The original Tomb Raider movies were over-the-top and comic bookish. Since the game is being rebooted, the movies are too. Don’t expect Angelina Jolie! The 2013 Tomb Raider flick is Jolie-free.
Over the last few months, Crystal Dynamics has been commissioning artworks in celebration of the 15th anniversary of Tomb Raider, with artists from the video game and fine art worlds delivering visions that riff on Lara Croft’s new design.
Paul WS Anderson is the director of the Resident Evil movies which, in my own personal opinion, have gone from bad to worse. Now, he’s taking all other video game movies to taks – particularly the directors themselves who, he claims, “don’t know the video games they are based on from a hole in the head.”
Visual Works is the Square Enix team responsible for all of those amazing CGI Final Fantasy cut scenes. They’re also the folks behind those amazing Deus Ex trailers. Here’s a look at how they created the Tomb Raider trainer that stunned at E3.
There will be no more official Lara Croft girls. After having flesh-and-blood Tomb Raider spokesmodels, Eidos is ditching the fan service and focusing on creating a realistic in-game Lara Croft.
That doesn’t mean totally unofficial Lara Croft models are going anywhere! Take these two nice ladies who recently competed at the UKAPP in Bristol. UKAPP? UK Amateur Pole Performer. Pole dancing, people, pole dancing!
The promise of uncompromising gaming on the go, a sexy new console from the makers of the Wii and a robust line-up of must-have, must-play games topped this year’s celebration of all things gaming in Los Angeles last week.
