Core Design

Core Design Limited was a British video game developer best known for Chuck Rock, Rick Dangerous and Tomb Raider franchises. For most of its history, it was owned by British publisher Eidos Interactive. Core is renowned for creating action/adventure series Tomb Raider. The popularity the series enjoyed made the games and their star, Lara Croft, some of the most iconic names in video game history. In the aftermath of the botched mishandling of the Tomb Raider brand displayed with The Angel of Darkness, Eidos decided to shift development responsibilities of the franchise to its other subsidiaries, thereby bringing about Core Designs' eventual demise. Core Design ceased to exist in 2006 after its assets were sold off and most key employees departed the company on the heels of the Angel of Darkness debacle.