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Sony came out of their E3 press conference smelling like roses. Capitalizing on the miscues of their competitors, the platform-holder seems poised for a resurgence this winter with the PlayStation 4. In the meantime, Jack Tre...
| Kyle MacGregor |
The PC version of Tomb Raider has been patched recently, resolving an issue with a basecamp UI glitch, and bringing in some appreciated GPU performance improvements. Eidos states that if you just want to test this patch, ther...
| Chris Carter |
When Crystal Dynamics said they weren't going to support the new Tomb Raider with "expansions," gamers let out a sigh of relief -- for once, feeling like they bought a complete game at launch. But that doesn't mean some form ...
| Chris Carter |
Those hoping for additional secret tomb challenges or other single-player content in Tomb Raider are due a disappointment. According to global brand director Karl Stewart, Crystal Dynamics will only be expanding multipla...
| Jim Sterling |
[Want to know how a developer handled the PC version of a multiplatform game? Check out the PC Port Report for the full scoop.] Over the weekend, I had a chance to play the magnificent Tomb Raider. It's every bit as good as J...
| Joshua Derocher |
For the past 48 hours, I have been completely enthralled in the world of Tomb Raider. Explosions, gun-fights, stealthy takedowns, weapon upgrading, and shooting defenseless bunnies has characterized my adventure, one that has...
| Taylor Stein |
If you've been playing Tomb Raider on PC, you might want to restart Steam so that you can apply the latest patch. Mostly, it's just Nvidia graphical fixes, but there is one other addition that patches up a game breaking...
| Chris Carter |
Our speed-painter pal Josh Summana is back with another lovely, lovely sippy cup of art juice. This time, he has set his sights on Lara Croft from the new Tomb Raider. It's definitely a lot more tasteful than the sick filth ...
| Tony Ponce |
Tomb Raider's first downloadable content, the Caves and Cliffs Multiplayer Map Pack, will be coming first to Xbox 360 owners of the game. The pack will include three new maps (Scavenger Caverns, Cliff Shantytown, The Burning ...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
You're in luck if you've held out on buying Tomb Raider on the PlayStation 3, as there's a killer deal available for the new action-adventure title. For $59.99, you can buy the "Digital Edition" of Tomb Raider on the PlaySta...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
The new Tomb Raider is out in stores today and marks the beginning of a fresh new take on the series. One of the things Crystal Dynamics wasn't afraid to do was let Lara get brutally killed time and time again. Like, serious...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
As you likely noticed, Tomb Raider released throughout much of the world today. This reboot has been talked about at length, both in terms of Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics' marketing push and its fair share of controversi...
| Jordan Devore |
We've known for a little while now that Tomb Raider would be making it back to the big screen, and now we know it will be based on the new reboot of the game series thanks to a Variety interview. This won't be a repeat of the...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
Tomb Raider has struggled to find its place in the world over the past few years. Games like Prince of Persia and Uncharted surpassed its sense of exploration and adventure, while the sex appeal that contributed to Lara's ear...
| Jim Sterling |
DeviantArt is hosting a Tomb Raider-themed art contest and prizes include Xbox 360s and up to $6,000 in cash. The goal is create an image that captures your personal interpretation of Lara Croft. All the official rules are a...
| Joshua Derocher |
AMD showed off a new rendering technology dubbed TRESSFX that focuses on trying to make hair look better in games. It's an interesting problem that a lot of people probably don't think about, but AMD is trying to pu...
| Joshua Derocher |
I agree with Conan on this one. I don't care how it's supposed to be pronounced; everyone has always spoken her name aloud as "Laura." Conan O'Brien is on top of the new Tomb Raider this week. Naturally, he makes all the obv...
| Tony Ponce |
Tomb Raider doesn't release until next week, but reviews for the highly anticipated series reboot have already started to wash across the web. Initial reports are overwhelmingly positive, lauding virtually every aspect o...
| Kyle MacGregor |
Tomb Raider reviews spilled their juicy guts all over the Internet today, and it seems Square Enix was right to confidently lift embargo a week early. Reviews across the board have been almost universally positive, with Lara ...
| Jim Sterling |
I have to say, it's quite wonderful to see Lara just mangle enemies in so many messed up ways. Pickaxes to the back of the head, shotgun blasts in the face, machine gun bursts in close range -- the new Tomb Raider is so viol...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
The upcoming Tomb Raider reboot is out to prove you don't need a decadent God Box to run the latest computer games, planning a PC launch that will be able to run on even the humblest of contraptions. Yay affordable gaming! Al...
| Jim Sterling |
The developers for Tomb Raider have stated that there's not going to be an optional demo, so that your experience won't be "spoiled." What's the next logical step? To release 11 minutes of pure gameplay online for all to see...
| Chris Carter |
Square Enix released yet another Tomb Raider video centered around features players can look forward to in the upcoming reboot of the franchise. Here you'll learn about the "Base Camp" system, special locations where Lara ca...
| Conrad Zimmerman |
If you've been holding off buying one of AMD's top-end graphics cards, then here's an offer that may make you splash out. You can get a free copy of Bioshock Infinite and Crysis 3 with the purchase of an HD 7900 card, and sim...
| Alasdair Duncan |
Dark Horse and Crystal Dynamics will be bringing out a new comic book series based on the new Tomb Raider. Tomb Raider: The Beginning is written by the game's lead writer, Rhianna Pratchett, and will be a prequel to the event...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
If you were expecting a demo for the highly controversial new Tomb Raider game, prepare to be disappointed. Global brand director Karl Stewart just confirmed the absence of a pre-launch demo on Twitter. Stewart goes on in ano...
| Chris Carter |
Multiplayer in Tomb Raider? What the hell, right? As strange as it sounds, it was pretty easy to get into here at a preview event during CES 2013. The characters and locales come straight out of Tomb Raider's single-player, t...
| Dale North |
Developers Crystal Dynamics have teamed up with Xbox to created a Limited Edition Tomb Raider Xbox 360 controller. The design features a two-layer color finish, and laser etching to create a worn feeling. The overall design i...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
The Final Hours of Tomb Raider continues with episode four, which offers a look at competitive multiplayer for the first time. It's about what you would expect to find in a third-person shooter, but the traps and ability to ...
| Jordan Devore |
Due out tomorrow for subscribers and on newsstands January 8, issue #145 of OXM has the big reveal of multiplayer in Tomb Raider. Little is known about what this will entail, though this component is being developed by Eidos ...
| Jordan Devore |
Developer Crystal Dynamics has started up a video series that details the new features you can expect out of the upcoming Tomb Raider. We see how Lara will be able to learn new skills, get weapons, and make gear as you progr...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
Recently, two petitions have sprung up, as gamers are asking publishers to consider their multiplatform games for Wii U. Tomb Raider and Dark Souls II are slated for Xbox 360 and PS3, but for some reason, they're not coming t...
| Jim Sterling |
One of my fonder PlayStation 1 memories was of raiding tombs on a demo disc with the dual-wielding, ponytail-clad, buxom Lara Croft and her '90s edge reminiscent of an Alanis Morissette song. I ran about with my ostensible In...
| Steven Hansen |
Square Enix has been quiet these past few weeks about upcoming game Tomb Raider, but some new screenshots released today show Lara doing here thing, both exploring and surviving. And being eaten by a wolf. You'll see lots of ...
| Dale North |
As much as I enjoy collecting various limited editions of movies and games for the behind-the-scenes featurettes, I hardly ever get around to viewing them. After watching this trailer though, I would love to learn more about...
| Jason Cabral |
Square Enix has just unveiled the Collector's Edition for Tomb Raider. A survival kit tin houses an 8-inch Lara figure, a 15x19 map/poster, a 5x7 lithograph print, three iron-on badges, a 10-track soundtrack disc, and a weapo...
| Dale North |
[This post will come in two varieties: Standard and Cynical Collector's Edition. Following is the Dry version.] Crystal Dynamics has announced that writer Rhianna Pratchett is on board to pen the narrative for the upcoming To...
| Jim Sterling |
In anticipation of next year's Tomb Raider release, Crystal Dynamics has partnered with games journalist Geoff Keighley to bring us a new installment in his Final Hours series. Presented as both an app for PC, iPad, and...
| Holly Green |
You've heard so much about the new Tomb Raider, so here's the first chance you'll have to play it. If you're going to San Diego Comic-Con this week (July 12-15), you'll find Tomb Raider there as a playable demo at Square Enix...
| Dale North |
The Tomb Raider "R-word" controversy just won't quit, especially with Kotaku poking at it with a big stick. The outlet recently spoke to Crystal Dynamics' Karl Stewart, attempting to push him further on the whole issue o...
| Jim Sterling |
Fans of HBO's True Blood will easily recognize the real-world woman behind Lara Croft's voice and movements in Tomb Raider. Today it was revealed that actress Camilla Luddington was chosen in an international talent search to...
| Dale North |
To say the new Tomb Raider has been controversial is to put it very lightly indeed. Ever since last year, speculation and arguments have been had concerning the motives of the game, the content demonstrated, and what Lara Cro...
| Jim Sterling |
And then I saw her face. Her dirty, determined, take-no-sh*t face. Now I'm a believer. Tomb Raider is back, though sadly delayed until March 5, 2013. I had a chance to sit down with Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics this E3 to see how far they've come with it since I last checked in with them in 2011, and I'm happy to say I'm still pleased with where this game is going.
| Holly Green |
If there's one word to describe Lara Croft in Crystal Dynamics' upcoming reboot of Tomb Raider, it's "resilient." Just look at how much punishment she takes in this trailer, whether from thugs or Mother Nature. At least she ...
| Samit Sarkar |
One game we've barely seen much of over the past year is the new Tomb Raider. Our first, and really last, look at the new adventure was way back at last E3. The only piece of news to pop up since then was the delay announceme...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |
The cinematic direction of the Uncharted series has definitely influenced the look and feel of the new Tomb Raider, with scripted events and a flair for the dramatic. Lara Croft acts flustered as she tries to catch her bearin...
| Tony Ponce |
Tomb Raider may be down but it ain't out. Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix have confirmed the new launch date, March 5, 2013 on Mac, PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Along with that news comes this new gameplay trailer. To t...
| Holly Green |
Crystal Dynamics' next Tomb Raider title has been moved from its crowded Fall 2012 slot to "the first quarter of 2013," studio head Darrell Gallagher announced. The official reason behind the delay is the usual rationale of p...
| Maurice Tan |
If you're the kind of person into real-life adventuring, chances are you know exactly what Geocaching is. In fact, just that name may have made you shout out, "You found a cache, where the hell is it?" But for those who ...
| Harry Monogenis |
Yes, the Tomb Raider franchise is receiving yet another reboot. I think the general reaction when everyone first learned about another revamp was a giant eye-roll. Again, really? Especially considering that the series was get...
| Hamza CTZ Aziz |


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