Rise of the Tomb Raider

[Flawless]

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REDWOOD CITY, CA (June 9, 2014) – Crystal Dynamics, a Square Enix studio, today announced its latest title in the critically acclaimed and award-winning Tomb Raider® series, Rise of the Tomb Raider ® . The game will redefine survival action in Holiday 2015. In her first adventure, Lara Croft® was forged into a true survivor, but she glimpsed a deeper, secret world. In the next chapter of her journey, Lara must use her survival skills and wits, learn to trust new friends, and ultimately accept her destiny as the Tomb Raider. “With the power of the new generation, and our proprietary Foundation engine, our high octane action moments will be even more epic. Multiple locations around the world will be filled with exploration spaces that are some of the most beautifully hostile places on earth and over three times larger than we could achieve before,” said Darrell Gallagher, Head of Product Development and Western Studios at Square Enix. “Our digital actors will rival CG quality, and after hearing the cry from our fans loud and clear, we will put the tombs back into Tomb Raider, all in our gritty Survival-Action style.” Rise of the Tomb Raider builds upon the formula that made Tomb Raider a success, and features the return of Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft. Camilla will take character performance to new heights as Lara pushes herself beyond human limits and is confronted with what it means to become a hero. Once again, Crystal Dynamics is proud to have the award-winning author Rhianna Pratchett as a key member of the writing team, helping craft a story that delves into Lara’s inner turmoil and motivations in this critical second act of her journey.

[Fresh Tendrils]

I'll get this Day One if there are tombs to explore and big-*** platforming puzzles to manipulate. Really enjoyed the last one, but missed those two classic features.

[dickey1331]

I'll buy this day one.

[Flawless]

It appears that this is exclusive to Xbox.


Rise of the Tomb Raider - Update

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Dear Tomb Raider Community, As you may have seen, we’ve just announced that Rise of the Tomb Raider, coming Holiday 2015, is exclusively on Xbox. We consider all of you to be the lifeblood of Tomb Raider and the work we do at Crystal. I’d like to give you some insight into this decision, and why we feel this is the very best thing for the Tomb Raider sequel we’re creating at the studio. Tomb Raider in 2013 was a success due in large part to your continued support. Our goal has always been to deliver something truly special with Rise of the Tomb Raider. Today’s announcement with Microsoft is one step to help us put Tomb Raider on top of action adventure gaming. Our friends at Microsoft have always seen huge potential in Tomb Raider and have believed in our vision since our first unveil with them on their stage at E3 2011. We know they will get behind this game more than any support we have had from them in the past - we believe this will be a step to really forging the Tomb Raider brand as one of the biggest in gaming, with the help, belief and backing of a major partner like Microsoft. This doesn’t mean that we’re walking away from our fans who only play on PlayStation or on PC. Those are great systems, with great partners, and amazing communities. We have Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris coming to those platforms this December, and Tomb Raider: The Definitive Edition is available on PS4. We know that there are probably many more questions and concerns. Please do send them to us, and we’ll answer to the best of our ability. Meanwhile we’re going all out to try and make something truly special - the most ambitious Tomb Raider game ever built. Thanks, Darrell Gallagher Crystal Dynamics Head of Studios

[aukevin]

Quote: Originally Posted by Flawless

It appears that this is exclusive to Xbox. Rise of the Tomb Raider - Update

What!!! This is not April 1st. How much did MS pay for that?

[LionsFanNJ]

Well. No interest in this game anymore. Guess I'll look up that temple of Osiris game, and see if that's not some lame remake.


Edit. Yeah. That Temple if Osiris game sounds ****. Thanks crystal Dynamics you guys are great

[Fresh Tendrils]

Are you kidding me?


Damn. MS must have ponied up a lot of cash for this. Its not system seller for me, but its certainly disappointing considering where TR started.

I'm praying this is a timed exclusive release.

[Eman5805]

This is without question the dumbest thing they could've done. I thought console exclusivity was a thing of the past, outside of 1st party developers. But to make a game only for the lowest selling console?

*sigh* Maybe it'll only be a timed exclusive type deal.