So you guys want to see more of the legendary adventure-seeking heroine? Well, you're definitely in for a treat! News has it that previously unpublished materials from Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Tomb Raider Legend, and The Angel of Darkness are now available for your enjoyment. Find out more about Lara after the jump!

Lara Croft had dared to go where no man had gone before, and has now received the reward for her trouble: an anointing by the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition. Exactly what honors has the famed book bestowed upon the Eidos Interactive's famous local and fabulously female British aristocrat?Find out after the jump.

  

Tomb Raider: Anniversary for PC and PS2 already dominated UK and German charts (PC version took France too), but our iconic video game babe doesn't stop there. Lara Croft will continue her adventures on the Xbox 360 as Eidos Interactive announced that Tomb Raider Legend owners will be able to download Anniversary in parts.

For the first time ever, a full retail game will be available from Xbox Live Marketplace. The original Tomb Raider was among the first to utilize full 3D technology during the time when transition was still happening. Lara is jumping forward guns ablazing once again, by being the world's first.

Said Jane Cavanagh, Chief Executive, Eidos:

Lara has always been at the forefront of technology and this world first initiative with Microsoft really highlights that fact. Ultimately we also intend to make the title available at retail so that it reaches the maximum possible audience.

First couple of episodes will be up for purchase come September, while the other two will come shortly after. Full game will reach retailers later this year. All four will cost a total of 2,400 Microsoft Points. Croft Manor level will be free, but other cool stuff like picture packs and theme packs will come later for a cost.

This week has seen been quite a debacle of claims and disputes about Tomb Raider Anniversary (PSP, PS2, PC, and Wii) also coming to the Microsoft Xbox 360 platform. Was it only to be released as downloadable content of last year's Tomb Raider: Legend on Xbox Live? Did ESRB's ratings of those four levels enough for proof to back the rumor up?

Eidos Interactive might be mum about the issue but some have claimed that it's actually already been confirmed (as Slutmosa (Unregistered) pointed out the other day in the comments section). So what's the deal, really? According to CVG, Lara Croft is "definitely" coming to the 360, saying that a source of theirs who works in Eidos revealed that it "is 'unclear' whether the game will be arriving via disc or download at this point. He says 'there is a chance' it could be an Xbox Live download."

If it weren't obvious from the ESRB ratings in the first place, it seems like most facts are indeed pointing towards XBL. But of course, as the CVG source mentioned, there's still that off-chance that it could be a separate disc available on retail shelves. Can't they just bare the skinny on Lara already?

Aussie gamers will now finally be able to grab their copies of games from the Xbox 360 Classics range soon. Kotaku reports that the re-released budget Xbox 360 titles will become available in Australia come March 1. The initial wave will include ten titles going on sale for AUS$ 49.95. The titles included are:

• Project Gotham Racing 3
• Perfect Dark Zero
• Kameo
• Dead or Alive 4
• Call of Duty 2
• Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
• Condemned
• King Kong
• Tomb Raider: Legend (due "late March")
• Rockstar Table Tennis

If you're looking to save a bit of money on your next games purchase, check out these titles when they hit retail stores.

Eidos Interactive has recently announced that they are now developing sequels for some of their most popular game franchises. To be specific, we can soon be expecting next-gen installments for the games Just Cause, Tomb Raider, Hitman, and Championship Manager. These sequels are expected to make their appearances on the PS3 and the Xbox 360. As for WHEN we would actually be able to expect these new games, Eidos remains vague:

In the light of the launch of the Sony PlayStation 3 in North America in November 2006 and its planned European launch in Spring 2007 we are assessing the timing of when to launch these titles on the appropriate next generation platforms.

The sequel to the third-person shooter Just Cause has already been announced back in October last year, and even though we have no idea on how far along this project is, Eidos assures everyone that it has already been in development, and that they "expect Just Cause to sell over one million units in the current financial year".

And so once again, the waiting begins.

After having gone through the temples of Cambodia, the pyramids of Egypt, and the jungles of Peru, Tomb Raider's  Lara Croft was last spotted... being sold for US$ 600 on eBay.

In any case, this lovely, life-sized statue of Lara Croft stands 6 feet and 6 inches tall, and is made of fiberglass. However, if anyone is considering bidding for this item, just get ready for the shipping costs as she weighs a hefty 60lbs. As for how the seller has managed to acquire one of these, he assures the public that it was via legal means, and that he just so happens to know someone in the gaming industry who was willing to give him this statue.

We figured that the statue would make a wonderful addition to any gaming room or den. Either that, or you can buy it for nostalgia's sake, and remember the past decade when almost every hot-blooded male found that pixels can actually be sexy.

And now, we bring to you the latest chart of the hottest games in the US for this week. From the looks of it, though, it seems that the Land of the Brave has caught the football fever with half the spots in the chart being occupied by Madden games for different consoles. Another thing to note will be the fact that the two DS games in the US charts have also been contenders in last week's UK top ten.

But enough of the chit-chat, and on to the countdown!

• Madden NFL 07 (ps2">PS2)
• Madden NFL 07 (Xbox 360)
• Madden NFL 07: Hall of Fame Edition (PS2)
• Dead Rising(Xbox 360)
• Tomb Raider: Legend (Xbox 360)
• Brain Age: Train Your Brain In Minutes A Day (Nintendo DS)
• Madden NFL 07: Hall of Fame Edition (Xbox 360)
• New Super Mario Brothers (Nintendo DS)
• Madden NFL 07 (PSP)

Want some bargains? Then you've come to the right place. If you've got 30 bucks to spend on a good game, then you might wanna think about getting Tomb Raider: Legend for the 360. Best Buy's selling 'em for $29.99.

In Legend, Lara embarks on another globetrotting adventure as she searches for an ancient and mysterious artifact. Hmm. All ancient artifacts in games and movies and stuff are mysterious, aren't they? And it also works the other way around: all mysterious artifacts are ancient.

Anyway, Legend has all the usual Tomb Raider goodies -- puzzles, acrobatics, and huge... things -- plus improved graphics and an enhanced interactive game environment. The game is from Eidos Interactive and has been stamped with a T rating by the ESRB.

She's tough - adventurous - daring - and (dare I say?) sexy to boot. Hard to believe she's only ten years old...

Tomb RaiderLara Croft came into the world a decade ago this month. Since then, she has appeared in numerous incarnations, upgrades, consoles, fan art, a feature film, and not a few adolescent boys' nighttime fantasies. (Well, the girls had Indiana Jones, after all.)

Game developer Core Design, Ltd. and publisher Eidos originally released this video as part of Lara's tenth anniversary celebration. Although its been out there a few days, the foreboding musical score, amazing sets and unbelievable cinematography make this clip is a fine representative of machinema film making. (In case you didn't know, "machinema" is a new art form in which game figures and animations are used to create visual stories - often as good or better than what Hollywood puts out, and produced at a mere fraction of the cost). I personally found this as entertaining as Indy Jones' finer moments (not to mention she's much more interesting to look at).

But, as always, you should not take my word for it. Check out this video gem for yourself: