Rumor: Photos of Tomb Raider revamp surface

Four Player Co-op: Say hello to the concept art for the new Tomb Raider reboot. Our mole, deep behind enemy lines (and armed only with his digital camera), woke me up at 2 in the morning to deliver you these goods. I haven't had a chance to fully digest the information here (getting it to you as quickly as possible was my paramount concern) but it seems like the new Tomb Raider will be, wait for it, Open World. Looks like the combat system has been completely revamped and that the story is starting over from Jumpstreet. I have no idea what the story is with the clawed... things... but, out of everything, they excite me the most. More screens through the portal.

[chzin]

its look true

[osamaq]

tomb raider days have gone after core design (the original developer of the series ) had left the development of the game, its felt different and weak comparing to the first ones , what a stupid decision Edios had made.

its feels more of like a horror game

[Model]

oh please Ubisoft leave Lara rest in peace

[whoelse]

Uncharted is the new Tomb Raider!

[LarVanian]

I guess Eidos read my "bigger boobs" suggestion.

[MaximusPrime]

Hope Tomb Raider will be better than the last one.

but the only game im totally looking forward to is Uncharted 2. ;)

[Trey4Lyfe]

dethroned Tomb Raider, now theyve been forced back to the drawing board.

[Xi]

just like splintercell dethroned mgs. =/

Other then relic hunting plot/setting the games are nothing a like.

[Dead_Cell]

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[Killjoy3000]

Don't even mention Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid in the same breathe. It's just embarrassing and makes you look like a fool. I don't care if it's fanboyish wishful thinking or a joke, because either way it's a delusional inference or simply not funny.

There are many comparible elements between Uncharted and Tomb Raider, including the settings, the heros, treasure hunting, and a mesh between platforming and gunplay with a dash of adventure thrown in.

[DaTruth]

Every Tomb Raider sucked except 2! I wish they would bring that to the PS store. 3 was okay and Revelation and Chronicles sucked and that's when I stopped playing them; The difficulty of the puzzles ruined the games, running around all over cause you don't know what to do. I finished parts 1 and 2 without a manual but the others were ridiculous.

[Jaces]

I enjoy the Tomb Raiders they have coming out nowadays but I wish they would amp up the difficulty, and a little longer campaign wouldn't hurt either.

Tell you what though, Laura is smoking in HD. :D

Oh and one more thing....the glitches in Underworld were driving me up the fu*king wall. Unbelievable that that game was released like that.

[dirthurts]

the last tomb raider. I thought it was great.

I hate open world games. I feel like it kills the story, and objectives get boring at that point.

[SRuN4]

I thought they tried to reboot the franchise a game or two ago? And they're doing it again already? Doesn't sound like good news if you ask me.

[BWS1982]

I read though, that it was because the NA sales were below expected. A couple months ago a rep for Eidos said that they were disappointed with sales of TR-Underworld, mostly in North America, because they were expecting about 1 million in Europe by a certain date, which it achieved, but also 1 million in that time frame in NA, and it did only about half that. As a result they talked about redesigning Laura Croft to appeal to female gamers as well as male gamers, apparently...It might have been in Game Informer where I read all that, I don't remember offhand...

I think she was fine, and that their goals were too high, but whatever, it's their IP...

[Gue1]

Wow talking about generic characters... I don't know if they just want to copy the "everyday man" style from Uncharted but that looks very generic. Now Lara is just some woman... Even Drake has more style than that. I hope that this is not final because I really liked the darker skin strong woman Lara.

And what about the monsters and the God of War art?

[Billy Crystal]

Billy's a douche. Eff off.

[Tony P]

Survival horror now? What the heck is going on with this franchise these days?

[SKUD]

Just let the franchise die already. Throw in need for speed also.

[Elven6]

Yea lets kill Tomb Raider, the game which sells millions of copies every release, forget all that money who the hell needs it?!?!

[SKUD]

So that means then everyone has purchased every single Tomb raider game they have released?.

[Elven6]

The last game (Underworld) sold over 2.5 million copies on all platforms which is a crap ton of cash for Eidos.

The lowest selling was Anniversary and that almost made it to 2 million,

http://kotaku.com/5224724/t...

[xino]

please just stop man, her breast are milked to death!
Game doesn't even offer any innovative gameplay or feature

[Euphrate]

AwesomeAwesomeAwesomeAwesomeAw esomeAwesomeAwesomeAwesomeAweso me

[MADPIRAHNA]

Would never buy a "survival horror" tomb raider.

[Killjoy3000]

Let alone a Tomb Raider game. Just don't buy any more of these games. Because the more people do, it seems that fond memories of the first three Tom Raider games will drift further and further from reality in terms of Eidos revisiting them and delivering a great game.

I don't think they can produce a quality game anymore. They've grown old and lost it. The only thing I'm looking forward to with the Eidos water mark branded on it would be io Interactive's next Hitman game. A next gen Hitman would be incredible.

[DevilsJoker]

This is like metal gear solid suddenly taking place in silent hill, what the hell?
I'm more interested than i am in the older games because at least its different, but if this is made by the same guys as the older ones, they wont be able to pull off this change.

[MK_Red]

Well, after TR Underworld, I think reboot is a good thing. Plus, the game is gonna be M rated which is a huge plus.

[NegativeCreep427]

Who here thinks Megan Fox would be the ultimate Lara Croft?

Just stuff some tissue in her bra (though an actual breast augmentation would be more effective...please!) and there you go, a young twenty-something Lara Croft!

[cereal_killa]

She's no replacement for Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox is Hot but I just think she wouldn't make a good Laura Croft.

[NegativeCreep427]

Angelina Jolie is still hot, but she's a Milf with like 8 kids, who would be the best actress to catch the attention of the teenage/young adult male crowd (the primary crowd who is most viable for showing interest in the Tomb Raider property)?

From a business perspective, what would be the best option to re-invigorate the Tomb Raider franchise? Get a younger, hotter (and in the case of Megan Fox, the hottest young actress in Hollywood right now) person to play Lara Croft to regain the interest of the 18-28 year old male crowd. Coincidentally, that is also the age group which still greatly remembers the birth and glory days of the Tomb Raider franchise. If Megan Fox played Lara Croft in the new Tomb Raider film, it would garner greater box office numbers than with Angelina.

Damn I'm good at thinking these things through, but then again I am a business/accounting major.

[PHIL1017]

UNCHARTED 1 AND 2 ARE THE BEST GAMES THAN OLDEST POOP TOMB RAIDER games!

they will probably make reboot and mature rating (seriously?) game for tomb raider. i dont care! its already dead to me. i wont buy tr anymore, ever.

UNCHARTED CHAMP!
NATHAN DRAKE CHAMP!
GO FOR IT, UNCHARTED 2!

[mrv321]

If you like Nathan Drake so much why don't you marry him... oh wait you can't he's mine, I get him wet every night just to see his clothes realisticaly dry.

[Gen0ne]

Come on, compare it to what's been released. Let's not go overboard. I'm not disagreeing. Just saying...

[PHIL1017]

yep i have been played UC2 beta. its still awesome! i know it will be definitely best gameplay in single player and mp in UC2.

[The Judderman]

I don't know why people compare tombraider to uncharted. Uncharted is more akin to Gears of war. Tombraider is all about exploration. Uncharteds exploration was practically non-existant, it was a very linear shooter. I enjoyed it. Uncharted had great graphics and charaters but when it comes to exploration and puzzles the last tombraider was miles better.

[The Judderman]

Maybe after playing Uncharted Tomraider Underworlds puzzles seemed to hard. Uncharted puzzles could be done by a three year old. They were an insult to an otherwise good game.

[Nexy]

Tomb Raider series is a true adventure game where you need to use your brain (well, at least occasionally). Uncharted is a great game but in fact it was also just a mindless shooter to a large extent.

All the TR games from Crystal Dynamics were good or even very good. I hope it will not change with Eidos becoming Square Enix Europe.

[sstrfgcv]

i'm a total ps3 fanboy and have loved all the games, sure they each had they problems but i have loved the adventure and the slow pace of the games.. you know its odd that i could die like 20 times trying to find the right way to get thru a puzzle but I'm never really frustrated whereas when i play something like uncharted or devil may cry and die i fell like slamming down the controller
If there rebooting the series then i hope it turns out really well i wouldn't want to only play uncharted games, even though uncharted is really really great. Hopefully it'll have the success of the james bond movies...i can't wait

[mjolliffe]

Certainly looks a lot like Megan Fox. Don't kill hte series just yet. Give them one more chance and who knows? They could even learn a few things from the Uncharted series.

[Connoro]

I guess they're real then. They're mirrored at http://zconnect.org.uk/arti... and a couple other sites though.

[Foxgod]

i hope she gets nekkid!

[RyuShinji]

I'm not sure... i think it's just someone who looks like her, possibly a new horror game + she doesnt even look any better than the last one so, I'm really doubting this one atm guys.

[NeoCloud]

A Man, As much as I Love Lara i was hoping it would be a New Legacy of Kain game, that game would rock right now [they could do a Lara/Kain crossover game,hell everybody else is doing it these days].Just think about it Lara,Kain,Raziel together kicking ass A man that would be a dream game for me.

[level 360]

I certainly don't mind the puzzle adventures, it's the fighting strategies and how they lay it out ( intuitiveness ) that's the problem.

Really I don't want to compare this with Uncharted ( which I believe is now the benchmark ) but in a way maybe Eidos should get some tips on that game.

And for goodness sake make her look taller and face somewhat more realistic, figure's fine but do give us more clothing options on every quest.

[111111]

I guess i m the only one that wants another TR. Am i hardcore yet :p

[level 360]

... Oh and that pic resembles Rhona Mitra from Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

If Eidos could make Lara similar to Rhona's features can't complain.