Lara Croft a four-week Xbox 360 exclusive

Downloadable Tomb Raider game Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will be exclusively available on the Xbox 360 for at least four weeks.

This is a requirement of all games that are a part of Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade promotion, Crystal Dynamics told Eurogamer in a new interview.

[snipermk0]

M$ getting desperate much?

[DelbertGrady]

http://n4g.com/news/565026/...

Apart from the ones mentioned in the article Sony also did it with the Joker character for Batman. And the extra content for Red Dead Redemption. And the timed exclusivity of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. I could name more if you want to.

Why are those any different?

@Sarcasm - Your comment makes no sense. As far as I know Limbo, Hydro Thunder and Monday Night Combat(which looks great) are all exclusive to XBLA. If that's what you're getting at?

[peeps]

exactly. And this is also most likely to tie in with the hole xbla of summer where lara croft is one of the featured games

[Sarcasm]

@Soda, how about they don't last for 4 weeks? Just like most PS3 exclusive games... *SHOCK* They're actually exclusive!!!

LOL my comment makes no sense. Of course it doesn't, you don't understand logic. The logic of lame "Timed exclusives" is a waste of money for Microsoft.

[safetyUnit]

It's no big deal. Not like any 360 gamers will even look twice at this game--they're too busy playing Crackdown 7.2--er, oops I forgot, IGN actually gave it a 7.5.

[RememberThe357]

And your not?

On topic: I don't really see the issue. This is just business. Was anyone really looking forward to this anyway?

EDIT: I retract my earlier statement. This game looks pretty cool.

[ThanatosDMC]

Yeah, you tell them kingdavid! You're a 360 fan girl. You told those PS3 fan girls.

Anyway, this game looks interesting... we need more info.

[P1NKY]

The exclusive content for Dead Space and MOH can only be exclusive. Dead Space Extraction will only wrk with the PS MOVE because it's a Wii game. And MOH Frontline was a PS2 exclusive. SO what exactly are you trying to prove with that link?

[bjornbear]

pot meet kettle =P

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still the game looks great, and I am interested in it since I did enjoy TR in the past! lets hope its better than the recent games, stop bickering and lets enjoy this game all together

if 360 owners don't want MS to get more 1st party studios, then, PS3 only owners, stop sh!tting their mind.

[Inside_out]

It's a waste of time trying to explain to PS3 kids. They don't get it and never will.

@sarcASSm...If it's a waste of money for M$, why do you care...lol

@SafetyunFIT...really, and what is left to play on PS3 THIS YEAR...lol...Halo Reach in 7 wks:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Here's what Sony has in September...

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Timed exclusivity is here to stay. M$ stomping Sony this year.

[Rainstorm81]

you gotta be kidding me?

LBP2, GT5, Socom 4 = Great holiday for PS3 owners

Halo Reach, Fable 3 = Great Holiday for 360 but then what......i guess Kinect but then you can add MOve in there for PS3.....

See how dumb you make yourself look?

Neither MS or Sony has a ton of exclusives this holiday because both companies are launching thier motion periphials. You said sony has kung fu whatevers in sept...no shyt Move launches that month. But to compare MS to Sony as if they can compete in exclusive quantity is just crazy.

Not to mention a ton of great multiplats this holiday season.

[Hades1337]

What's so desperate about giving consumers content before its rivals?

[P1NKY]

Its doesn't make the game any better so why make timed exclusives? Just make it exclusive or not.

[OSU_Gamer]

Because its happening on the 360.... lets be honest. MS can't do anything without getting criticized.

The hypocrisy is so mind boggling here.

[DigitalAnalog]

That's another month of me appreciating another game.... they should do this more often.

-End statement

[nycredude]

Everyone one fighting over a top down too human style lara croft dlc game now. WOW!

[Silly gameAr]

Cool?

[Forbidden_Darkness]

Diablo 2 with guns?

Actually just watched a few trailers of it for the first time, looks really awesome, but does give me a Diablo 2 feeling (which is a good thing)

[peeps]

i think it's just the top down perspective. By the sounds of it its pretty much a tomb raider style game with shooting and puzzles but can be played co-op and from this viewpoint. Imo it looks a good idea and deffo gonna try it out

[Troll_Police]

There are much better ways to spend your money, MS. Like 1st party studios.

[TheColbertinator]

1st Party Studios? Huh? What are those? :S

[Cloudberry]

.
Not timed exclusives.

[dizzleK]

keep it, i'm sure nobody will be missing much. if i'm gonna spend $15 on an xbla game i'll certainly choose Limbo over this.

[Dannehkins]

Microsoft have done deals with Crystal Dynamics and its publishers before. They did it for extra downloadable content for Underworld, but the game was lack lustre.

Seriously, how many revives of Lara do we have to go through. There are better games Microsoft, there are better games.

[SonyNGP]

Microshaft and their shenanigans again....

[RememberThe357]

Bubbles for using the word "shenanigans." That made me laugh.

[gietzy]

Why to they keep doing this? Underworld had exclusive DLC on 360 and still sold less (I think).

[ChronoJoe]

Tombraider is a dead franchise.

It's never going to be king again, so long as Uncharteds around. It's not popular, just put it down, create a new IP. They need to stop wasting the dev time, tryna get every last bit out of this IP as possible, producing games that no one buys...

[-MD-]

Actually it's extremely popular. Past couple years it's just been mediocre.

[ChronoJoe]

I'm sorry but that's rubbish.

Tomb raider games were good, in the 5th generation. Mediocre in the 6th, and poor in the 7th. It's not getting better.

[jaosobno]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... So jelaous. Not.

[ranmafandude]

lara croft sucks now why does it even matter lol.

[bjornbear]

another one =P 4 weeks, enjoooooooooy!

[lochdoun]

haha that's okay
PS3 can have a crappy game.
Xbox gets to keep Limbo, Hydro Thunder and Monday Night Combat.
Jealous much? ;]

[Seafort]

This might backfire for CD. The start of the gaming flood is in september along with Move on sept 15th. I'd rather pay for vanquish or enslaved than this tomb raider hybrid game.

This is what happens to PC games. They build all the hype for the primary console release dates and then the PC version is forgotten about as more ppl have bought it on consoles then they blame piracy for poor sales.

But this time its only 4 weeks so it probably wont be too bad. This exclusivity crap has got to go tho.

[jetlian]

You compare a downloadable game to a full release

[rmedtx888]

Does anybody even care about Lara Croft anymore?

[xg-ei8ht]

I actually like TR but the first was the best.

And this isn't the same type of game.

As stated by Eurogamer and you can see for yourselves.

This isn't Tomb Raider. That's something which both Crystal Dynamics and Eidos want to make clear. That's doubtless going to upset a few people, but if you're willing to keep an open mind and look at Lara in a new light, this could be the start of something very interesting indeed

This is not tombraider.

[jetlian]

with all the hate for tomb raider? the last game sold like 2 million or so. actually the last few have been decent.

[Coheno]

I won't be buying this game! If I can't play it on release as everyone else... I do not carre about it sorry... Priciple case!

[Spenok]

Meh, i cant wait another 4 weeks for this game. I does look good, and i will be buying it. I just have more important (in my opinion) games to play.