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Articles

Here is a list of interviews or articles that don't fit into a specific game or movie.

Embracer Takeover 2022

2022 - May 2th - Eurogamer - Square Enix Sells Off Western Studios and IP - Including Tomb Raider and Deus Ex 
2022 - May 10th - Gameindustry.biz - Buying Tomb Raider makes Embracer one to watch. Well, keep watching | Opinion

Franchise Anniversaries

2016 - October 13th - The Guardian - At Home with Tomb Raider's Lara Croft
2016 - October 25th - BBC News - 
Tomb Raider: How Lara Croft Became a Game Changer
2019 - May 15th - Eurogamer - 20 Years On, The Tomb Raider Story Told by the People Who Were There 
2020 - November 25th - AVClub.com - ​Tomb Raider: Chronicles Pays Tribute to the Original Lara Croft, Gaming’s Abandoned Superhero
2021 - May 09th - Superjumpmagazine - Revisiting 1996’s Tomb Raider
2021 - October 25th - Washington Post - The women who brought Lara Croft to life
2021 - October 27th - Altwire.net - ​25 Years Later: The Triumph, Tragedy, and Influence of Tomb Raider

Interviews

1997 - Net2000.com - Interview with Rhona at ECTS by Computer Gaming World 
1997 - June - Croft Times - Interview with Adrian Smith by Robert Wheeler (TRArchives)
1998 - TombRaider.com - Interview with Nell McAndrew
1999 - TombRaider.com - Interview with Lara Weller
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1999 - MegaStar - Interview with Lara Weller 
​1999 - April 25th - Croft Times - Interview with Susie Hamilton

2001 - June 28th - BBC News - Q&A The man who made Lara (Toby Gard) 
2002 - November - TRLE.net - Interview with Gary LaRochelle 
2006 - February 18th - Game Informer - Interview with Jeremy Heath-Smith - Without Warning and Tomb Raider 
2016 - October 24th - Tomb-of-Ash - Interview with Heather Gibson
2018 - April 13th  - PC Gamer - The history of Tomb Raider 
2022 - Date Unknown - Super Pouvoir - Rest In Play : Retour Sur Core Design Et Entretien Avec Jeremy Heath-Smith 

Other

1997 - March 10th - Eidos Interactive - Eidos Interactive's Tomb Raider Wins Several Game of the Year Awards and a Codie 
​1997 - June - The Croft Times - Core Will Take Action 
1997 - October 2nd - Eidos Interactive - Lara Croft Ranks As One of TIME Digital Magazine's Top 50 Cyber Elite
1998 - LoonyGames - Breast Reduction - Guest Article Written by Tricia Gray, PR Manager for Eidos Interactive 
1998 - January 26th - GameSpot UK - New Lara Croft - New Flesh Fest (Vanessa Demouy)
1998 - March 9th - Tampa Bay Times - She's Tough, She's Sexy and She's Not Real 
1998 - December 15th - GameSpot UK - Core Moves To Defend Lara
1999 - February 18th - BBC News - Blame It On Major 
1999 - March 18th - BBC News - 'Nude Raiders' Face Legal Action 
1999 - May 6th - Tomb Raider I & II Millennium Products (PDF) 
1999 - July 15th - BBC News - Lara Saved From Playboy
1999 - August 5th - BBC News - Lara Croft Battles Software Pirates 
1999 - September 13th - Eidos Website (PDF) 
1999 - September 13th - Letters to Lara 1 (PDF) 
1999 - September 13th - Letters to Lara 2 (PDF) 
1999 - September 13th - Letters to Lara 3 (PDF) 

1999 - October 1st - Lara Croft: Certified Cyber Celebrity (PDF)
1999 - October 1st - Tomb Raider Games Summary (PDF) 
1999 - November 12th - GameSpot UK - History of Tomb Raider 
2000 - January 18th - BBC News - Is Lara Losing Her Touch? 
2000 - August - Eidos Interactive (UK) - Niels Bernsden 
2001 - June 25th - Eidos Interactive (UK) - Lara Croft Documentary - Lethal and Loaded!
2001 - Electric Sky - Lara Croft: Lethal and Loaded Documentary
2001 - July 2nd - BBC News - Lara's School Days on Big Screen 
2001 - July 6th - BBC News - ​Lara Croft: Fantasy Games Mistress 
2001 - August - Eidos Interactive (UK) - More Box Office Success in the States for Lara and Angelina 
2002 - May - Eidos Interactive (UK) - Lara Croft Raises Thousands for Charity 
2003 - January 25th - Core Design - Conferment of Honorary Doctor of Business Administration Upon Jeremy Heath-Smith 
2008 - November 20th - BBC News  - The Laras: A Look Back In Danger
2016 - October 31st - The Campo Santo Quarterly Review - Killing Lara Croft 
2021 - October 28th - Square Enix - The Complete Timeline of Lara Croft
2021 - October 29th - Xbox News - Tomb Raider: Celebrating 25 Years with 25 Trivia Questions
2022 - May 4th - Eurogamer - Remembering Crystal Dynamics' Original Tomb Raider Trilogy 
2022 - May 4th - The Guardian - Pushing Buttons: How Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft was Let Down by Generic Games 
2022 - October 12th - BBC News - Tomb Raider Fan Event to Take Place in Derby 

Sponsorships

1999 - Eidos Interactive (UK) - Three Lions on the Box For Eidos Interactive
2000 - January 28th - Strategies - 
Nike Invents a Very Virtual Leo (French) 
2000 - January 31st - Response Source - 
Spontaneous Sport, Virtually New pan-European Ad Campaign Breaks All The Rules (Nike) 
2000 - March 10th - Campaign Live - 
Animated Nike Ad Gives Virtual Stars the Spotlight 
2000 May 26th - Eidos Interactive (UK) - "Woof, Woof - Lara Uncovered!" (Lucozade)
2000 June 7th - Eidos Interactive (UK) - Eidos Gives Free Kicks To England's Euro 2000 Squad
2001 April 17th - Eidos Interactive (UK) - Lucozade Pay Ultimate Tribute to Lara!

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