Every respective video game console has their own set of exclusives with some being more popular than others. For quite some time, one of Sony’s biggest PlayStation exclusives was none other than Tomb Raider. This franchise has spawned countless titles not to mention a major motion picture. Unfortunately, the franchise has somewhat died off as of late due to lackluster titles but if you’re looking to relive its glory days, you’re in luck.
Sony has come forth to announce that the Tomb Raider Trilogy will be hitting the PlayStation Network on March 22nd in all of its remastered HD glory. Not only will this feature 3 different Tomb Raider titles but it will also feature a PS3 theme and two different PlayStation Home Avatars: both Lara Croft and a Viking Thrall.
We mentioned a few weeks ago that Game Informer’s December issue will be revealing the all-new Tomb Raider game. Here it is, the cover, showing a new kind of Tomb Raider. The new magazine, spilling all the beans, will be out next week.
The new Tomb Raider game features Lara Croft’s first adventure, where she has to fight to stay alive, hence the “A Survivor is Born” promo title. The official title for the new game? Simply “Tomb Raider“.
According a new trademark application from Square Enix, they’ve got plans for something called “A New Survivor Is Born”. However, the trademark doesn’t cover a title, but a phrase “A Survivor is Born” for use with “computer game software” and “video game software”, e.g. in marketing and what not, which someone suggests might be for the new Tomb Raider game.
The new Tomb Raider title is expected to be unveiled in Game Informer in the beginning of next month, where we’ll hopefully learn more. We certainly don’t expect it to be another “Survivor” game.
Square Enix, and developer Crystal Dynamics are taking the Tomb Raider franchise in a new direction, with an arcade-ish Tomb Raider game which reminds more of Diablo and Torchlight than it does of previous Tomb Raider titles.
Here’s a question for all you pervs out there — Which video game vixen would you most like to see nude? If you answered Lara Croft, you’re out of luck. Or at least, out of official luck.
Tomb Raider‘s creator Toby Gard was recently asked to draw Lara Croft in the nude but refused to do so. In fact, instead of drawing her in the nude he drew her from behind with what looks to be a ripped shirt draped over her shoulder. Gard has this to say about the matter:
“I was asked to do Lara nude. This was as close as I would allow myself to go”.
Yes, yes, I know, a good percentage of you prepubescent readers are shaking your fists at the screen right now but who’s to say a quick Google search won’t turn up some unofficial Lara Croft nudies? You didn’t hear it from me.
You may remember that earlier this year Crystal Dynamics, the guys behind the Tomb Raider franchise, had to lay off around 30 employees due to Tomb Raider: Underworld selling less copies than expected. Well, it seems that the studio is only now looking for a helping hand but this time for developers who have the ability “to create and lead the multiplayer vision and design effort” of a AAA title.
Of course, the listing doesn’t actually state that its for a new Tomb Raider game but considering that is all that has come from Crystal Dynamics for the past several years, it’s probably safe to say we will be seeing a multiplayer enabled Tomb Raider from the studio at some point in the future.
What you see above is a supposedly leaked concept art image of a new Tomb Raider game that is in the works. Furthermore, the image was accompained by a few details of the game.
Reportedly, the next Tomb Raider game will feature open-world gameplay with a reworked combat system. And, a hint at the game’s plot lets us know that it will be an origin story of Lara Croft showcasing how she came to be.
I don’t know about you guys, but the image art shows a close resemblance to that of what would be featured in a Final Fantasy game. It would make sense considering Tomb Raider’s developer, Eidos, was bought out by Final Fantasy‘s Square Enix.
This was probably expected but is still news anyways — Back in April Square Enix announced that it had effectively taken over Eidos but ever since we haven’t heard much out of the two companies.
Well, Yoichi Wada, Square Enix’s CEO, was recently quoted to say in an interview with Gamasutra that while it was possible that they would be working on Eidos with an existing IP “but what’s more important is that the two companies, for example, are going to be creating a new IP together.”
So, the guys behind the Final Fantasy series will be collaborating with the guys behind the Tomb Raider series for an all new IP. No way of telling what’s in store for us but let’s hope its good, Mr. Wada.
In an interview with GamingIndians, Eidos Life President Ian Livingstone revealed the news that several new sequels are in development.
Among them, a new Hitman game, which is in development at Danish studio IO Interactive (the original creators and developers of the series), and he also revealed that a new Tomb Raider and Kane & Lynch sequels were in development. Livingstone declined to give details on the new games, but we can expect much more at E3 next month, which is shaping up to be one of the best in years.
Let’s see, we’ve heard of the titles President, Chief Executive Officer, and Founder but Life President? Never. That’s why its so peculiar that Edios recently named Ian Livingstone as the companies new Life President.
GI.biz is reporting that his duties include “overseeing franchises such as Tomb Raider and Hitman, as well as acting as a spokesperson for the Eidos group” and that’s all we have to go by.
Now I wonder, if Square Enix hadn’t taken over Eidos, would this title have come to existence? Hell, it almost seems like a translation error. Oh well, congrats Mr. Livingstone.
