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Square Enix has announced pre-order details of the survival and deluxe collector’s editions of upcoming saction adventure game Tomb Raider. Tomb Raider, which is due for release next year, will come in three editions: standard, survival and deluxe. The Survival Edition will include the game, a mini art book, double …
Read More »Rebuilding Tomb Raider: The return of Lara Croft
Lara Croft is a permanent fixture at the MCV offices. Eidos had mocked up an image of her reading your favourite trade weekly to celebrate our first birthday (which was 1999). It still stands proud in our office today, reminding us of a time when the Britsoft pin-up was one …
Read More »Read our interview with EA COO Peter Moore in this week’s MCV
The latest edition of MCV isnow available digitally, and features our interview with the COO of Eleectronic Arts, Peter Moore. This week’s issue contains a farewell to both Psygnosis and HMV CEO Simon Fox, plus a detailed look at the new Tomb Raider. The magazine is available for iPad.Download our …
Read More »Female character was the ‘best fit’ for Remember Me
Capcom admits it was initially unsure about using a female as the lead character in Remember Me. The firm’s head of marketing for the US and Europe Michael Pattison told MCV that there was the question as to whether a female lead character could potentially damage sales of the game. …
Read More »Tomb Raider reboot inspired by Bond and Batman
The Tomb Raider series had to change or risk disappearing altogether, the game’s developers have told MCV. Head of Crystal Dymanics Darrell Gallagher believes Tomb Raider was facing a crisis as it was no-longer relevant for a modern audience. So the studio went back to the beginning, using James Bond …
Read More »Violence against women controversy has altered God of War development
It’s been one of the hottest subjects in games media in recent weeks, and now the direct consequences of the violence against women debate are being felt. God of War is a series famed for – and arguably defined by – it’s use of violence. But in these financially tough …
Read More »Rhianna Pratchett is lead writer for Tomb Raider
Square Enix studio Crystal Dynamics has announced that Rhianna Pratchett is the lead writer of Tomb Raider. Pratchett has scripted many games including Mirror’s Edge, Heavenly Sword and Prince of Persia. She previously worked as a games journalist for PC Zone. Rhianna has been working on the game with the …
Read More »Tomb Raider ‘rape’ controversy continues to dog Crystal Dynamics
One word. Four letters. With a very powerful meaning. Crystal Dynamics executive producer Ron Rosenberg used the word ‘rape’ to describe an attack of heroine Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raider game. It was accurate, reflecting what we’d seen in the trailer. But in the light of the Hitman …
Read More »Livingstone: Tomb Raider rape controversy "blown out of proportion"
The strong reaction to the inclusion of what appeared to be an attempted rape in a recent trailer for Tomb Raider is disproportional, Ian Livingstone has claimed. Edge reports that the Eidos life president told the audience at the GameHorizon conference that the industry should instead be celebrating one of …
Read More »Kate Middleton to voice Lara Croft… sort of
The actress who portrayed Kate Middleton in straight-to-TV movie William & Kate has been unveiled as the new voice and performance actress” of Square Enix’s reinvented Lara Croft. Camilla Luddington will star in the publisher’s upcoming Tomb Raider, which will be released on March 5th 2013. This has been one …
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