Urging viewers to "get to the crunch" and avoid "squelch," the latest Asian ad campaign from snack maker Pringles bewilderingly combines elements of several video game franchises, including Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider and Cooking Mama.

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Alongside "Sexy Lara revealed on Silent Heights" (above) and the alternate "twisted version" (embedded below), the campaign's equally confusing... Read more

Eidos Life President Ian Livingstone has revealed another Hitman game is in the works, as well as details on other upcoming sequels, in an interview with Gaming Indians.

"We haven't even announced the game yet" says Livingstone, "So everything you hear about the next Hitman game is purely speculation at this point." He goes on to speculate that the game is being developed by series creators and veterans IO Interactive.

The Hitman sequel is perhaps little surprise, as all other Eidos franchises listed in corporate documents released in April were already known to have sequels underway.

Livingstone also reveals that the sequel to Kane & Lynch: Dead Men under development at IO Interactive is currently scheduled for a September release, though "these games often slip because the production times are so difficult to predict."

On Tomb Raider, Livingstone says "The next Tomb Raider, I think, will surprise a lot of people and reinvigorate the franchise. There are some remarkable things we're doing in the next Tomb Raider to make you say, 'Oh Lara, I love you so much!'" Oh Ian!

With Square Enix's $120 million purchase of Eidos now complete, lifetime sales figures of their major franchises have been revealed.

The information was provided as part of Square Enix's "Corporate Strategy Meeting," during which the company discussed "synergies" and presented materials on the "Eidos Integration."

Square Enix
• Final Fantasy franchise > 85 million units
• Dragon Quest franchise > 47 million units
• Kingdom Hearts franchise > 12 million units
Eidos
• Tomb Raider franchise > 30 million units
• Hitman franchise > 8 million units

Details on the sales of other Eidos-owned franchises, including Kane & Lynch (around 1.75 million units) and Deus Ex (over 2 million units), were also provided in bar graph form, along with individual figures for the various iterations of Hitman and Tomb Raider.

It's been six years since the second Angelina Jolie-starring Tomb Raider flick hit theaters, and Warner Bros. wants to give the franchise another chance at the box office.

Details are scarce at the moment, but The Hollywood Reporter writes that the film "will reimagine the origins of the character, her love interest and the main villain" and "bear little resemblance to the [Paramount-produced] original pictures."

Ian Livingstone of Eidos, which publishes the busty action-adventure video game series, will serve as executive producer. Dan Lin of "Sherlock Holmes" will produce.

No writer or director are attached, nor is an actress that would assume the role of Lara Croft. Though rumors suggest Transformers star Megan Fox might take up the mantle, What They Play reports that Fox's spokesperson has denied her involvement.

Eidos Interactive owner SCi Entertainment has announced that it will be canceling 14 projects and terminating 25% of its staff under a new effort to restructure the company.

No details were provided on the canceled titles, though the company noted they were "unlikely to generate an acceptable return on investment or are not of appropriate quality."

Going forward, SCi will focus on what it described as its "cornerstone products," including Tomb Raider, Hitman, Championship Manager and Deus Ex. Of those franchises, new Tomb Raider and Deus Ex titles are known to be in development.

Other properties held by the company include Carmageddon and Kane & Lynch: Dead Men.

In addition to cutting 25% of its staff, bringing its workforce down to 800 people, SCi will also relocate much of its production staff from London to Montreal. The ... Read more

IGN has a few new shots from Tomb Raider: Legend, showing Lara Croft in various poses. The third person action adventure game sequel is expected some time next year.

Eidos Interactive has released a new Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness patch, updating the recently released third person action adventure game to v.49. You can find the 8.55mb patch on FileShack as well.

According to this press release by Eidos, the Tomb Raider franchise is being yanked from Core Design and transferred to US based Crystal Dynamics (Legacy of Kain) instead. Eidos will also evaluate "Core Design studio's on-going direction and contribution as part of the Group's overall development capabilities."

Computer & Video Games is reporting that Core Design co-founder Jeremy Heath-Smith has stepped down from the boards of Core and Eidos. Heath-Smith was the "sacrificial lamb" blamed for the very average Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness. Of course the game not being all it could be has nothing to do with the fact that Eidos pushes out games before they are done just to please their shareholders.

GameSpot is reporting that the PC version of Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness will be released in July. The PS2 version of the game is out in the US, and if early word is to be believed, they don't need to bother with a PC port.

There's a new Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness Q&A on C&VG, chatting with Core Design's Jeremy Heath-Smith about the game. There are also early impressions of the new game on GameSpot, and those impressions certainly aren't favorable.

Another Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness movie is out, offering some more cinematic and gameplay footage from Core's latest. The official website has been updated as well. Thanks Blues News.

Looks like Eidos released the Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness E3 2003 trailer, you can grab it from FileShack. The trailer is in Quicktime format and shows plenty of gameplay footage. Thanks Gamers Hell.

UGO's Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness feature is online, offering a preview of game, a Q&A with the producer and some new screenshots as well. Producer Mike Schmitt answers questions about the "darker" Lara, the new Kurtis character, new gameplay elements, camera control and weapons among other topics.

Also on the Adrenaline Vault is this interview with Tomb Raider producer Mike Schmitt. Mike is asked about the Angel of Darkness subtitle, the inclusion of a new playable character, combat, stealth elements, locations, and several other topics.

Gaming Horizon has posted a Q&A with Eidos' Mike Schmitt, who is the US producer on Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness. The GH guys ask about the storyline of Angel of Darkness, the locations, the male character Kurt, new moves, new weapons, the save system, the improved camera system and a few other topics.

Eidos has updated the official Tomb Raider website, offering a 20mb Making Of documentary video. In this video you'll see and hear about the creation of Angel of Darkness, the new Tomb Raider game. There's gameplay footage as well. You can find a mirror on FileShack.

UGO has a preview of the new fresh Tombraider game so many of us are anticipating. There will be new and exciting ways to get a look at Lara's boobies and push rocks around.

HomeLAN Fed's Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness Q&A is up this morning. Eidos' Mike Schmitt answers questions about things like goals for this game, the storyline, locations, weapons, PC demo plans and more.

Some brief Tomb Raider impressions are up at Computer & Video Games, based on a demonstration of the game at ECTS. Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness is supposed to be out by November, but the C&VG guys say "don't hold your breath".