Core Design
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Core Design was a British video game development studio best known for creating the original Tomb Raider series and its iconic protagonist, Lara Croft.
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| Core Design canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9937685 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Core Design Context triple: [Lara Croft, associatedWith, Core Design]
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Ceres Games
Ceres Games is a traditional Highland-style sports and cultural event held annually in the village of Ceres in Fife, Scotland, and is often cited as one of the oldest free games in the country.
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Scorpio Studios
Scorpio Studios was a London-based recording studio known for hosting sessions by prominent rock bands in the 1970s.
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Ninja Theory
Ninja Theory is a British video game development studio best known for cinematic, story-driven action titles such as Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice.
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Coktel Vision
Coktel Vision was a French video game developer and publisher best known for its educational and adventure games in the 1980s and 1990s, including the Adibou/Adi series and Gobliiins.
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Supergiant
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Core Design Target entity description: Core Design was a British video game development studio best known for creating the original Tomb Raider series and its iconic protagonist, Lara Croft.
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A.
Ceres Games
Ceres Games is a traditional Highland-style sports and cultural event held annually in the village of Ceres in Fife, Scotland, and is often cited as one of the oldest free games in the country.
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B.
Scorpio Studios
Scorpio Studios was a London-based recording studio known for hosting sessions by prominent rock bands in the 1970s.
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C.
Ninja Theory
Ninja Theory is a British video game development studio best known for cinematic, story-driven action titles such as Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice.
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D.
Coktel Vision
Coktel Vision was a French video game developer and publisher best known for its educational and adventure games in the 1980s and 1990s, including the Adibou/Adi series and Gobliiins.
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E.
Supergiant
Supergiant is a telepathic and mentally unstable member of Thanos's Black Order in Marvel Comics, known for her ability to control and devour minds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
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video game developer ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Eidos Interactive
NERFINISHED
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Rebellion Developments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | Tomb Raider series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceasedToExistAsBrand | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdCharacter | Lara Croft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedGame |
Bubba 'n' Stix
NERFINISHED
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Chuck Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck NERFINISHED ⓘ Fighting Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Fighting Force 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Heimdall NERFINISHED ⓘ Heimdall 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Herdy Gerdy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaguar XJ220 NERFINISHED ⓘ Project Eden NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Dangerous NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Dangerous 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Shellshock NERFINISHED ⓘ Swagman NERFINISHED ⓘ Thunderhawk NERFINISHED ⓘ Thunderhawk 2: Firestorm NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb Raider NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb Raider Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb Raider II NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb Raider III NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Adrian Smith
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Andy Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Greg Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Heath-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Toone NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| industry | video games ⓘ |
| location | Derby, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFranchise |
Chuck Rock
NERFINISHED
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Rick Dangerous NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb Raider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Megabrite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
CentreGold
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Eidos Interactive NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebellion Developments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformsDevelopedFor |
Amiga
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Atari ST NERFINISHED ⓘ MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ PlayStation NERFINISHED ⓘ Sega Mega Drive NERFINISHED ⓘ Sega Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedFrom | Gremlin Graphics Derby studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tombRaiderRightsTransferredTo | Crystal Dynamics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Core Design Description of subject: Core Design was a British video game development studio best known for creating the original Tomb Raider series and its iconic protagonist, Lara Croft.
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