#TombRaider20 Revisited

2016: The Year of Tomb Raider

2016 was the 20 year anniversary of Tomb Raider, the original game from 1996. It was a year full of celebration and unique events showcasing everyone's love for our heroine Lara Croft. It went by pretty fast and boy was it a whirlwind of fun, but you may have missed some things. So I decided to put together a reminiscent post of the happenings of last year.

In the Tomb Raider 20 Year Challenge famous YouTubers and Gamers competed against each other in true adventurer style to win the ultimate prize: The Golden Axe. Check out both episodes below.

Tomb Raider 20 Year Challenge: Episode 1

Tomb Raider 20 Year Challenge: Episode 2

See how these Lara Croft cosplayers celebrated at San Diego Comic Con...oh and the bear.

A Day with Lara Crofts at SDCC 2016

Sit down with the panel at Comic Con to discuss Lara's massive multimedia empire. Speaker include the one and only Meagan Marie, the fabulous Camilla Luddington, the amazing Andy Park, the phenomenal Noah Hughes, the wonderful Debbie Lash, and the Kinda Funny Greg Miller.

SDCC 2016 Panel: 20 Years of Tomb Raider - Lara Croft's Multimedia Empire

It was a fantastic year for Tomb Raider and if you wanna see more or if you feel that there is something else that you missed, fiddle through the official Tomb Raider YouTube channel to find out.

Tomb Raider on YouTube

Unreleased Lara Weller Images

Check out these previously unreleased images of official model Lara Weller! She promoted the franchise from 1999 to 2000.

Original Tomb Raider Movie Poster

This is the original Tomb Raider movie poster. It was a teaser before the official media showcasing Angelina Jolie went into production.

Rise of the Tomb Raider Gets an Xbox One X Overhaul

Rise of the Tomb Raider is getting the Xbox One X enhanced treatment this November 7th along with said console's launch date. The update will download for free for those who already have the game and install it on the new console.

This version of the game is the most visually stunning Tomb Raider game to date with an array of technical tweaks the player can choose from.

One of three visual modes:

• Native 4K
• Enriched Visuals
• High Frame Rate

More visual and technical enhancements include:

• HDR Display Support
• Spatial Audio Support (Such as Dolby Atmos)
• Enhanced Resolution Textures for Lara, NPC's, and Environments
• Improved Anti-Aliasing
• Volumetric Lighting Improvements
• Reflection Improvements
• Foliage Inhancements
• Polygonal Detail Upgrades
• Texture Filtering Improved

Enjoy the gorgeous screens below and head on over to the Tomb Raider Forums for the FAQ.

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The "Original" Tomb Raider Game Informer Cover

Behold: This is the full artwork cover and advert of the original Tomb Raider from Game Informer magazine. I love that after almost 21 years after it's original release we are still uncovering treasures such as this.

Lara Croft Spotted in Ready Player One Teaser!

If you haven't came across this yet, this is very interesting! Lara Croft can be seen in this "Ready Player One" SDCC Teaser Trailer! A lot of characters are going to be in this film, but it came as a total surprise to see LC herself! You can see her at about the 1:50 mark towards the right of the screen talking to Master Chief amidst the race cars!

It was also surprising to see this and absolutely nothing about the upcoming Tomb Raider film. I was expecting at least a teaser or a panel since it was presumed Alicia Vikander was in the immediate area. I guess they have other plans for us and we'll just have to wait and see.

Tomb Raider Underworld Goes Backwards Compatible On Xbox One

I would have thought the trilogy of Legend, Anniversary, and Underworld would have been made backwards compatible back when the announcement of Rise of the Tomb Raider being Xbox exclusive hit, but alas no. We finally get to play Underworld though! The Xbox exclusive DLC is backwards compatible as well! Hopefully the others will follow suite soon.

Crystal Dynamics have also given us an extra treat! Check out these unreleased box art explorations for the game! They are pretty cool if you ask me.

Tomb Raider Coloring Pages!

In honor of #ColoringBookDay Crystal Dynamics commissioned these amazing coloring pages from the one and only TholiaArt! Now we can join in on the coloring phenomenon with Lara Croft! I think it's time for an official coloring book, don't you? ;)

Participate in #ColoringBookDay by coloring these pages any way you like and upload them on social media tagging @TombRaider #TRColoringBook2017 and they'll share your work throughout the day!

Get the full resolution images via Flikr

Crystal Dynamics Turns 25!

Crystal Dynamics is celebrating their 25th anniversary with some awesome game bundles from their repertoire including Tomb Raider! Get great games now and support the Game Changer charity in doing so! Hurry, there's not much time left!

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Updates On The Tomb Raider Suite Progress

GameFaceShow recently interviewed Nathan McCree on The Tomb Raider Suite and his progress on the project.

Nathan is hard at work getting The Tomb Raider Suite all set for production! Over the last month he has been going through all of the orders of the backers tallying up everything that needs to be made. He is about half way through, so hang in there if you haven't heard from him yet. He will confirm your add-ons and such via e-mail.

The stretch goals are also looking like they indeed will be possible. Nathan has confirmed that the choir will be increased from 20 to 40 members and a 5th recording session will be held at Abbey Road Studios. Hopefully the rest of the goals can be made as well.

The Tomb Raider Suite website will soon be updated with options to purchase select Kickstarter merchandise and the retail version of the album!