Prima Games and Eidos Interactive Announce Tomb Raider III Prima's Official Strategy Guide (1998)


Official Press Release - November 17, 1998

Packed with strategy, tips, and walkthroughs, Prima's guide to Tomb Raider III will be available around Thanksgiving. In stores now from Prima is The Official Tomb Raider III 1999 Calendar, featuring dazzling images of Lara Croft as well as photos of the Lara Croft model.

The announcement of Prima's official Tomb Raider III guide comes on the heels of other recent successful strategy guides published by Prima for Eidos Interactive. The most recent Prima and Eidos collaborations include Commandos : Behind Enemy Lines, the World War II strategic combat game; Ninja : Shadow of Darkness, which combines the training of martial arts with the discipline of stealth; and The Unholy War a real-time strategy/combat game.

Other strategy guides coming soon from Prima and Eidos include Daikatana , the eagerly anticipated 3-D shooter from designer John Romero; Gangsters , the real-time strategy game set in 1920s Chicago; and Thief: The Dark Project , the first person action adventure game.

"The strength of Eidos games, combined with the consistent quality of Prima guides, has helped create a strong and successful relationship that we anticipate will last long into the future," said Debra Kempker, Vice President and Publisher of Prima Games.

Paul Baldwin, Vice President of Marketing at Eidos adds, "We are very excited about the forthcoming release of the Tomb Raider III guide from Prima. As always, Prima has a very impressive marketing campaign behind the book to ensure great sales."