Kotaku: Crystal Dynamics

Put Some Tomb Raider Art on Your Chest for a Good Cause

Evan Narcisse — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:40:00 EST

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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. These drawings have only been available in an online gallery but fans will now be able to purchase prints and t-shirts via Chuck star Zachary Levi's Nerd Machine. The 15th Anniversary Tomb Raider items will only be available in limited editions with a portion of proceeds going to Penny Arcade's Child's Play charity. One standout in particular is Lara Croft creator Toby Gard's Asian-inspired return to his iconic heroine. From manga-style exaggeration to super-real rendering, you should be able to find a Lara to suit your taste in these interpretations. More »

Celebrate 15 Years of Tomb Raider with Eight Pieces of Battered Lara Croft

Mike Fahey — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:20:00 EDT

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Fifteen years ago this month, Eidos introduced to a sexy new video game heroine by the name of Lara Croft. Crystal Dynamics celebrates the 15th anniversary of Tomb Raider with a month-long digital art exhibition inspired by the upcoming series reboot. More »

Tomb Raider Hopes to Recreate a Gaming Icon

Brian Crecente — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:00:00 EDT

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Don't think of Tomb Raider as an origin story, think of it instead as a sort of metaphorical creation myth, a game that won't redefine just who Lara Croft is, but also the world in which she exists. More »

Lara Croft Models Will "Never Happen Again"; Origin Story Movie Will

Brian Crecente — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:50:21 EDT

I can barely ask the question before Tomb Raider's Karl Stewart has an answer. More »

The Reinvention of Lara Croft

Brian Crecente — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:01:00 EDT

No Tomb Raider reboot has been as substantial, none could be as meaningful. In delivering to gamers a young, inexperienced Lara Croft, Crystal Dynamics doesn't seek to just reboot the series, but to make it's heroine into something we as gamers connect with emotionally. More »

Lara Croft Still Looks Like Hell in the New Tomb Raider

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:40:00 EDT

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The makers of the new Tomb Raider have been stripping away any semblance of glamor Lara Croft may have exhibited in previous games. Her next, simply titled Tomb Raider, features a muddier, bloodier Lara simply trying to survive. More »

Get A Good Look At The All-New Tomb Raider

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:30:00 EST

The rebirth of Lara Croft, simply known as Tomb Raider, may be the prettiest entry yet—even if Lara herself looks like she's gone through hell. More »

PS3 Getting Tomb Raider Trilogy In 2011

Owen Good — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:00:00 EST

The PS3 will get a Tomb Raider trilogy comprised of high-definition re-releases of of Tomb Raider Legend and Tomb Raider Anniversary, plus Tomb Raider Underworld, says a senior executive with the studio that made the games. More »

The Tomb Raider Game That Might Work Well On An iPhone

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:00:00 EST

Square Enix is bringing Tomb Raider spin-off Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light to iPhones, iPods and iPads this week. It's the kind of Tomb Raider game that might play just fine with a touchscreen. More »

Please, Enough With The Tomb Raider Reboots Already!

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:30:00 EST

This new Tomb Raider game is being hailed as a reboot of the series. Really? If my PC had to be rebooted as many times as this franchise, I'd have thrown it out years ago. More »

We May Have Seen The Last Of The Flesh & Blood 'Lara Croft'

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:40:00 EST

Tomb Raider is starting anew with the next grand Lara Croft adventure, revealed earlier today on the cover of Game Informer magazine. Tomb Raider's reboot, an open world origin story, may also signify another serious change for the franchise. More »

New Tomb Raider To Trace the Origin of Lara Croft

Brian Crecente — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:05:00 EST

Developer Crystal Dynamics is working on a new Tomb Raider meant to be an origin story for Lara Croft, the studio said today. More »

Lara Croft & The Guardian Of Light Finally Gets Online Co-op

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:40:00 EDT

The newest Tomb Raider game will get a major feature update next week, when developer Crystal Dynamics adds online multiplayer support for Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light. There's just one little catch. More »

Lara Croft Online Co-Op Will Happen, Just Later Than Planned

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:00:00 EDT

The news today that the PlayStation 3 and Steam/PC versions of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be out next week confirmed that online co-op won't be available at launch, just as it wasn't on the Xbox 360. More »

Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light Review: Gotta Wear Shades

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:30:00 EDT

In 1996, Lara Croft burst onto the scene with the first Tomb Raider. Time hasn't been so kind, and over the years, her popularity has dipped. But with spin-off title Guardian of Light, is she back with a vengeance? More »

To Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light DLC Means Something Different

Mike Fahey — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:30:00 EDT

The first two letters are the same, but the third one's different, according to developer Crystal Dynamics, unveiling plans to release five different batches of Downloadable Lara Croft for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. More »

Tomb Raider Avatar Items Available For Plunder On Thursday

Owen Good — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EDT

If you've ever wanted to cross dress your avatar as Lara Croft, your chance is coming. The tomb raider's super-tight shorts are among a set of themed outfits hitting Xbox Live Marketplace on Thursday. More »

Lara Croft And The New Addictive Game

Brian Crecente — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is the sort of game that we need to see more of on the PS3 and Xbox 360: Easy to play, hard to put down, but not a throwaway side project or appendage to some bigger effort. More »

New Guardian of Light Screens: Lara Croft & Friend Double Team Huge Balls

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:30:00 EDT

It may not bear the Tomb Raider name, but Lara Croft's next adventure features much of the same puzzle-solving action the Eidos series is famous for. In Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, however, the focus is on co-op. More »

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Eyes-On: What's A Better Word For Reboot?

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:58 EST

Crystal Dynamics is going digital for Tomb Raider star Lara Croft's next adventure, an isometric, puzzle-focused and arcadey spin on the 15-year-old franchise. is Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light rebooting in the right direction? More »

New Tomb Raider Game Drops Tomb Raider Name

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:30:00 EST

Not surprisingly, Square Enix announced today that developer Crystal Dynamics is at work on a new Tomb Raider game. Except, this one isn't called Tomb Raider, the famous words nowhere to be found in the game's title. More »

Tomb Raider Dev Wants Multiplayer Designers for ... Tomb Raider?

Owen Good — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST

Well. Color me shocked. Crystal Dynamics has put out a help-wanted ad seeking a designer to lead "multiplayer vision and design effort for "one of the most prestigious AAA franchises in the industry." Whatever could that be? More »

Tomb Raider Co-Creator: Games Moving Toward Hollywood Business Model

Owen Good — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:30:00 EDT

Toby Gard, co-creator of Tomb Raider who left Crystal Dynamics earlier this month to become a consultant, gave an interview to GamesIndustry.Biz in which he said game development's going all Hollywood, and that's where he fits in. More »

Crystal Dynamics Loses Another 25 Jobs

Mike Fahey — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:40:00 EDT

San Francisco-based Crystal Dynamics again feels the lash of layoffs, as Eidos confirms with Kotaku that around twenty-five employees have been let go from the Tomb Raider development studio. More »

Tomb Raider: Underworld Review: Lara Croft’s Uncharted Adventure

AJ Glasser — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:30:00 EST

Tomb Raider: Underworld is the eighth game in the Tomb Raider series and the third developed by Crystal Dynamics in almost as many years. More »

What Could Lara Croft Do? New Behind The Scenes Look At Tomb Raider: Underworld

Adam Barenblat — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDT

What can Lara do? That's the approach the designers over at Crystal Dynamics are taking when constructing Lara Croft's latest adventure.This third part in the "Beneath the Surface" video series talks about the evolution of Lara Croft herself. It seems like they're off to a good start focusing on her past physical limitations and then breaking them by adding in new gameplay mechanics. The game is set to hit stores November 28th for all consoles and PC, except PSP. More »

Lara Croft Makes Sharks Explode, Two Tomb Raider: Underworld Video Vignettes

Adam Barenblat — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:30:00 EDT

She's already moved on from tigers, now Lara Croft is battling sharks underwater! PETA is going to be pissed as hell. In the first video we get a look at some of her underwater combat. The second focuses on the old insane acrobatic platforming we've all come to know and love. Second video after the jump. More »

Beneath the Surface of Tomb Raider Underworld

Adam Barenblat — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EDT

So what's in store for Lara Croft in Tomb Raider Underworld? Well, if it turns out that Norse mythology interests you then you're in for a treat because that's going to be the focus of the latest game in the series. The game will be hitting all consoles (except PSP) and PC November 21st. More »

Tomb Raider: Underworld - Making A Perfect Ass Of Oneself

Mike Fahey — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:40:59 EDT

There's no doubt in my mind that giving the Tomb Raider franchise over to Crystal Dynamics to develop was the best thing that's happened to the series. They've took a dying franchise and given it new life, and they're getting better at it with each new title. From the demo of Tomb Raider: Underworld I sat in on this week, I get the feeling the trend is continuing. More »

More PS One Games Rated For PlayStation Network Re-Release

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:20:53 EDT

The ESRB has (re-)rated both Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Pandemonium! for an upcoming PlayStation 3 and PSP release. That doesn't mean they're getting the next-gen and portable remake treatment, but that they're good candidates for a PlayStation Network release. The North American PlayStation Store continues to be a PS One wasteland, so anything we can get, we'll take. Surely, Eidos Interactive and crew have more marketable titles, like Tomb Raider and Fighting Force (LOL) planned, but they're off to a good enough start. More »

Crystal Dynamics Dev Praises PSN

Mike Fahey — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:40:32 EST

Crystal Dynamics may have recently released the full version of Tomb Raider Anniversary onto the Xbox Live Marketplace, but as far as Anniversary's lead designer Riley Cooper is concerned the PlayStation Network is where the future of digitally downloadable lies.

"I'm very, very interested in digital distribution and the potential it has," said Cooper, speaking during GDC Lyon last month. "PlayStation Network is extremely interesting because it's a more flexible space."

Cooper explains that the slow process of opening the constraints of Xbox Live by Microsoft makes the PSN, with games like Warhawk already available for full download, that much more attractive. He, like many of us, pictures a future where console games previously available only on retail shelves are readily downloadable by all, and GameStop employees fall into despair as the only customers they retain are internet-ignorant yokels who just come down the mountains for a little fun. More »

Tomb Raider Anniversary (PS2)

Mark Wilson — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:30:11 EDT

Who can forget the first time they played Tomb Raider? Sure, we'd all seen 3D graphics before, but this game marks the industry's first attempt at serious, 3DD. If you beat the game, in many circles they'd consider you just "half a virgin". Oh, and the gameplay was revolutionary yada, yada, yada. More »

Tomb Raider 10th Anniversary Edition Cancelled, Announced

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:55:32 EDT

It had been the subject of rumors for weeks, with a leaked video containing a scratch soundtrack showing off the graphically improved, original Tomb Raider hitting the Web, which was then promptly pulled from just about everywhere. Then, on Thursday, Core Design, original Tomb Raider dev house released the following statement: More »

A Kinder, Gentler, De-Bustified Lara Croft

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 23:14:59 EST

MTV caught up with the folks at Crystal Dynamics, the dev house that nabbed the tomb raiding rights from former Croft masters Core Design. They talk about what's up with the jungle goddesses seventh cave dwelling, artifact collecting adventure. What's so different this time? More »