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Core Design was founded in 1988 by Jeremy Smith and a group of colleagues who had all worked at Gremlin Interactive. In the beginning there were only 8 employees at Core, after 10 years there were 80.
The company's first game was "Rick Dangerous" which went on to be European Game of the Year. More hits followed with games like Jaguar XJ220, Chuck Rock and Fighting Force.
Core was acquired by the CentreGold group in 1994. However, it retained its autonomy within the group. Core also retained its independent nature when the CentreGold group was acquired by the Eidos group in 1996.
Soon after the Eidos acquisition, Core released what would turn out to be its most famous game. Tomb Raider was an instant hit on Sega Saturn, Sony Playstation and the PC, catapulting its star, Lara Croft, to worldwide cult icon status. After Tomb Raider came Ninja: Shadow of Darkness, as well as the inevitable Tomb Raider II, III, IV (Last Revelation), V (Chronicles) and a host of 2D outings for GameBoy and iTV.
Software Highlights from Credited Titles
Core's first work that SPOnG is aware of is the 1989 title, "Rick Dangerous" (Amiga).
The company has been involved titles released on the PC, Wii, PS2, Power Mac, PSP, Xbox, GBA, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast, Saturn, Sega Megadrive, SNES, Amiga, Amiga AGA, CD32, ST, Sega MegaCD, Sega Master System, Oric, C64, Spectrum 48K, Sinclair Spectrum 128K and Amstrad CPC. Of these, "Tomb Raider II" (PC), "Tomb Raider" (PC), "Tomb Raider III" (PC), "Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation" (Dreamcast), "Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation" (PC) has been a best selling title.
The company's most recent involvement was on the 2009 release "Tomb Raider: The Greatest Raids" (PC).
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| Jeremy Heath-Smith | CEO | Jul 88 | - | Jul 03 | |
| Tim Swann | Programmer | ||||
| Paul Douglas | Programmer | ... | - | Apr 97 | |
| Billy Allison | Lead Artist | 5 Jan 92 | - | 95 | |
| Toby Gard | Lead Artist | 93 | - | 97 |
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Related Press Releases
3D puzzle game explodes onto Sony’s handheld video game system.
16 Feb 2005
ELSPA announces Hall of Fame - Tomb Raider creator is inaugural entrant
29 Aug 2003
Wresttling, Thieving and Tomb Raiding - it's all going on, and then some.
07 May 2003
The sale of the original Lara Croft outfit has raised £4,400 for UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund.
10 May 2002
Barbican announces the first major UK exhibition to explore the history, culture and future of computer games.
14 Mar 2002
Barbican is proud to announce Game On, the first major UK exhibition to explore the 40-year history of computer gaming (1962-2002 and beyond).
23 Nov 2001
Latest Lara Croft adventure for Nintendo’s Game Boy Color timed to ship in the US the week of June 25th.
21 Jun 2001
Core Design announces the definitive PlayStation2 version of the highly-acclaimed Thunderhawk series!
19 Apr 2001
The new titles are Thief 2: The Metal Age and Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation.
22 Feb 2001
Eidos Interactive is to release three new titles as part of the PlayStation Value Series.
15 Feb 2001
From the team that created Tomb Raider, Project Eden features puzzle solving, tactical use of equipment and innovative character interaction.
28 Jan 2001
Uncover the secret history of Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: Chronicles -the latest adventure in the epic Tomb Raider series.
27 Oct 2000
Eidos and Core Design present the new face of Lara Croft-Lucy Clarkson.
28 May 2000
Lara Weller, the official Lara Croft look-a-like model, collected the award for Sunglass Wearer of the year.
10 Apr 2000
Angelina Jolie cast for the highly coveted starring-role of Lara Croft in 'Tomb Raider'! Simon West to direct for Paramount Pictures
28 Mar 2000
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation releases on Dreamcast this Friday, March 24th, RRP £39.99.
21 Mar 2000
Tomb Raider Trilogy is available as a Limited Edition collectors pack.
29 Feb 2000
Tomb Raider III:Adventures of Lara Croft will be available on the PlayStation Platinum label from March 10th, RRP £19.99.
17 Feb 2000
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