Lara Croft to become even Hotter than this

Gun-toting Digital heroine Lara Croft is heading for a makeover, and will be showing even more skin in her next adventure.

Considering the waning popularity of the video game protagonist and economic downturn, rumours are abuzz that the next Tomb Raider game will be rated M rather than T (for teen) -- meaning it will be either sexier or bloodier, which may see efforts to make her more female-friendly.

Eidos, the game's makers, have sacked 30 employees at Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics, and its shares fell 25 per cent in one day after it revised down its profit forecast, due to lower than expected sales of Tomb Raider: Underworld.

[Snow]

:)

[Kaneda]

I don't know how she can run when she's carrying those pair of headlights.. those are huge!

[chrisnick]

imagine if they eva mendes play lara cro-damn..........i gotta clean my keyboard up now.

[Bnet343]

That picture ... oh my god ...

[Blaze929]

...i dont think it can get hotter than that picture O_O

[LarVanian]

Wanna sell more Tomb Raider games?

Try these things
-Give Lara's boobs more cleavage
-Make Lara interact with the environment as if she was a real person
-Make a more darker story
-Make the game an actual competitor to Uncharted
-Make Lara a lesbian that often makes out with equally hot girl-friend

[lord_of_balrogs]

I'd buy this game.

[Elven6]

They tried most of that in Angel of Darkness but Eidos went all greedy on Core Design and shipped it in Alpha in turn blaming the faults on Core Design and shutting them down.

[yog-sothot]

and don't forget to make a control scheme that requires only one hand to play... so the other one is free for... well, to hold a glass or something ^_^

[rockbottom3076]

Lara's stripper secrets and moves starring Carmen Electra, Megan Fox and other notable hotties. If you find a secret bra hidden in the level all naked mode for the end level reward. Oh did I mention this is a video and not done with graphics.

[devilhunterx]

Fear Effect 3?

[Baka-akaB]

I know i wouldnt buy it , since the whole noise made around her cleavage ever since she appeared , is one of the reasons (dont worry the others are gameplay related) i never cared about the franchise .

It might actually work if people do want more "sex" , but if they actually got tired of the routine , aie aie , it might kill it for good .

I know i'll make myself ennemies , but i find myself really hoping it dies , so the rather good Crystal dynamics studios could go back to new ips or simply continue with legacy of Kain , instead of being punished with tomb raider chores .
Problem is , it might kill them like Haze killed Free radical .

[NegativeCreep427]

But she would be a much better choice to play Lara Croft than Megan Fox in the films.

[PotNoodle]

I'd rather keep jolie tbh

[NegativeCreep427]

But after The Cradle of Life pretty much flopped at the box office, she decided not to stay on the sinking ship.

[farhsa2008]

haha, have some bubbles.
Nathan drake is more believable but lara is much HOTTER, you dig?

[DOOMZ]

Thats about it!

[PainisCupcake]

Boobs bigger and her top smaller lol

[OrganicMachine]

good job Eidos, you stooped to a new low.. I hope Deus Ex 3 won't succumb to this sh!*

[Elven6]

Did you read the story? This isn't official, infact it's just the site speculating.

[chasegamez2]

TOMB RAIDER IS OVER

[Kevin McCallister]

Where in the world do they keep getting the money to waste on Tomb Raider games? The chances of Lara making any kind of come-back is slim to none, unless they cover her up and put her in a Wii party game.

[Jeremy Clarkson]

If developed properly, it has the potential to be a fantastic game.

Saying that, I'd like it to be PS3 exclusive. Could you imagine what it could be like with the KZ2 engine, or naughty dog's new engine?

[HDgamer]

Never was a sony exclusive it was also on the pc and other platforms.

[paskowitz]

bubbles and an agree just for calling yourself Jeremy Clarkson. TG is the best TV ever made.

I really was never interested in tomb raider. It always felt too silly.

[poeo]

just make it a porn already.

seriously speaking, i think Lara Croft is an embarrassing character.. i really loved the first game AS A GAME, but i was just embarrassed to play it, even as a young boy. i remember my mom looking at the game cover with Lara's picture, and then looking at me like i'm a little perv.. i so wanted to explain that i only wanted to play it because of the GAMEPLAY and the nice virtual world to explore! but she wouldnt have believed me lol.

i just cant figure out WHY anyone would want to look at a videogame character with intentionally oversized boobs. it's an adventure game, a good one at that, why in the world does the character have to be so ridiculous?!

/rant

[Shoduke]

Least youe mom didn't you were g@y when she saw that cover.

[Hulk0408]

a duck and cover system, if they do it right

[monkeybrother9]

id like to hump that little missy

[Gun_Senshi]

I see a hard nipple!

[SAiOSiN]

lol i thought i saw one too, but with extensive and careful inspection i have concluded it is a crease. lol, am i a perv or what?

[Gun_Senshi]

Nah its a hard nipple. Looking closely you can even see the "border" of the nipple

[SAiOSiN]

arg! it's a crease! seems too low to be a nipple.

[DRUDOG]

If you look close enough you can actually see two hard nipples and they are identical. Not creases, not creases...

[SAiOSiN]

She is so Fkuckin hot in that picture! I would do such illegal things to her!!!!!! UH!!!!

[Shoduke]

Illegal? Jesus Christ!

[Cherchez La Ghost]

Love the pic!! I can imagine this movie in Blu-Ray, lol!!

[Enigma_2099]

... and you thank them by sacking 30 of them?

Way to go, douches...

[KKanjiAnkh]

If they feel that the franchise is dying, and it obviously is, just sell the rights to Naughty Dog, and have her team up w/ Nathan Drake in Uncharted, at least they can save the character.

[ambientFLIER]

Sad...quite sad. Why don't they just make her topless and give her even bigger boobs so that all the teenagers can save up their dollars.

[Lets-Game]

wow that is hot? i dunno people these days consider that monstrosity hot?
stop masturbating on cheap porn and get a life.

[YouNoob]

big breast rule!

[gameraxis]

but damn, could her NECK get any longer???!! lol

[Shoduke]

That's what I was thinking! No one seems to comment on her extremely long, cartoonish neck.

[Lombax]

Look at that thing! I noticed it before her... well you know. But to make me notice her neck before cleavage... There has to be something wrong.

[ShadesMoolah]

That neck does look a tad elongated. However it seems most eyes are preoccupied with what's below to notice or care.

[Enigma_2099]

She's like a sexy giraffe... that looks like a human...

[Joey Greco RULES]

I only visit this site, when i wanna know the latest news in MS Technical Phone Support.

The only good thing to ever come out of India, was Slumdog Millionaire. Excellent Movie.

[zaz12]

that picture...oh..no....ahhhhhhhhh hh

[ShadesMoolah]

Rhona Mitra's cleavage, neck and other sexy bits aside, the Tomb Raider series does need to evolve a lot more. Although the developers have tried to make this latest game (Underworld) a more encompassing experience, I think the core gameplay still needs to be expanded on.

For me personally, I don't think the character Lara Croft needs to change in terms of her looks, but perhaps more her character and how she is portrayed. Some of you have suggested a more darker character which would be vogue, but would otherwise add some much needed re-routing of her characterization.

The other side of the coin, and something that has been tossed around, is a more female friendly game. I'm not sure how this would translate, but I guess you could create any game that places Lara in a position to appeal to a specific target demographic.

As for the actual Tomb Raider gameplay, I feel the series needs to offer a more open approach, and not necessarily having free-roaming worlds. I think what could really benefit the gameplay is having free-roaming level navigation, so that a) we have a more realistic Lara - who can now grab onto most surfaces and climb, rather than the very restrictive method we have now, and b) a more fluid manner of level progression.
There have been numerous games that have focused on precise and flowing level navigation, Mirror's Edge, Assassin's Creed, Prince of Persia etc. Tomb Raider seems stiff in comparison to those games even though Tomb Raider is still clinging on to its own well-established identity.

Perhaps it's this identity that has bred over-familiarity, considering we've had three games this current generation? It's possible Lara and her exploits have become too 'Average' to make any sort of impact the series deserves. Either way, the Tomb Raider series has not evolved, and perhaps now is the time for reinvention.

[Erdrick]

i think she looks retarded.

[bviperz]

...I'm sorry, what are we talking about again?

[Alcohog]

Look at the fun bags on that hose hound!