Eidos has today announced that PlayStation 3 users of Tomb Raider: Underworld will be able to download a Trophy Patch as from next Thursday, May 28th. Trophies are not retroactive, so players will have a reason to experience the adventure all over again. Though the list of trophies and their requirements has not yet been disclosed, we suspect they might be quite similar to the trophies of the Japanese version - which, in turn, are based on the Xbox 360 Achievements.

Tomb Raider: Underworld was released on all major platforms in November 2008. The adventure, developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive, sees Lara Croft uncovering different underworlds in her quest for the mythical Mjolnir.

The third Tomb Raider live action movie is definitely a go! Amidst rumour frenzies, including that of American actress Megan Fox to play Lara Croft, a recent interview with the movie producer gives us a slight insight of what to expect. Dan Lin, who is also producer of Terminator: Salvation, embraces the challenge of honoring an existing mythology, while bringing in new fans with a reboot.

The new Tomb Raider movie will take on a different approach from the two previous outings. According to Lin, the new movie will be an origin story focusing on character development. While no castings have been made as yet, the new movie will introduce us to a younger Lara Croft.

The Tomb Raider franchise has been running for over a decade now, and with nine major installments spread through different generations, at some point the franchise certainly had missed the point. Square Enix, new owner of Eidos Interactive, has released lifetime sales figures for all the Tomb Raider titles. The chart covers sales from the original ground breaking debut game, to the latest in the series.

The original Tomb Raider game was developed by Core Design. Its revolutionary cinematic approach and fully explorable 3D environments, not to mention the leading character, brought the game an iconic status in a blink of an eye. After a number of ups and downs, the series was transferred to Crystal Dynamics, who have been in charge of the franchise since Tomb Raider: Legend. Curiously, the game with the lowest sales figures is Tomb Raider: Anniversary, a modern revision of the debut game, which remains as the best selling title in the series.

As previously reported, Square Enix had expressed major interest in Tomb Raider publisher Eidos Interactive. An agreement came to fruition in February, and a month later shareholders of Eidos overwhelmingly approved the takeover. As of April 23, the London Stock Exchange cancels trading of Eidos shares.

This move takes all intellectual properties owned by Eidos, such as Tomb Raider and Hitman, into Square Enix's franchise portfolio. It also builds on the presence of the Japanese company in the western gaming market.