Tomb Raider (1996 video game)
Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released in 1996 for Sega Saturn, PlayStation and MS-DOS. "Tomb Raider" was released for N-Gage devices in 2003, and for the PlayStation Network in North America in August 2009, and in Europe in August 2010. "Tomb Raider" follows the exploits of Lara Croft, an English archaeologist in search of ancient treasures.
Crystal Dynamics
Crystal Dynamics had been most known for developing "Legacy of Kain" and "Gex", but in 2003, the studio was also entrusted the development of the best-selling "Tomb Raider" franchise after its original developer, Core Design, failed to gain critical or commercial success with their later "Tomb Raider" games, and released its first game in the series in 2006, "", which was the fastest-selling game in the entire series, selling 4.5 million units worldwide. Crystal Dynamics co-developed "" with developer Buzz Monkey Software. "", a remake of the first "Tomb Raider" game, was released in June 2007. The next installment, "", was released the following year in October 2008. Crystal Dynamics' next release was the spin-off title "Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light", which did not feature the "Tomb Raider" branding despite utilizing the lead character. The game was released for digital distribution only.