industry video game industry fate liquidated 1 successor rebellion derby founded 1988 ; 28 years ago 1988 defunct 2006 2006 headquarters derby england u.k. key people jeremy heath smith adrian smith gavin rummery toby gard products video games owner eidos brand intellectual property 2 rebellion staff assets since 2006 website official site archived until 2008 core design limited stylised as core design was a british video game developer best known for chuck rock rick dangerous and tomb raider franchises . it was owned by british publisher eidos interactive for most of its history . the studio closed in 2006 . 1 contents 1 history 1.1 tomb raider 1.2 later years 1.3 sale to rebellion 2 games developed and published 3 references 4 external links history edit based in the city of derby england core design was founded in 1988 by chris shrigley andy green rob toone terry lloyd simon phipps dave pridmore jeremy heath smith kevin norburn and greg holmes . most were former employees of gremlin graphics . 3 the studio was part of distribution company centregold when it was acquired by eidos interactive in 1996 . 3 eidos subsequently sold most of centregold but retained u.s. gold the owners of core design . core had a brief history of producing titles for the sega consoles 3 such as thunderhawk for mega cd and the original tomb raider game for the saturn . tomb raider edit the company is widely known for the tomb raider series created by toby gard and paul howard douglas which was released in 1996 and followed by several sequels . the success of tomb raider and its subsequent sequels played a huge part in keeping eidos interactive financially solvent . citation needed after the successful 4 saturn debut of the original tomb raider a full month and a half ahead of the playstation version sony decided to use the brand to boost sales of its own console . citation needed in september 1997 sony s u.s. arm scea signed an exclusivity deal with eidos 5 6 to keep the franchise on their consoles . the agreement was extended to include tomb raider iii . the fourth and fifth games in the franchise tomb raider the last revelation and tomb raider chronicles respectively were released for sega dreamcast . later years edit in 2003 after core s tomb raider the angel of darkness was met with mixed critical reviews and limited commercial success parent company eidos put crystal dynamics another eidos owned studio in charge of tomb raider franchise development . 7 this prompted three key members of the core design team and several others to leave the company and establish a development company of their own circle studio . 8 sale to rebellion edit in may 2006 eidos announced that independent developer rebellion developments had acquired core designs assets and staff 1 while the core brand and intellectual property including tomb raider remained in eidos possession . 9 10 in june 2006 crystal dynamics was confirmed to have a psp anniversary edition of the original tomb raider in development . 11 remnants of the core design team under the banner of rebellion went on to work on several titles in years since including shellshock 2 blood trails and rogue warrior . 12 the derby studio was closed by rebellion in march 2010 3 due to an expiring lease and the inability for the company to find a financier for the studio . games developed and published edit according to gamestm core design had over fifty successful titles under its belt such as rick dangerous curse of enchantia and premiere . however the company is best known for creating and milking tomb raider series for all its worth . 13 year game platform s 1988 action fighter amiga atari st amstrad cpc commodore 64 zx spectrum 1989 dynamite d x rick dangerous amiga atari st dos amstrad cpc commodore 64 zx spectrum saint and greavsie amiga switchblade amiga atari st amstrad cpc commodore 64 zx spectrum 1990 torvak the warrior amiga atari st corporation amiga atari st dos monty python s flying circus the computer game amiga atari st dos amstrad cpc commodore 64 zx spectrum axel s magic hammer amiga atari st skidz impossamole amiga atari st amstrad cpc commodore 64 zx spectrum turbografx 16 rick dangerous 2 amiga atari st dos amstrad cpc commodore 64 zx spectrum carvup amiga 1991 war zone chuck rock acorn amiga amiga cd32 atari st commodore 64 sega cd game gear genesis snes heimdall acorn amiga atari st dos sega cd frenetic amiga atari st 1992 doodlebug chuck rock ii son of chuck amiga cd32 sega cd game gear genesis master system curse of enchantia amiga dos hook sega cd genesis premiere amiga cd32 the adventurers amiga thunderhawk amiga dos sega cd wolfchild amiga atari st sega cd game gear genesis snes jaguar xj220 amiga sega cd wonder dog 1993 asterix and the great rescue game gear genesis master system encore dos blastar amiga blob cyberpunks darkmere 1994 corkers bc racers 32x 3do sega cd heimdall 2 amiga cd32 dos universe banshee amiga cd32 dragonstone battlecorps sega cd soulstar bubba n stix amiga cd32 genesis 1995 skeleton krew asterix and the power of the gods genesis the big red adventure dos shellshock pc playstation saturn firestorm thunderhawk 2 1996 tomb raider the incredible hulk the pantheon saga saturn blam machinehead a playstation saturn virtual golf 1997 swagman fighting force pc playstation tomb raider ii b 1998 ninja shadow of darkness playstation tomb raider iii b mac pc playstation 1999 fighting force 2 dreamcast playstation tomb raider the last revelation dreamcast pc playstation 2000 tomb raider chronicles tomb raider game boy color 2001 tomb raider curse of the sword project eden pc playstation 2 thunderhawk operation phoenix playstation 2 2002 herdy gerdy 2002 tomb raider the prophecy game boy advance 2003 tomb raider the angel of darkness mac pc playstation 2 2005 smart bomb playstation portable 2007 free running a released in north america as machinehead . b released on the playstation system . references edit a b c gibson ellie 16 june 2006 . rebellion acquires core design staff and assets . gamer network . elliott phil 16 june 2006 . rebellion finalizes core buyout . gamespot . a b c d moss richard 31 march 2015 . it felt like robbery tomb raider and the fall of core design . ars technica . cond nast . archived from the original on 7 april 2016 . retrieved 7 april 2016 . newsweek staff 9 november 1997 . lara croft the bit girl . newsweek inc. sony computer entertainment america signs exclusive deal with eidos for tomb raider franchise ; lara croft videogames to be exclusive to the playstation for game consoles press release . foster city calif. sony computer entertainment america . 18 september 1997 . sony computer entertainment america signs exclusive deal with eidos for tomb raider franchise ; lara croft videogames to be exclusive to the playstation for game consoles . business wire . cbs interactive business uk . 18 september 1997 . retrieved 20 january 2010 . lara leaves uk . bbc news . 31 july 2003 . retrieved 1 july 2009 . fox fennec 15 july 2003 . tomb raider co creator steps down . gamepro.com . archived from the original on 23 january 2008 . retrieved 1 july 2009 . elliott phil 16 june 2006 . rebellion finalizes core buyout . gamespot . history of the company . core design . 2006 the company is acquired by rebellion rebellion derby but eidos retains the name and ips . rebellion derby closed its doors later in 2010 . mcwhertor michael 17 june 2006 . psp tomb raider 10th anniversary edition cancelled announced . kotaku.com . retrieved 1 july 2009 . robinson martin 14 january 2010 . aliens vs. predator campaign hands on . ign.com . retrieved 18 january 2010 . gamestm issue 5 p. 71 . imagine publishing external links edit core design at moby games retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title core design & oldid 743939199 categories companies based in derbycompanies established in 1988companies disestablished in 2006defunct video game companiesdefunct companies of the united 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