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Eidos has passed on Tomb Raider Underworld Screens for release on Tomb Raider Fan sites.

Since today you can find several Screenshots and location shots from Uxmal, Mexico in our galleries.

In the January issue of Game Informer, or issue 178, there's a two page article covering the basic features and news of the upcoming game, Tomb Raider Underworld.

From the article, this can be clarified:

Tomb Raider Underworld is a completely new adventure that is still connected to the ending of Legend (thank God). In this, the whole Maya calendar scenario is still based on the adventure, but it's something new that they added that still relates. Some new features and abilities also take place such as: Lara's grapple can now connect to anything, and with sufficient force is applied, she can pull or move anything in the environment. Now, Lara can pick up any item in the environment and run around with it with her other hand free to pull out a pistol and shoot any enemy she encounters! She can also shoot whilst hanging from ledges or ropes. On top of that, a new combat system includes expanded melee attacks to fend off the many predators she encounters.

Lara's moves and abilities are being modelled after real-life Olympic gymnast, Heidi Moneymaker! Lara's moveset had been expanded to reflect what the team at Eidos and Crystal Dynamics thinks would be her real work capabilities!

Tomb Raider Underworld seems to be the best Tomb Raider game to date, and it's factorial that it will explore never before seen territories in the Lara Croft universe!

At the moment, it is unclear if Amanda Evert will make a return, or if anything in Legend was related to Jacqueline Natla like the crates in the final level suggest.

SCi announced yesterday, that Tomb Raider Underworld is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2008 and will against all expectations also come for PS2, Wii and Nintendo DS, as well as the next-generation Platforms PS3 and XBox 360, and PCs.

play Magazine features an exclusive Tomb Raider 8 for next-generation platforms preview in their January issue. A look at the first screenshots seems to confirm what many PS2 gamers feared, that their console will not be able to handle the game.

The cover presents Lara more detailed than she's ever been before.

More information and speculation can be found in our forum:
http://forum.tombraidergirl.net/index.php?page=Board&boardID=134

On November 21, 2007, video game developer Eidos Interactive filed to protect the trademark Tomb Raider Underworld in relation to, what else…a video game. Mork suspects that this might be the name of Tomb Raider 8, which is currently in development at Crystal Dynamics.

The storyline is rumored to be based around the Mayan Calendar. During five nameless and dangerous days at the end of the calendar called Wayeb’, portals between the mortal realm and the Underworld dissolve, allowing ill-intending deities to causing disaster and mayhem. Sounds like an exciting premise and setup for the next Tomb Raider installment.

New Screens for Tomb Raider Mobile due out next month have been released by Eidos.

You will find them in the screenshots gallery.

Release Date
A release date has not been set yet. It will depend on the operators. It will go on Sharewire mid December. (access via Tomb Raider Mobile website)

Compatibility
A detailed list of compatible handsets will be released in a few weeks time.

The Fan Movie Tears of the Dragon can now be watched online.

"Adventurer and heiress Lara Croft fights to hold on to the last feeling of family she has by tracking down an ancient cure to save the life of her long-time and most devoted friend Winston. The Tomb Raider finds herself competing against the ruthless Wu-Chen Li, a son of a Triad crime boss, with whom she has unfinished business. The quest spans the globe from dangerous forgotten catacombs to the urban mercenary underworld. This action drama is a true testament to low-budget, guerrilla filmmaking and features magnificent original music. A comic book prequel illustrating the history between Lady Croft and Chen Li's mobster family to be published Fall 2006."

Eidos Interactive has confirmed that Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary for the Xbox 360 will be released on October 23rd to retail stores in North America. In November, the game will also be available as downloadable episode content for Xbox 360 in two installments, each containing two chapters and the mansion level.

The European release date is set for October 26th.

Now, onto more pressing matters...

In order to access Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary downloadable episode content for Xbox 360, gamers will need a Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend disc. Additional downloadable content will also become available for purchase on the Xbox 360 Marketplace to help the launch of Tomb Raider: Anniversary such as gaming picture and theme packs.

The official website has been updated with new Wii and XBox 360 Screens and Videos.

A full trailer for the Fan Film Tomb Raider Ascension is now online on the project's website.