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Sunday, August 2, 2026

Core Design

Speaking in the House of Commons in 2010, Chris Williamson, MP for Derby North, described the city as "the birthplace of Lara Croft". His fellow MP Mike Weatherley disagreed and said the following year: "Lara Croft was born in Wimbledon". Technically they are both right. Eidos, the publisher of the Tomb Raider games was based in Wimbledon but Chris Williamson is more correct because Lara Croft's creators, Core Design, were based in Derby.

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