    /points at demo pod
    "Now tell, have you been listening to your fans at all?"

  • Blerk #2 7 years ago

    It's your duty to attend, itamae. Take something to throw at them in case it's arse.

  • itamae #3 7 years ago

    Have you seen the most recent gameplay footage? It's 40% gun action, 40% Catwoman and 20% Lara standing in front of a waterfall. Very depressing :-(

    Edit: I've seriously considered going to the Convention, but the train leaves at about 3 o'clock in the morning, and somehow I can't be arsed to get up that early.
    Edited by 1 at 03/08/05 @ 11:35

  • Blerk #4 7 years ago

    I tried to download the trailer but it kept failing so I gave up. Looks like I didn't miss much. :-(

  • Donglebomb #5 7 years ago

    > Tomb Raider: Legend gets world premiere at Liepzig

    Leipzig, surely? Come on Reed, how long have you been doing this?

    ;)

  • regmund #6 7 years ago

    Is it pronounced 'lype-zig' or is it 'lype-zish'?

  • itamae #7 7 years ago

    Is it pronounced 'lype-zig' or is it 'lype-zish'?


    Depending on your regional dialect it can be anything from 'lypetsig' to 'lähpsh' ;-)

  • UncleLou #8 7 years ago

    Is it pronounced 'lype-zig' or is it 'lype-zish'?


    Depending on your regional dialect it can be anything from 'lypetsig' to 'lähpsh' ;-)

    lol, itamae! :)

    Anyway, nice to see the Games Convention becoming more and more important (a general observation, not based on the TR presentation). I am not sure what else exists, but is it safe to say it has become the second biggest fair after the E3 (in the Western world)?