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ATomb Raiderfan found a copy ofTomb Raider:Anniversarythat appeared to have been signed by Sir Ian Livingston, who headed Eidos at the time. An English author and entrepreneur, Livingstone co-foundedWarhammerandWarhammer 40Kpublisher Games Workshopin 1975 and helped to establish Eidos Interactive in 1995.
Released on PC, PS2, Xbox 360, and Wii,Tomb Raider: Anniversaryis the 2007 remake of the originalTomb Raiderfrom 1996. Developed in the same engine as 2006’sTomb Raider: Legend, it sees Lara traveling the world as she searches for the lost city of Atlantis.Anniversarymade numerous small changes to the gameplay, visual design, and parts of the story but preserved the core of what worked in the original game. However, despite widespread praise from players and critics alike,Tomb Raider: Anniversarywas the worst-selling game in the franchise, selling only 1.3 million copies compared to the original’s 7 million.
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Reddit user Pending_Content was browsing a secondhand shop when they stumbled across a signed copy ofTomb Raider: Anniversaryfor the Xbox 360. The signature is, unfortunately, illegible, so it took fans a bit of time to figure out exactly whose it was. Non-joking suggestions includedTomb Raider: Anniversary’s creative director Jason Botta, or Jonelle Elliot, who voiced Lara Croft inTomb Raider: The Last Revelation,Tomb Raider: Chronicles, andTomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness. However, the community eventually determined that the signature belonged to Livingstone.
Livingstone isn’t credited as having played any direct role in developing2007’sTomb Raider: Anniversary, though he was the first to tease the game during a May 2006 interview. However, his contribution to gaming shouldn’t be understated, as he played a pivotal role in establishing Games Workshop and worked as an editor for the company’sWhite Dwarfmagazine. He also co-wrote a successful book series calledFighting Fantasy, which combined Choose Your Own Adventure storytelling with tabletop RPG gameplay. He played a senior role at Eidos from the 1990s until 2013.
Livingston’s signature might not be as sought after byTomb Raiderfansas someone who worked more directly on the game. However, it’s still enough to make this copy ofTomb Raider: Anniversarya one-of-a-kind collector’s item. Whether it’s actually worth a significant amount of money is a matter of speculation. Still, it seems likely that it’s worth far more than whatever the secondhand store was asking for.
Tomb Raider: Anniversaryis available on PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 and is backward compatible on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.
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