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Timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the franchise.

Continuing their ongoing string of collaborations, Gunnar Optiks teamed up with Crystal Dynamics to release the Tomb Raider Croft Glasses. These officially licensed glasses were made to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Tomb Raider franchise and Lara Croft.

The Croft Glasses should look quite familiar to those who have been following the franchise for any length of time. Starting at $99, these glasses...

Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Chad Hodge are the co-showrunners.

Prime Video from Amazon confirmed yesterday that Sophie Turner will be the next Lara Croft in their upcoming Tomb Raider series. Turner is the third person to portray Croft in a live-action adaptation of Tomb Raider, following both Angelina Jolie and Alicia Vikander.

You may remember Sophie Turner for some of her recent roles such as Jean Grey in the newer X-Men films, Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones, and as...

The Tomb Raider is available now but other content arrives soon.

Right now, players and fans of Dead by Daylight can pick up the new survivor, Lara Croft. You may recognize Croft from her appearances in games such as Brawlhalla, Astro's Playroom, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Fortnite. She also starred in a couple of her own games at some point.

Croft is available in Dead by Daylight right now, but there is more to come for the asymmetrical multiplayer title. On July...

And yet, there is a catch.

The Tomb Raider reboot came out in 2013. In 2014, a remastered version of Tomb Raider was released under the name of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition.

Crystal Dynamics developed and released 2013's Tomb Raider. It featured a younger Lara Croft dealing with some unfortunate events on a dangerous island. That game came out on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. In 2014, a "remastered" release of the game came out for PlayStation 4 and Xbox...

Yes, the classic control schemes are still an option.

Crystal Dynamics is teaming up with Aspyr to bring visually enhanced versions of the original three Tomb Raider titles to modern consoles and PC. Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft is the full and official name for this work and will, as expected, include Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider II, and Tomb Raider III.

This release will include upgraded graphics, performance improvements, all expansions, and more. Fans...

The adventurer will be just one part of the new content coming in Season 05 Reloaded.

Activision shared the details on what Call of Duty fans can expect when Season 05 Reloaded launches on August 30 ant 9AM (PT). Season 05 Reloaded will be for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Warzone. Just like with previous seasonal updates, this one included plenty of new content to look forward to.

First off, Season 05 Reloaded will come with the usual new content. We're...

A very quick return on investment for Embracer Group.

In May 2022, Embracer Group purchased three Square Enix studios for just $300 million (USD). This amount included the studios, employees, and numerous IPs that belonged to these studios. One of those IPs was Tomb Raider.

It is now being reported by Fellowship of Fans that Embracer has leased just the Tomb Raider IP to Amazon for $600 million. Their original story said that the rights were sold outright to Amazon, but...

Creepy butler (probably) not included.

A collaboration between the Square Enix Collective, FuturLab, and Crystal Dynamics is set to bring some Tomb Raider content into none other than PowerWash Simulator. The free Tomb Raider Special Pack is coming to all PowerWash owners on January 31. This is also the same date that this relaxing, fun, and truly bizarre game will be released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and the Nintendo Switch.

The Tomb Raider Special Pack adds,...

Amazon Games continues to grow with its biggest ever third-party release.

Developer Crystal Dynamics and publisher Amazon Games just agreed to a deal that will see Amazon Games publish the next Tomb Raider release. This marks the biggest third-party deal yet for the publisher that previously helped to release games like Lost Ark (from Smilegate and Tripod Studio) and New World (developed internally at Amazon Games).

The next Tomb Raider game is expected to use Unreal Engine...

Sequels, remakes, remasters, and spin-offs are all possibilities for these IPs.

Embracer Group is already looking forward to "sequels, remakes, remasters, and spin-offs" for their newly obtained IPs. In early May, Embracer Group acquired Eidos-Montreal, Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Montreal, and several former Square Enix IPs such as Deus Ex and Tomb Raider.

This week, Embracer shared their latest financial results (PDF), during which they say that they are...

Lara isn't quite done with her adventures just yet.

Crystal Dynamics revealed that they are working on a new Tomb Raider game that will be built using Unreal Engine 5.

The studio made the announcement today during the State of Unreal 2022 event, where it was also revealed that Unreal Engine 5 is now available to download.

General manager for the Tomb Raider franchise Dallas Dickinson says that they will be creating a "high-quality cinematic action-adventure...

This is the latest freebie from the Epic Games Store.

The two-week long span of time where the Epic Games Store offered a free game a day has come to an end. However, the free games from the Epic Games Store do continue on through their normal weekly release schedule.

To that end, starting today and running through to Friday, January 6, 2022 at 11AM (ET), you can pick up the entirety of the Tomb Raider reboot trilogy for free. It looks like you will have to add each title...

A year of celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the franchise.

2021 marks the 25th anniversary for the Tomb Raider franchise, with it having made its debut back in October 1996. Since then, the franchise has seen numerous games released, including a few spin-offs from the main series, and even a couple of Hollywood films. The series was even been rebooted in recent years to some mixed opinions. All told, there are more than 30 video games released with the Tomb Raider name thus...

When it comes to the creation of hugely successful video games, the United Kingdom arguably punches above its weight. It's a small country when compared to the size and population of the United States of America, but the video game designers there have given us some of the greatest computer games ever conceived, from the Championship Manager series through to Grand Theft Auto. It’s a history worth celebrating, and the country has decided to celebrate it in the most delightfully British...