Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the Tomb Raider franchise and here’s a list of all the reasons it is so beloved by everyone.

Lara Croft has been a household name in what feels like forever, yet it has only been 25 years since the first Tomb Raider game dropped on SEGA Saturn. The franchise that was brought to you by Eidos Interactive, Crystal Dynamics, and later on, Square Enix carved a piece of video game history and has become one of the most popular franchises to date, let alone made Lara Croft one of the most famous heroines of all time.

Since the first video game release, it has been ported to many different consoles and has 19 games released in total, including the original trilogy, the reimagined trilogy during the 2000s, and the rebooted trilogy in the 2010s that sees a much younger Lara Croft in a more gritty setting. It has also had 3 movie adaptations, a Lucozade ad, a Guinness World Record, and so much merchandise you can get your hands on.

So here’s my mini piece on what Tomb Raider has meant to me throughout my life.

25 Years of Tomb Raider

Most fictional characters I love have had a huge impact on me in terms of how I shape myself and what attributes they hold that I resemble the most with, and one fictional character that has had a constant presence in my life is Lara Croft.

I remember as a little girl watching my Dad play Tomb Raider on the PC after he finished work and bonding with my brother as he played his version on the PS1. I couldn’t play the campaign as I was too young, but I still remember the adrenaline-pumping soundtrack that played during the ‘Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs’ level as Lara takes on a T-Rex. It gave a convoluted concept of what archaeology consisted of (as did most fictional archaeologists), but I loved it at the same time.

However, I was allowed to play the brilliant concept of Croft Manor, which was essentially a place for Lara to train and carries on through most of the games, giving Lara more and more mini-quests to complete and unlock bonuses, like in the trilogy that starts with Tomb Raider: Legend. It also included a butler who would frustratingly follow you everywhere and you would have to lock him in the fridge just to get him to stop. (That wasn’t just me, right?).

Eventually, I was old enough to be able to purchase a PS2 for myself and I set my eyes on the new revamped trilogy that will always have a place in my heart. I played Legend the most, thanks to the fact I lost my PS2 memory card so would constantly have to start from the beginning but I honestly didn’t mind one bit. The other games followed after when I got my hands on a PS3 and the rest is ancient history.

Lara Croft is going to continue to have an important place in my life as much as it does for plenty of people around the world and cannot wait to see what we have waiting for us in-store, like the sequel to the 2018 movie and the Netflix anime series, and hopefully, a new game on the way too that people discovering it for the first time can immerse themselves in.

Tomb Raider 25th Anniversary Fanart

Guys its the 25th Anni and I finally managed to make the TRL reimagined cover art just in time! Hope you like it, what do u think? ♥️
( I might dropp the full res and no logo soon)#TombRaider #LaraCroft #TR25 #b3d #Legend #3DModel #SquareEnix @tombraider @Rinoaaa ☺️ pic.twitter.com/aqvpX1xXnY

— Konrad Majewski (@KonradMajewsk11) October 25, 2021

Happy 25th anniversary Tomb Raider! #TR25 i’m workin on a new artwork for TR2013 month so stay soon ! <3 pic.twitter.com/g98TMTyMhC

— Nam Phương Đặng 鄧 🇻🇳 (@PePhung24) October 25, 2021

This is my contribution to this week so important to Tomb Raider fans. Especially for the fans of the classic era who are dreaming with remakes of classic games.
Happy #TombRaider25
Let's not give up hope…@tombraider #TombRaider #LaraCroft #TR25 pic.twitter.com/IRroOr02Sp

— Giovanni Lucca (@GiovanniLucca85) October 25, 2021

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A new job listing leads to speculation on a possible new entry in the Tomb Raider series

Tomb Raider is the classic action-adventure series starring one of the most iconic game protagonists of all time, Lara Croft. Having sold 84 million copies worldwide and achieving multiple accolades, it’s one of the most well-known game series to date.

The Tomb Raider Reboot Trilogy brought the classic series staring Lara Croft back to the forefront of modern gaming. Many fans had assumed that Shadow of the Tomb Raider would be the final entry in the rebooted franchise, but the open-ended conclusion kept hope alive for fans who wanted another Tomb Raider game.

A job posting found on LinkedIn from Crystal Dynamics revealed that the company was looking for a lighting artist with experience working on AAA games. Although Crystal Dynamics has quite a few projects in the works, the job listing specified that applicants should be able to match the style of the first and second Tomb Raider reboot games, which were developed by the studio.

It’s not a confirmation – but it seems to be a good sign

We wont know for certain what the studio has planned until official announcements are made, but since the job listing included Tomb Raider by name, I think it’s reasonable to have hope for a fourth entry!

Crystal Dynamics were not the developers of the third game in the franchise, and it didn’t perform as well as its previous two entries. Perhaps Square Enix is hoping for Crystal Dyamics to revitalise the series with a fourth title.

The studio has said in the past that a new Tomb Raider game was in the works, but wasn’t in active development. This new job listing might suggest that production is making headway. However, it’s very possible that Crystal Dynamics is working on a game with similar lighting features and visual elements to the Tomb Raider games, and they might just have been used as an example in the listing.

It was recently announced that Crystal Dynamics would be developing the new Perfect Dark title. Though there isn’t much information to go on right now, but it’s possible that the project bears some similarities to Tomb Raider, as Perfect Dark sometimes uses third-person perspective.

All we really have to go on right now is speculation, and none of this confirms anything – but it does provide the grounds for hopeful fans to believe another Tomb Raider game could be on the way.

In the meantime – if you haven’t already – you can pick up the reboot trilogy here.
Happy gaming!

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Peggy Carter is coming back to us in the voice form of one of the most popular video game characters ever…

The popular video game franchise, Tomb Raider, which stars one of the most beloved fictional archaeologists (others being Indiana Jones and Professor Hershel Layton) is turning 25 years old this year and it was announced a while ago that the series developed and published by Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics would be getting a new adaption of the series to its lineup, in the form of an anime.

That’s right, Netflix somehow knew my favourite video game franchise and knew how much I love anime so decided to combine the two together for my benefit alone, and to top it all off, has now cast British-American actor Hayley Atwell to voice the iconic Lara Croft.

Tomb Raider Netflix Series

The Tomb Raider anime adaptation is one of many Netflix video game adaptations that are in the works, along with Sonic, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness and live-action Assassin’s Creed and Pokemon adaptations too.

It has been confirmed that the anime series will be a continuation of the story told in the 2013 reboot series that consists of the games Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. This 2013 reboot saw a more naive, grittier version of Lara Croft so it can be expected the Tomb Raider anime series will be the same.

Hayley Atwell is most famous for her role as Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and joins an incredible list of female actors that have played and voiced the famous archaeologist- most famous being Angelia Jolie and Alicia Vikander in the live-action movie adaptions. Other voice actors for the video games include Shelley Blond, Judith Gibbins, Jonell Elliot, Keeley Hawes, and Camilla Luddington respectively.

Netflix has already done incredibly well with its previous video game adaptations. Castlevania has just finished after 4 seasons and is now receiving its own spin-off show; everyone and their mother is waiting for the continuation of The Witcher, so I have high hopes for this Tomb Raider anime adaptation already.

The sequel to the 2018 live-action movie is also in the works and it has been confirmed it will be written and directed by Misha Green, so there’s plenty of adventure still to come with Lady of Croft Manor herself.

Let’s hope Square Enix wants to announce a new game for its 25th anniversary too.

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Shadow of the Tomb Raider has quietly received a patch update for PS5 that fans will love…

Labelled as V2.01, Shadow of the Tomb Raider‘s new update allows players to experience the game at 4K 60 FPS on PS5.

This is the first patch update Square Enix has given the sequel of the rebooted franchise since 2019, demonstrating the company always puts great effort into ensuring patches last a long time. The Tomb Raider franchise itself has always had long shelf lives, as Shadow of the Tomb Raider was originally released in 2018.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider V2.01

Previously, Shadow of the Tomb Raider was unable to support 4K at high frame rate in high resolution mode for any of the next-gen consoles, as playing with one enhancement would negate the other. 60 FPS was achieveable at 1080p while 4K was achievable at 30 FPS- similar to most backward-compatiable games.

However, this latest patch makes it so players no longer have to choose between which mode to use as the game will enable both simultantiously on PS5.

The enhancement boosts aren’t restricted to PS5 either. Xbox One enhancment boosts suffered simiarly to that of PS5. Now, Xbox Series X/S have also given Shadow of the Tomb Raider a FPS and resolution improvment and the game is currently listed with an optimisation label in the official store.

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