Neowin News Feed for: Tomb raider

AMD's TressFX: It's all about the hair for Lara Croft

John Callaham — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:44:27 +0000

AMD has announced it has worked with developer Crystal Dynamics to create more realistic hair for Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raider game using a new rendering system called TressFX Hair. Read more...

Tomb Raider PC hardware requirements revealed

John Callaham — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:28:11 +0000

Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix have revealed the PC hardware requirements for the upcoming Tomb Raider revamp, along with a list of PC specific graphical features. Read more...

Microsoft reveals limited edition Tomb Raider Xbox 360 controller

John Callaham — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:03:43 +0000

Microsoft has announced it will release a limited edition Xbox 360 controller that has a paint finish inspired by the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot, along with a download code for an extra character. Read more...

New Tomb Raider game gets multiplayer

John Callaham — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:52:20 +0000

The upcoming revamp of the Tomb Raider action-adventure franchise will be getting some kind of multiplayer mode when it is released, although details have yet to be announced. Read more...

Camilla Luddington picked as Lara Croft's new voice

John Callaham — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:38:28 +0100

Actress Camilla Luddington has been picked to be the voice of Lara Croft in the reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise and will meet with fans at the San Diego Comic-Con in July. Read more...

The Tomb Raider reboot's rape plot is cheap and here's why

Jake Durasamy — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:01:39 +0100

I discuss why rape and glorifying sex with female protagonists is a cheap way of marketing games to males and also why it isn't needed. The new Tomb Raider reboot will be used as an example. Read more...

New Tomb Raider game doesn't have a rape scene, says developers

John Callaham — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:32:25 +0100

The head of Crystal Dynamics, the development team behind the upcoming reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise, has now denied the game depicts an attempted rape scene, despite a previous media report. Read more...

Tomb Raider reboot delayed until Q1 2013

John Callaham — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:26:24 +0100

Developer Crystal Dynamics has announced that their planned relaunch of the Tomb Raider franchise has hit a delay and won't be released until sometime in the first quarter of 2013. Read more...

Tomb Raider Underworld - Announced

EL1TE — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:41:51 +0000

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Eidos Interactive and Crystal Dynamics have announced Underworld, the sequel to Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend. The game is scheduled for release in 2008 for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Tomb Raider Underworld is... Read more...

New Tomb Raider movie in the pipeline

Marcel Klum — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:09:06 +0000

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Eidos exec Ian Livingstone OBE has claimed that the forthcoming next-gen iteration of Tomb Raider "is like watching television", and revealed that another big screen outing for Lara Croft is also in the works. The... Read more...

Eidos Announces Tomb Raider 10th Anniversary Game

Todd Tanner — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:16:10 +0000

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So, did you like Tomb Raider: Legend? Liked the graphics engine they used, thought it looked pretty good, and the gameplay mechanics and overall design of the game were actually pretty decent? Ever wondered what... Read more...

Crystal Dynamics to make Tomb Raider 10th Anniversary title

oddcrap — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 11:44:11 +0100

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Eidos has today confirmed that a 10th Anniversary Edition of Tomb Raider is being produced by Tomb Raider: Legend developer Crystal Dynamics, with releases on PlayStation2, PSP, and PC. Launched back in 1996, the franchise... Read more...

Nipplegate: new Tomb Raider delayed in US

Marcel Klum — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:16:26 +0100

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Janet may have had her own Nipplegate, now Tomb Raider: Legend publisher Eidos joins the fray. The game's US release date of April 11th has been moved back after someone had posted textures of the... Read more...

Next Tomb Raider and Hitman Titles Delayed

stncttr908 — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 17:23:12 +0100

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SCi Games announced the first product delays following its acquisition of UK games publisher Eidos in May of this year. The next game in the Hitman series, Blood Money, along with the next Tomb... Read more...

RUMOR: Tomb Raider Legend Taps Xbox 360?

malebolgia — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 23:14:34 +0100

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According to the July issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (hereafter referred to in this article as EGM), Tomb Raider: Legend may well debut on Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, having been moved from the 'heavily rumoured'... Read more...

Tomb Raider, Hitman: Blood Money, and 25 to Life delayed

malebolgia — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 16:08:07 +0000

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Three of Eidos' heaviest hitters won't see store shelves until July--at the earliest. Today, Eidos issued one of the dreariest financial reports in its history. After the UK-based publisher reported a six-month... Read more...

Tomb Raider 7 to be unveiled this autum

malebolgia — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:14:44 +0100

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Crystal Dynamics' Tomb Raider game "will be unveiled this autumn and is scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of the current financial year," Eidos told the City today, as insiders claimed that the version... Read more...

Toby Gard returns to Tomb Raider franchise

malebolgia — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 15:56:58 +0100

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Lara Croft creator Toby Gard has joined US development studio Crystal Dynamics to work as a senior designer on the next Tomb Raider title - marking his return to the series after leaving Core Design... Read more...

Tomb Raider 7 In Summer 2005

Marcel Klum — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 21:06:25 +0100

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Top Cow Production, makers of the Tomb Raider comic revealed today in a company press release that Tomb Raider 7 will be out in Summer 2005. The company mentioned that they are going to wind... Read more...

Tomb Raider Misses Key Event

Dice — Fri, 23 Apr 2004 21:47:48 +0100

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Hot on the heels of our exclusive revelation that Rockstar will not be showing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas comes the confirmation of the other big E3 no-show rumour. The latest Tomb Raider, currently in... Read more...