Tomb Raider Anniversary dated

By Robert Purchese Published 20 April, 2007

Late May says retail.

According to most major retailers, Tomb Raider Anniversary will be out on 25th May.

Eidos echoed this statement to Eurogamer earlier, telling us the game will be available next month.

The game will be available for PC, PS2 and PSP, but it isn't yet known whether the PS2 version will be compatible with PlayStation 3.

Tomb Raider Anniversary is inspired by the very first adventure in the legendary series. Developer Crystal Dynamics promises caves full of new thrills, all wrapped up in the engine used for last year's Tomb Raider Legend.

It was originally planned to be a 10th year celebration, but has since slipped into the 11th year of the Tomb Raider series.

Head over to our Tomb Raider Anniversary impressions to find out more.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (32) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • Der_tolle_Emil #1 5 years ago

    360 version please!

    Edit: I know they tend to announce the 360 version late but I still think they could announce it by now.
    Edited by 1 at 20/04/07 @ 13:58

  • Lonefox #2 5 years ago

    "Tom Raider" ? O_O never heard of it...

  • Nova5lag #3 5 years ago

    Tom Raider! lmao!

    Thats me mate Tom hes in the police and does drugs raids! Its a whole new game! Woo

  • Darkedge #4 5 years ago

    360 version PLEASE!

    I will pre order it as soon as it is announced as I loved Legend and having TR1 with that engine would be lovely

  • myiagros #5 5 years ago

    Tom bRaider

    his name is tom and he is a proffesional hair braider.

  • Blerk #6 5 years ago

    The latest trailer says "June" at the end of it. ^_^

  • RexRunti #7 5 years ago

    I thought Tom Braider was a hair stylist...

    Anyway, I know it's been said before, but 360 version please.

  • Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #8 5 years ago

    *giggle*

  • krudster #9 5 years ago

    Of course there's a 360 version.

  • Steroyd #10 5 years ago

    wait... there's a PC version?

  • RexRunti #11 5 years ago

    Well, everyones expecting a 360 version, afterall it's just the PC version without the "Graphics" button in the options menu and a few acheivements dotted here and there, but we would like it confirmed.

  • Stormflood #12 5 years ago

    Better run on PS3...

  • krudster #13 5 years ago

    There will be a 360 version. It's just not "announced" yet. Eidos always does this. They did it with TRL, Just Cause and Hitman Blood Money. It's their cunning way of getting extra press.

  • krudster #14 5 years ago

    I like that fella, what's his name. Tomb Ramwell or something.

  • Beano #15 5 years ago

    Yes, PS3 or 360 version please... TR Legends had a great engine but boring and linear levels - so this might be great :)

  • OfficialBlue #16 5 years ago

    on the trailers it says JUNE????????

  • JonFE #17 5 years ago

    krudster, I hope you're right. It will be silly not to release this on x360.

  • Machetazo #18 5 years ago

    A 360 version should happen, if the installed base supports it. I'd prefer to play it on that machine. Dodging back comp issues, is far less appealing than lithely avoiding being impaled on spikes, or hammering firepower into a T-rex.

    Viamp wrote: "I think they will stick to last gen platforms for budget and time constraints. I hope I'm wrong though."

    Earlier (in the year) the head of Eidos was already talking about how much we'd be amazed by the continuance of the tale spun in Legend. (remember, that would be the first TR designed specifically on the new hardware)
    Maybe the priority has shifted more to delivering on his hype?

    Hope you're right, Krudster - and I've a sneaking suspicion you are. :) )

  • Kon #19 5 years ago

    Here's hoping you're right Krudster. I've recently traded my PS2 version of Legend for the 360 one as the former looked ass on my LCD. I really want more TR, but not in low-def.

  • Pablo2k5 #20 5 years ago

    Viamp said... "I'm doubtful of it appearing on the next (now current) gen platforms. I think they will stick to last gen platforms"

    PC is last gen? LOL, you console kiddies crack me up! You call 8800 GTX and Core 2 last gen??? PC FTW!!!111

  • missy016 #21 5 years ago

    "quote"PC is last gen? LOL, you console kiddies crack me up! You call 8800 GTX and Core 2 last gen??? PC FTW!!!111 "

    No but the price you have to pay for a pc to run games at the same spec as ps3 is just not worth it,
    pcs are just a pain up the backside for games,not worth the bother.

  • smelly #22 5 years ago

    "LOL, you console kiddies crack me up! You call 8800 GTX and Core 2 last gen??? PC FTW!!!111"

    And do you REALLY think they wouldve spent much time improving the pc version from the ps2 version to take advantage of that power?

  • konnsky #23 5 years ago

    dont put your ps2 away yet..

  • Feanor #24 5 years ago

    Konami do for PES.





    Not really. :)

  • bonker #25 5 years ago

    Having skipped a couple of generations of gaming, I've never played a TR game! :)

    I have to say though, if it is, as I understand it is, planted firmly in the platform/puzzler bracket then I'm getting a semi already.

    I was recently considering picking up TR:L for my 360 for £13 at HMV, should I wait for this instead?


    Oh and for the record, I'm firmly in the atmospheric, isolated puzzler camp rather than the shooting things camp. If I want to kill things then I'll buy some 360 fps bollox ffs.


    BTW, is this really not going to be out for the PS3? Does that console have ANY AAA games being released??? (No GH2 too, right?!)

    Edited by 1 at 21/04/07 @ 03:52

  • SomaticSense #26 5 years ago

    Bonker, sounds like the older TR games would be more down your street. Legend was definitely more a shooty sort of game than a platform puzzler like the old ones.

  • Steve007 #27 5 years ago

    With the lack of games on the PS3 I'm really surprised they haven't used this opportunity to release a version on that platform as many PS3 owners would have bought it.

    Maybe it would have cost them too much to develop? Who knows....

  • bonker #28 5 years ago

    Indeed.

    I'd have thought Sony would have put up a ton of wedge to compensate for the relatively small userbase so the devs would deliver this on the PS3. Seems bizarre that this is going to be available on every other console except the PS3.

    That 'new console' excuse is starting to wear a little thin now it's been out for 6 months ...

    Oh and ditto all that for GH2 ...

  • smelly #29 5 years ago

    "With the lack of games on the PS3 I'm really surprised they haven't used this opportunity to release a version on that platform as many PS3 owners would have bought it."


    Hmmm.. 120 million ps2's.. 3 million ps3's.. yeah that makes BRILLIANT sense.

  • Steve007 #30 5 years ago

    3 million game hungry people who have little to shout about on their PS3's right now = big sales of anything remotely interesting

    Yes, it makes perfect sense unless you think 3 million potential customers aren't worth bothering with?

  • smelly #31 5 years ago

    Not for the cost/benefit ratio .. no.

    To make the game worth buying on ps3, it'd have to be an almost complete re-write (again) to take advantage of the ps3's power.

    Just upping the resolution, putting a few extra effects, etc in wouldnt make it a "must buy" for a ps3 owner is it? For the 3 million who want something good, to convince them to buy it, it'd have to be signifiicantly better. And that costs money.

    Also bare in mind that even motorstorm (probably The ps3's best game currently) is tanking in sales. If the 3 million owners arent going to buy it's best game, they certainly arent gonna to buy a ps2 port of a souped up ps1 game are they?

    Think about it.

  • bonker #32 5 years ago

    I'm not aware of Motorstorm selling poorly but if you say so.

    I'd love to know how many people bought a launch PS3 purely for the Blu-Ray player. I suspect it's an extremely high proportion and it's having a huge affect on s/w sales as these people are rarely, if ever, going to be buying games ...